NEW YORK, July 17 (TNSres) -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news: * * * Nine in Ten Buyers Are Embracing Alternative Measurement Currencies; Three-Quarters of CTV Buying Is Now Programmatic * * * Today, IAB released the second half of its "2024 IAB Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy Report," revealing insights into the buy-side's selection criteria for investing in digital video channels, platforms, and media properties as well as issues with measurement and how thos more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following health report on July 15, 2024: * * * Closing Medicaid Coverage Gap Would Help Diverse Groups and Reduce Inequities By Gideon Lukens and Laura Harker More than 1.6 million uninsured adults are stuck in the Medicaid "coverage gap," with no path to affordable health coverage. They have incomes below the federal poverty level (FPL) -- too low to qualify for financial help in the Affordable Care Act ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- Childhood Education International issued the following news: A new brief authored by Childhood Education International's Center for Professional Learning (CPL) highlights the importance of contextualized, co-created digital professional development materials for teachers in Ukraine and offers recommendations on course design in education in emergency contexts. The brief, available in both English and Ukrainian, provides a comprehensive overview of the objectives more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 17 (TNSres) -- The Central New York Community Foundation issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Decreased lead poisoning rates in investment areas point to hopeful improvement. * * * The Central New York Community Foundation announced today that it will be investing an additional $1 million toward childhood lead poisoning prevention through its LeadSafeCNY initiative. Since the Community Foundation's LeadSafeCNY grantmaking launched in 2018, nearl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on June 5, 2024, by James Broughel entitled "Champagne Regulations on a Beer Budget - The disproportionate burden on small businesses." Here are excerpts: * * * Regulation is often regarded as akin to a tax, albeit one that takes place off of the government's books. Similar to a value-added tax, it is a tax that is largely hidden, since the cost of regulation is built into the prices of the product more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on June 26, 2024, by Stone Washington entitled "Climate Disclosure Spam - Why investors will suffer if SEC's new rule survives." Here is the introduction: * * * "Despite cost-saving changes from the proposed rule, the final rule will prove expensive for public companies and their shareholders who will be paying for climate disclosure spam." That was the judgement of Securities and Exchange Commissi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on July 2, 2024, by Daren Bakst entitled "Congress, Not Agencies, Should Answer Major Policy Questions - A legislative blueprint for restoring representative government." Here are excerpts: * * * Many of the biggest policy decisions affecting the lives of Americans are made by federal agencies, not Congress. During the Biden administration, this has included rules ranging from the Environmental Pro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on June 27, 2024, by James Broughel entitled "Distilling Efficiency - Colorado's quest to refine its permitting process." Here are excerpts: * * * Colorado has made notable efforts to streamline its environmental permitting processes over the past few decades through initiatives like the Colorado Joint Review Process (CJRP), Colorado Coordination Council, and the Pits and Peeves program. However, c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on July 10, 2024, by Paige Lambermont entitled "How to Keep the Lights On - Nine principles for electrical grid reliability." Here are excerpts: * * * A reliable electrical grid is essential to all aspects of daily life. Power keeps the lights on, appliances running, and keeps our homes warm on cold days and cool on hot ones. Americans have rightfully come to expect reliable electricity and the gri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on June 12, 2024, by Joel Zinberg entitled "Restoring Good Guidance Practices How to restrain the administrative state and make government better." Here is the executive summary: * * * Executive summary Federal agency guidance documents form a large and expanding part of the administrative state's regulatory universe. These informal documents including memoranda, bulletins, and circulars, greatly  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on June 12, 2024, by James Broughel entitled "Transparency on Tap - Virginia's online permit revolution." Here are excerpts: * * * The Commonwealth of Virginia has been implementing a Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) initiative over the last several years, which includes an online permitting portal designed to improve transparency and efficiency in the state's complex permitting processes, partic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 15, 2024: * * * Anatomy of a Technology Blockade: Unpacking the Outbound Investment Order By Barath Harithas Introduction On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement President Biden's Executive Order 14105 (Outbound Investment Order). The NPRM builds on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on July 8, 2024, by Christopher B. Johnstone and Leah Klaas entitled "Combating Disinformation - An Agenda for U.S.-Japan Cooperation." Here is the summary: * * * Disinformation and other forms of "information operations" have become tools of choice for authoritarian regimes seeking to coerce and influence adversaries in the gray zone below the threshold of military conflict. As Japa more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 17 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the warehouse management systems industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Deposco with the 2024 Global New Product Innovation Award. The company uniquely focuses on mid-sized enterprises (MSEs) with revenues betwee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on June 11, 2024, by Chandra Childers entitled "Breaking down the South's economic underperformance - Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part Two." Here are the key findings: * * * * The South is the region with the lowest per capita GDP relative to other regions in the United States when D.C. is excluded; Southern states are overrepresented among those with the lowest per capita GDP. * Over t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on July 16, 2024, by John S. Ahlquist, Jake Grumbach and Thomas Kochan entitled "The rise of the 'union curious' - Support for unionization among America's frontline workers." Here are the key findings: * * * Americans' approval of unions and willingness to vote for them at their workplaces have increased although union membership has continued to drop in recent years. Even more remarkable than the grow more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on June 18, 2024, by Nina Mast entitled "Tipping is a racist relic and a modern tool of economic oppression in the South - Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Spotlight." Here is the summary: * * * This spotlight details the racist history of tipping, federal and state policy governing tipped work, and the experience of tipped workers in the economy--both nationwide and in the South. Across the c more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Education Commission of the States issued the following report on June 20, 2024, by Jennifer Thomsen entitled "Financial Aid Barriers for Students Impacted by the Justice System." Here are excerpts: * * * Access to high quality postsecondary education offers people who are impacted by the justice system key opportunities for personal and career development. However, the cost of postsecondary education is oftentimes a barrier to enrollment. While the F more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Education Commission of the States issued the following report on June 5, 2024, by Mary Dell'Erba and Matt Weyer entitled "Key Lessons From Effective K-12 STEAM Education Organizations." Here are excerpts: * * * STEAM education builds on science, technology, engineering and math instruction by integrating arts and design learning. Research shows that arts integration in early grades promotes development in engineering, literacy, numeracy and the arts. more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Education Commission of the States issued the following report on May 30, 2024, by Ben Erwin and Tom Keily entitled "State Financial Incentives for Work-Based Learning." Here are excerpts: * * * High-quality work-based learning opportunities enable students to develop necessary skills and contribute to positive employment outcomes. State leaders are recognizing the value of work-based learning experiences -- not only for individuals but in service of  more PR

SAN JOSE, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: MILPITAS, Calif. - Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 14.4% to $4,521.6 million in the first quarter of 2024 from the $3,951.1 million registered in the first quarter of 2023, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced today in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) re more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on July 15, 2024: * * * Racial discrimination. Arbitrary quotas. Top-down mandates from above imposed by unelected bureaucrats. These are the dictates of Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)--a powerful body that holds punitive sway over the state's public colleges and universities. A new Goldwater Institute report (https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/policy-report/top-down-dei) reveals more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 16 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores issued the following roundup on July 15, 2024: * * * NACDS' Nourish Ny Health initiative, a newly released Milken Institute Action Plan, and a Leavitt Partners report on pharmacy data interoperability are among the latest. NACDS continues to demonstrate the vital role of the pharmacy and of the total store in delivering innovative nutrition, hunger-relief, health, and wellness solutions for all Americans.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNsres) -- The International Republican Institute issued the following news release: Chisinau, Moldova - A new poll in Moldova by the International Republican Institute's (IRI) Center for Insights in Survey Research (CISR) shows that an overwhelming majority of voters plan to cast a ballot in the presidential election in October, a plurality view President Sandu as the most trustworthy public figure, and a majority support joining the European Union (EU). When asked about  more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: Disease activity and healthcare access did not differ among 188 people from different Asian groups in Singapore, and was similar to Western populations as well. This small study was a novel effort to study Asian people with MS, a group on whom information is lacking. Background: MS is not as common in people of Asian descent, and there hasn't been a lot of study of this population. Individuals of A more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 16 (TNSres) -- Save the Redwoods League issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Two publications discuss the substantial risk of losing portions of sequoia groves due to high tree mortality rates and inadequate natural recovery Restoration actions are needed to prevent further loss * * * Tulare County, Calif - In two comprehensive giant sequoia regeneration studies, announced today by the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition (https://giantsequoias. more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 (TNSres) -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release: The New York Public Library is pleased to announce the fourth class of fellows for the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship program. This program, established with the generous support of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation, offers mid-term support to scholars and writers whose work will benefit directly from access to the outstanding collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman research library and is inten more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, July 17 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Peacocks symbolize a variety of things--beauty, luck, royalty, and more. But beneath those tall, colorful feathers lurks a hidden aggression. At a glance, the above image may bear some resemblance to peacock plumage. But it's actually human breast cells (yellow) mingling with mouse neurons. It comes courtesy of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger.  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Oncology Nursing Society issued the following news release: Connecting oncology nurses to resources and education with topics that support direct care nurses in their day-to-day practice, ONS will host its premier virtual oncology nursing conference, ONS Bridge (https://www.ons.org/bridge/2024), on September 10 and 12, 2024, with a bonus day on September 11, 2024. Attendees can experience expert education from their homes or workplaces through d more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 (TNSres) -- Points of Light, a nonprofit organization that says it inspires, equips and mobilizes people to take action that changes the world, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Points of Light, a nonpartisan, global nonprofit organization that inspires, equips and mobilizes millions of people to act that changes the world, today released The Civic 50 2024 Honoree Insights and Benchmarking Report. The Civic 50, now in its twelfth year, recognizes the  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: An intensive, 12-week pain self-management program has been shown to reduce pain and improve mood in a large clinical trial of people with both HIV and chronic pain. The research, led by University of Pittsburgh physician-scientist Jessica Merlin, M.D., Ph.D., found participants in the Skills to Manage Pain (STOMP) program also reported more confidence in their ability to more PR