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Research at Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2024-07-26 ( 27 items )  
Aftermarket Conference Offers Opportunity To Meet With RV Industry Association Programs (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, July 26 (TNSres) -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news: The 2024 RV Aftermarket Conference (https://www.rvia.org/events/rv-aftermarket-conference) is only a few weeks away. During the event suppliers and distributors will meet in one-on-one "appointment sessions" to pitch new products while taking advantage of key networking opportunities. In addition to meeting with each other, members in attendance also have the opportunity to meet with teams from the RV more PR

Awards Recognize Journal of Emergency Nursing Contributors (10)
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * Researchers, reviewers and a special contributor to ENA's peer-reviewed journal earn awards * * * The Emergency Nurses Association has recognized the best of the Journal of Emergency Nursing for 2023, with awards to the authors of two papers, two reviewers and a special contributor. JEN is ENA's per-reviewed academic journal, published six times a year with original research a more PR

CA Supreme Court Upholds Prop 22 in Win for Drivers (10)
MCLEAN, Virginia, July 26 (TNSres) -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on July 25, 2024: * * * Ruling upholds popular vote on gig worker status and benefits * * * On Thursday, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of Proposition 22, upholding the 2020 ballot proposition that allowed gig work drivers to remain as independent contractors and extended benefits to gig workers, including minimum pay s more PR

Carter Center Issues Final Report on 2023 Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Carter Center issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: The Carter Center today released the final report from its international election observation mission to the December 2023 general elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While there were improvements from the previous electoral cycle -- including an improved approach by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), the mission's overall conclusion is that the process  more PR

Center for Economic & Policy Research: High Finance Profits From Hospitals Built on Racial Divide, Reveals New Report (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Do not be intimidated by the title of this report (https://cepr.net/), Structural Determinants of Health: Hospitals' Unequal Capital Investments Drive Health Inequities. The report reveals how the quality of health care is a reflection of the brick-and-mortar edifices that dispense said care. An array of policies dating back to 1946 and continuing to the present day  more PR

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Green Tax Credits Benefit Wealthier Households Most (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 25 (TNSres) -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on July 24, 2024: * * * Green Tax Credits Benefit Wealthier Households Most Written by Sarah Montalbano A recent economic working paper has found something that should be no surprise to anyone: Wealthier households reap the mo more PR

CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BRING MORE TURBULENCE TO FLIGHTS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * DISRUPTIVE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE IS PREDICTED TO INCREASE OVER MOST NORTHERN MID-LATITUDE REGIONS * * * A type of invisible, hard-to-predict air turbulence is expected to occur more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, according to new research. Known as clear air turbulence, the phenomenon also increased in the Northern Hemisphere between 1980 and 2021, the study fou more PR

Crypto Should Be Regulated by the SEC Under the Howey Test to Protect Investors and Enforce the Securities Laws (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy, issued the following statement in connection with Better Markets' new Fact Sheet and Report, "Crypto Should Be Regulated by the SEC under the Howey Test to Protect Investors and Enforce the Securities Laws": "The cr more PR

GBTA Convention 2024 Delivers Record Forecast Outlook and Positive Future Vision for Business Travel While Bringing Education, Connections and Inspiration to Industry Professionals (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Global Business Travel Association issued the following news release: * * * The world's largest gathering of the global business travel industry transcends travel disruption challenges, hosts 5,400 global delegates in Atlanta during its annual event July 22-24 * * * The global business travel industry converged in Atlanta, Georgia, for the GBTA Convention 2024 held July 22-24 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Attracting 5,400 registered atten more PR

INTA Releases Gender Representation Study (10)
NEW YORK, July 26 (TNSres) -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: The International Trademark Association (INTA) has published Shattering Systemic Barriers: How to Advance Gender Diversity in the Intellectual Property Profession, a gender representation study undertaken in collaboration with World Intellectual Property Review. Based on a survey of close to 1,000 respondents from 94 jurisdictions, this research captures a snapshot of the s more PR

Managing Toxic Relationships With Dr. Rediske (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news on July 24, 2024: Who's up for a little thought experiment? Say a new system was designed that produces energy cheaply and easily. There is already a lot of infrastructure in place to produce this energy, but the process itself is pretty inefficient and wasteful. The mostly organic source has to be burned for energy, producing tons of carbon dioxide. The waste products include mercury, arsenic  more PR

MISMO Publishes Updated Mortgage Insurance Rate Quote Implementation Guide and Sample Files (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- MISMO, a subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association, issued the following news on July 25, 2024: MISMO(R), the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the publication of updates to the Mortgage Insurance (MI) Estimated Rate Quote API Implementation Guide (iGuide) and Sample Files. The MI Estimated Rate Quote API iGuide and sample files are based on the MISMO Version 3.5 Reference Model and are designed to provide lenders with t more PR

More Than Half of Gaza's Cropland Has Been Damaged by Conflict (10)
NEW YORK, July 26 (TNSres) -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: With more than half of Gaza's farmland damaged by conflict and ongoing blockades restricting imports, Action Against Hunger, a global nonprofit leader in the movement to end hunger, today announced a significant scale-up in its support of local farmers. The effort is designed to mitigate the impact of massive, conflict-driven displacement, which has affected the entire 2.1 million population  more PR

NetChoice Sends Letter to Senate Requesting CrowdStrike/Microsoft Hearing on IT Failures (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, NetChoice sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, requesting a hearing with both CrowdStrike and Microsoft to examine the steps both companies are taking to prevent a future IT outage. Last week, the IT outage on CrowdStrike's Falcon more PR

New Research: Reforestation is More Cost-Effective Than Previously Understood; Study Compares Reforestation Methods (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 25 (TNSres) -- Conservation International issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Nearly half of all viable tree-planting locations would be more cost-effective at reducing emissions if forests were restored using a "natural regeneration" approach * * * A first-of-its-kind study, published today in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change, offers a deeper understanding of reforestation as a climate strategy - its climate mitigation potential an more PR

New UnidosUS Report Finds Latinos Have Largely Recovered From Post-COVID Economy, Challenges Remain (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- UnidosUS issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * The largest assessment of economic data on Hispanic families since the pandemic highlights opportunities for future growth and increased prosperity * * * UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, released today a first-of-its-kind economic report finding that Latino families have largely bounced back post-COVID--buying homes, creating businesses, accumulating more PR

NYISO Study Identifies Opportunities for Future Grid (10)
RENSSELAER, New York, July 26 (TNSres) -- The New York Independent System Operator issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today released its 2023-2042 System & Resource Outlook (The Outlook), which provides a wide-ranging assessment of future transmission and generation investment opportunities driven by economics and public policy. Electricity demand is expected to increase by 50% - 90% over the study horizon, driven by electrifica more PR

ORAU Joins Forces With Florida Universities in Effort to Boost Space Manufacturing (10)
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 25 (TNSres) -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: In an ambitious move to support the rapidly expanding space manufacturing sector, ORAU is collaborating with four Florida universities to establish the Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space [cstars.space], or C-STARS. ORAU will collaborate with the University of Florida, Florida A&M University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and the Florida Institute more PR

Outdoor Industry Climate Action Corps Releases 2023 Impact Report (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, July 26 (TNSres) -- Outdoor Industry Association issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * Bold Action, Education, Collaboration and Leadership Bring Progress to Reducing and Removing Greenhouse Gas Emissions * * * Today, Outdoor Industry Association's (OIA) Climate Action Corps proudly released data from its 2023 Annual Impact Report, summarizing the group's progress in protecting the outdoor experience upon which we all depend. A member-led collective of  more PR

Provider-Aligned Health Plans Lead in Outcomes and Value (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Alliance of Community Health Plans issued the following news release: * * * New report illustrates efficiencies and long-term savings inherent in an aligned model of care * * * With national health spending projected to consume 20 percent of the US economy--$7.7 trillion--by 2032, a new report from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) underscores how nonprofit, provider-aligned health plans are leading the industry in driving efficiencies resultin more PR

Rand Issues Commentary: Resourcing the Ramp-Up - NATO and the Challenge of a Coherent Industrial Response to Russia's War in Ukraine (10)
SANTA MONICA, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 25, 2024: * * * This piece is part of a commentary series on the NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. * * * Resourcing the Ramp-Up: NATO and the Challenge of a Coherent Industrial Response to Russia's War in Ukraine By Stuart Dee, James Black and Lucia Retter I more PR

Technology Policy Experts Argue That It Is Time to Rethink Data Privacy Protections (10)
NEW YORK, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: * * * Report Asserts That Controls Over Information Privacy Have Become Increasingly Ineffective * * * The Association for Computing Machinery's global Technology Policy Council (TPC) has released "TechBrief: Data Privacy Protection." (https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3679004) It is the latest in a series of TechBriefs--short technical bulletins that present scientifically grounded pers more PR

The American Academy of HIV Medicine Announces 2024 Dr. Dawn K. Smith HIV Prevention Clinical Fellowship Class (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of HIV Medicine issued the following news release: The American Academy of HIV Medicine welcomes the inaugural class of the Dr. Dawn K. Smith HIV Prevention Clinical Fellowship. These Fellows demonstrate the passion and dedication to HIV prevention for which Dr. Smith was well-known. The 2024 class includes: Melissa Chruscinski, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP Wren George, DMS, PA-C Lauren Judd, DNP, FNP-BC Frank North, PharmD, MPA, DPLA, DASPL R more PR

Timing Matters: Scripps Research Study Shows Ways to Improve Health Alerts (10)
LA JOLLA, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Wearable health sensors are a powerful tool in disease detection and in stemming the spread of infections. * * * When seemingly healthy people receive an alert from a wearable sensor telling them they might have a respiratory virus--based on small changes in their unique heartrate, sleep and activity patterns--what do they do? According to a new study by Scripps Research scientists carri more PR

U.S. Cremation Rate Is Projected to Climb to 61.9% in 2024 (10)
BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, July 26 (TNSres) -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * NFDA's annual Cremation and Burial Report tracks critical data and offers funeral professionals key insights into consumer preferences. * * * The U.S. cremation rate is projected to increase by 1.3% since last year to 61.9% for 2024, according to the National Funeral Directors Association's (NFDA) 2024 Cremation & Burial Report. The rate of burial is more PR

VISION COUNCIL RELEASES NEW RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTING Q2 CONSUMER TRENDS AND GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Vision Council issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, The Vision Council released its latest research report, Consumer inSights Q2 2024, offering an in-depth look into U.S. consumers' opinions and habits concerning vision correction, managed vision care, eye exams, prescription eyewear, reading glasses, and plano sunglasses. The Q2 report found responses largely consistent with the previous quarter's findings but also highlighte more PR

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to Host NASA's "Voyage of Europa Clipper: Exploring an Alien Ocean" Exhibit (10)
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 26 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Gear up for the October 2024 launch of NASA's Europa Clipper mission, which will uncover the mysteries of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa, with interactive exhibits, captivating models, and special guest speakers Photos and video are available here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/70hcvuzuohzghtgjyj3p7/ABV98QARUpNhD2VIALDFCQY?rlkey=cz0d55m61zjtvfgnxfrsz4v3b&st=uxycqib4&dl=0) more PR