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Research at Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2024-09-13 ( 20 items )  
American Action Forum Issues Commentary: The Economic Impact of Strikes - An Historial Boeing Case Study (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * The Economic Impact of Strikes: An Historial Boeing Case Study By Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Sarah Murad Executive Summary * Although the Biden Administration has positioned itself as one of the most pro-union in U.S. history, it has done little to reverse a paradox of labor trends: Union membership is still on a long decline, while strike activity and idleness have seen a marked more PR

Carnegie Science's Philip Cleves Key Collaborator on Newly Launched Allen Discovery Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: Carnegie Science's Phillip Cleves is a key collaborator on a new initiative that aims to understand how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals. Led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments was launched with a $10 million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Th more PR

Center for Economic & Policy Research: Teacher Pay Rose in 2023, But Not Enough to Shrink Pay Gap (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * In 2023, educators made 26.6% less than other similarly educated professionals * * * The pay penalty for teachers -- the gap between the weekly wages of teachers and other college graduates -- grew to a record 26.6% in 2023, according to a new report (https://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-pay-in-2023/) from the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for  more PR

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Affordable Care Act Improvements Push Uninsured Rate to Another All-Time Low, Though Share of Uninsured Children Rose (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Affordable Care Act Improvements Push Uninsured Rate to Another All-Time Low, Though Share of Uninsured Children Rose By Gideon Lukens The share of people lacking health coverage reached an all-time low for the second consecutive year in 2023, falling to 7.9 percent, according to American Community Survey (ACS) data the Census Bureau released today. That's down f more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: Mexico's Telecommunications Sector Competitiveness Amid a Changing Economic Landscape (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 12, 2024: Mexico's Telecommunications Sector Competitiveness amid a Changing Economic Landscape By Ryan C. Berg, Michael Ferguson and Henry Ziemer Introduction Mexico has emerged (https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-potential-of-nearshoring-in-north-america-the-case-of-mexico/) as one of the most viable destinations for the nearshoring of U.S. investment and supply  more PR

Effective Use of Demographic Data Focus of New ADAPTAC Publication (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: By Joe Paul, Natalie Rogers and Morgan Thomas Demographic data is crucial for effective governance, playing a vital role in shaping public policy, planning and resource allocation. As the world becomes more complex and interconnected, the need for accurate and detailed demographic information has never been more critical. To better understand how to take advantage of this inf more PR

Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations Auto Retail Conclave: Pioneering the Future of Automotive Retail in India (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 13 (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 Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Frost & Sullivan's Customer Experience Index (CEI) Study for 2024 which assessed customer experiences across sales, aftersales, and product quality in the passenger vehicle segment was a major highlight. * * * With over 30,000 dealerships employ more PR

Food & Water Watch: Scientists Call on Biden Admin. to Follow the Facts on LNG Exports and Gas-Sourced Hydrogen, Citing Alarming New Research on Methane Emissions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * New Study Clarifies LNG's Devastating Greenhouse Gas Impact: 33% Worse Than Coal * * * More than 125 climate, environmental, and health scientists and researchers sent a letter to the Biden administration today expressing serious concerns over liquid natural gas (LNG) export approvals and tax incentives for natural gas-sourced hydrogen production. The letter cites a new study  more PR

ILR's Research Highlights Dangers of TPLF and the Need for Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform issued the following news: ILR's newly released research, Grim Realities: Debunking Myths in Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) helps to shine some light on this shadowy--and growing--industry. The research argues that TPLF, despite claims of increasing access to justice, operates with minimal transparency and often at the expense of the people it claims to help. TPLF is a multi-billion-dollar industry more PR

Manhattan Institute Comments on August Consumer Price Index Report (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024, on fellow Dan Katz, on the August Consumer Price Index Report: * * * "Month to month inflation readings can be noisy. That's why many of us have been warning against complacency on inflation despite favorable inflation data in recent months. August's Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report is a reminder that inflation seems to be stabilizing at an elevated level relative to the Fed's stated 2% in more PR

Manhattan Institute: New Report - Evaluating School-Based Mental Health Initiatives (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * Using the education system to administer mental health services poses challenges and consequences * * * In recent years, bipartisan efforts have committed billions of federal dollars annually to bolster mental health initiatives in schools in response to increases in school violence and reports of youth emotional distress. But are these programs an effective solution to improving youth mental heal more PR

NALEO Educational Fund Releases Report Examining California's Latino Electorate Ahead of Election 2024 (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: * * * This report examines key aspects of the California Latino eligible electorate and its registered voters and provides information about its growth between 2012 and 2022. The report also highlights some critical differences between the Latino and non-Latino eligible electorate "There is no doubt that the Latino electorate in C more PR

New Analysis - California, New York, Illinois Lead the Conversion to Cleaner Electric School Buses (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund posted the following news release: DENVER - California, New York and Illinois are the top three states for total electric school buses, according to a new analysis released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Environment America Research & Policy Center. The three states also lead the nation in combined federal and state investments into electric bus fleets. With nearly a half million school buses shutt more PR

New PPI Report Highlights Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing Amid Nippon Steel's Bid for U.S. Steel (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release: As the U.S. seeks to bolster its domestic manufacturing, the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) is more critical than ever, particularly from trusted allies. This insight is at the heart of a new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), titled "The U.S. Wants Manufacturing to Drive Growth. Foreign Friends Can Help." The report examines the converse of U.S. "friendshoring" in frie more PR

NYCLU Applauds Passage of City Council Bill to Study NYC Slavery Legacy and Reparations (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Today, the New York City Council passed legislation that assigns a task force to study the impact of slavery and its legacy in New York City. The task force is responsible for producing a report within a year that recommends potential legal and policy measures for resulting harms, including reparations. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statemen more PR

Oil Change International: New Report - Climate Lawsuits Being Filed Against Fossil Fuel Companies Have Nearly Tripled (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: 86 climate lawsuits have been filed against the world's largest oil, gas, and coal producing corporations - including BP, Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies - with two in five cases involving claims for compensation for climate change damages linked to fossil fuels. The number of cases filed against fossil fuel companies each year has nearly tripled since the Paris Agreement was reached  more PR

Policy Matters Ohio: New Analysis of Childcare Funding in Ohio (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release: * * * Policy Matters releases the first of two reports * * * Policy Matters Ohio has released the first in a two-part analysis of state and federal funding streams for Ohio's childcare system. The brief, titled "How Ohio (under)funds childcare" examines funding for the Department of Children and Youth (DCY), created in 2024 through the state budget bill, HB 33 more PR

Rand Issues Commentary to The National Interest: Ukraine May Be Winning the Information War in Kursk (10)
SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 11, 2024, to The National Interest: * * * Ukraine May Be Winning the Information War in Kursk By Hunter Stoll Russia has been invaded for the first time since the Second World War. Ukrainian Armed Forces, not pro-Ukrainian Russian separatists, not ambiguously affiliated units conducting small raids, have held a foothold (https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/kursk-offensive-net-assessm more PR

The New RAPS Approved Provider Program: What It Means for Your Organization (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: With the new RAPS Approved Provider Program (https://www.raps.org/certifications/approved-providers), your organization can offer pre-approved RAC credits for qualifying educational offerings -- a differentiator in a competitive educational marketplace. What is the RAPS Approved Provider Program? Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) holders must earn 3 more PR

UK LIFE SCIENCE FIRMS EXPLORE PALM BEACH COUNTY'S CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH FACILITIES (10)
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County issued the following news release: Palm Beach County, Florida - Palm Beach County took center stage today as a delegation of 30 leading life science firms from the United Kingdom toured the region's world-class research and innovation facilities. The visit, organized by the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County (BDB) in partnership with the UK Department of Business and Trade, the Britis more PR