WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Biden Administration's Paperwork Burden Report Shows Need for Structural Reform By Paulina Enck, Press Secretary The Biden Administration has released its latest Burden Reduction Report, which is intended to highlight its efforts at reducing federal regulatory red tape. In a new insight, Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Goldbeck walks through the report and considers what regu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Rising stroke rates indicate need for greater adherence to standard of care and attention to modifiable risk factors * * * The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards of care like transfusions and tests to measure blo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on Sept. 10, 2024 entitled "Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force: Safe and Secure Social Media Use." Here are excerpts: * * * Amid growing public concerns about how social media is affecting the mental and emotional well-being of America's youth, the Bipartisan Policy Center's Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force recommends a series of steps for the Biden administration, Congress, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) released the results of a national survey of likely voters' attitudes toward climate change and clean energy. "Our national poll reveals that American voters are c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Investment Company Institute issued the following report in August 2024 entitled "The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2021". Here are the key findings: * * * 401(k) Plan Enrollment, Employer Contributions, and Use of Loans Employers choose the features to include in their 401(k) plans, including whether to automatically enroll participants, whether to offer employer contributions, and whether to offer pla more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on Sept. 19, 2024 by Daniel Di Martino entitled "The Lifetime Fiscal Impact of Immigrants." Here are excerpts: * * * This report estimates the lifetime fiscal impact of immigrants, of various ages and educational attainment, to the United States. It offers a methodological upgrade over similar analyses and estimates and evaluates the fiscal impact of various proposed immigration reforms. A clear picture of the more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on Sept. 12, 2024 by Carolyn D. Gorman entitled "School-Based Mental Health Initiatives Challenges and Considerations for Policymakers." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary School-based mental health initiatives have expanded over the past half-century. In recent years, troubling increases in the prevalence of school violence and youth emotional distress have prompted a sense of urgency among policymake more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following white paper on Sept. 20, 2024 entitled "A Reformed U.N. Security Council for a Post-Unipolar Era." Here is the executive summary: * * * The world is moving today toward two major crises that put the future of international peace and stability -- and the institutions that underpin them -- at grave risk. First, the global power balance has shifted rapidly over the last several decades, but the in more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 13, 2024, to The National Interest: * * * Ukraine's Kursk Incursion: Another Nail in the Coffin of Putin's Regime? By Khrystyna Holynska Ukraine's Kursk operation has been characterized as bold and audacious (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/07/cia-ukraine-russia-kursk/). Its objectives remain speculative (https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/14/ukraine-kursk-offensive-russia-w more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 13, 2024, to The National Interest: * * * What Might Harris Do on North Korea if Elected President? By Naoko Aoki The administration of President Joe Biden has tried to deter North Korea's military adventurism by strengthening cooperation (https://www.csis.org/analysis/biden-administrations-north-korea-policy) with U.S. allies and maintaining sanctions against Pyongyang, all while also  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * * Nearly 3.5 million Americans now work in renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean vehicles and other clean economy occupations * Southern states added 54,000 clean energy jobs; first region to surpass 1 million clean energy jobs * 1 in 16 new US jobs were in clean energy in 2023 * Top 10 States: CA, TX, FL, NY, IL, MI, MA, OH, NC, PA * Fastest-Growing States: AL, KY, TX, OK, WV, NM, FL more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on Sept. 19, 2024 by Daniel Shawhan, Sally Robson, Ethan Russell, and Ana Varela Varela entitled "Policies for Reducing the Impacts of Power Sector Air Pollution on Disadvantaged Americans". Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract Environmental policymakers in the United States are giving increasing attention to reducing the burden on Americans who face both environmental and economic disadvantages. This  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on Sept. 16, 2024 by Michael A. Toman and Douglas R. Bohi entitled "What Is "Mineral Security" and What Policies Are Needed to Achieve It? Lessons from Oil Security". Here is the abstract: * * * The need to enhance US "critical mineral security" is a recurrent policy theme. In this paper we examine security issues for the critical minerals used to produce EV batteries. We examine those issues throu more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Citing the latest Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) today highlighted new employment figures showing the third consecutive month of growth in upstream employment in Texas in the month of August 2024. According to TIPRO' more PR