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ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Sentencing Project Issue Report Entitled 'U.S. Policy on Voting Rights in Global Perspective' (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch and Sentencing Project issued a 55-page report in June 2024 entitled "U.S. Policy on Voting Rights in Global Perspective."
Here are excerpts:
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ... 4
Introduction: US Policy and Global Law and Practice on Disenfranchisement ... 6
Overview of Trends in United States Legal Reforms ... 8
Recent US Trends to Expand and Protect Voting Rights ... 10
States that no longer disenfr more ST
AmeriCorps Swears In First Energy Communities AmeriCorps Class to Spark Economic Growth and Job Creation in Rural Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024:
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Innovative public private partnership will advance locally designed economic plans in energy communities.
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Today, the inaugural Energy Communities AmeriCorps class launched their year of full-time service with a pledge to "get things done for America" by working with local leaders to advance economic development and job creation in rural energy communities across the country.
This innovative publ more PR
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Releases Public Communication From Partners for American Industrial Readiness Blind or Significantly Disabled Employers Coalition (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has released the following public communication on Nov. 26, 2024, from the Partners for American Industrial Readiness Blind or Significantly Disabled Employers Coalition:
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In response to Federal Register Notice FR Doc. 2024-07789, the Partners for American Industrial Readiness Blind or Significantly Disabled Employers Coalition (PAIR-BSDEC) appreciate the AbilityOne Commission formalizing the a more ST
Department of Labor Recovers $24K in Back Wages, Damages From Kentucky Employer That Denied 22 London Smoke Shop Workers Overtime (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief:
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Employer: 25 Vape & Smoke LLC
Employer address: 1745 North Laurel Road, London, KY 40741
Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $12,142 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for 22 employees. Wage and Hour Division investigators determined that the employer and its owner Salik Rao paid straight-time wages for all hours worked, instead more PR
Manchin Announces $14.5 Million to Expand Workforce Training and Development Across West Virginia, Appalachia (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $14.5 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for five projects across West Virginia and Appalachia. The funding will support collaborative, multi-state projects that will promote large-scale economic transformation.
"I'm pleased that ARC is investing $14.5 million though their Appalachian Reg more PR
Md. Dept. of Housing & Community Development Issues Separate, Unequal Neighborhoods - A Baseline Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Division of Just Communities issued a 28-page Separate and Unequal Neighborhoods - A Baseline Report in October 2024. The report was prepared by Assistant Secretary Cat Goughnour and Director Krystle Okafor.
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Letter
Dear neighbors: Maryland is a great state, but one whose triumphs obscure a bitter history.
Over the course of the twentieth century, bankers, builders, brokers, more ST
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, National Association of State Energy Officials Issue Report Entitled 'Energy and Industrial Use Cases for Advanced Nuclear Reactors' (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and National Association of State Energy Officials issued a 23-page report in October 2024 entitled "Energy and Industrial Use Cases for Advanced Nuclear Reactors." The report was written by NARUC Technical Advisor Kathryn Kline.
Here are excerpts:
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Acknowledgments
This report was developed under the project, "U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) more ST
Oklahoma Policy Institute Issues Report Entitled 'Reimagining Youth Justice in Oklahoma' (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Oklahoma Policy Institute issued a 100-page report in October 2024 entitled "Reimagining Youth Justice in Oklahoma." This report was funded by a grant from Public Welfare Foundation. The report was written by Polina Rozhkova and Jill Mencke.
Here are excerpts:
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About the Authors
Jill Mencke, Youth Justice Policy Analyst
Jill Mencke joined OK Policy as the Youth Justice Policy Analyst in September 2022. Jill earned her B.A. in Political Science and Economics more ST
Twenty Additional Installations Authorized for Domestic Global Household Goods Shipments (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release:
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO), in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard, has authorized 20 additional installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments. Two of the installations began in mid-November with the additional 18 beginning in December.
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