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Reports from Public Policy Newsletter for 2025-05-14 ( 9 items )  
Beyond Financial Inclusion: What Drives Financial Health for Women Entrepreneurs? (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 (TNSrpt) -- Care, an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Beyond financial inclusion: What drives financial health for women entrepreneurs? CARE's new Strive Women report finds digital divide, financial stress and household responsibilities limit business success in emerging markets Atlanta, May 12, 2025 - Women entrepreneurs in emerging markets face considerable barriers that hinder their long-term succes more PR

Consumer Reports: Energy Star May Be on the Chopping Block (10)
YONKERS, New York, May 14 (TNSrpt) -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports: Energy Star May Be on the Chopping Block * CR urges EPA to find a way to preserve popular program that delivers big benefits to consumers and companies * CR's March 2025 nationally-representative survey found overwhelming support for energy efficiency standards among Americans across the political spectrum WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reported more PR

Delaying Grid Buildout Could Cost Americans Billions, Endanger Health (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * Delaying Grid Buildout Could Cost Americans Billions, Endanger Health Two new reports estimate that preventing delays in new transmission and generation infrastructure could save energy customers tens of billions of dollars per year, considerably increase grid reliability, and prevent premature deaths by reducing air pollution. As electricity demand rises, the United States is in a race to add mo more PR

Immigration Reform Law Institute: Something's Rotten in the Philadelphia DA's Office (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: * * * Something's Rotten in the Philadelphia DA's Office IRLI calls on AG Bondi, DOJ to investigate Krasner's leniency toward criminal aliens In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has requested the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and other state prosecutors for policies that discrimina more PR

NEW NFIB SURVEY: Small Business Optimism Declines in April (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSrep) -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * NEW NFIB SURVEY: Small Business Optimism Declines in April Fewer owners planning to increase business investments WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 13, 2025) - The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined by 1.6 points in April to 95.8, the second consecutive month below the 51-year average of 98. The Uncertainty Index decreased four points from March to 92 but remained far above th more PR

New NWEA Research Suggests Pandemic Reopened Achievement Gaps Favoring Boys in Math and Science (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- NWEA, an organization that says it creates academic assessments for pre-K-12, issued the following news release: * * * New NWEA Research Suggests Pandemic Reopened Achievement Gaps Favoring Boys in Math and Science NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, released a new study examining the impacts of COVID-19 school closures and disruptions on boys and girls in STEM skills. The new report, "Boys regain the advantage in middle school STEM skills:  more PR

On the 50th Anniversary of Mayaguez Incident, CNA Releases Original Report (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 14 (TNSrpt) -- CNA, a research and analysis organization, issued the following news release: * * * On the 50th Anniversary of Mayaguez Incident, CNA Releases Original Report On the 50th anniversary of the Mayaguez Incident, CNA has released a 180-page, previously declassified analysis of the operation to extract 40 mariners held by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. CNA produced this independent after action report, The Mayaguez Operation, in 1977 at the request of the Comm more PR

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association: New Research From Phoenix Center Chief Economist Underscores Critical Cost-Saving Role of PBMs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association issued the following statement on May 13, 2025: * * * New Research from Phoenix Center Chief Economist Underscores Critical Cost-Saving Role of PBMs White Paper from George S. Ford, Ph.D., Highlights How PBMs Drive Down Costs; Cautions Against Misguided Policies Undermining PBMs (Washington, D.C.) -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) issued the following statement on new research from George S.  more PR

REI Workers Speak Out: New Report Reveals REI Co-Op's Failure to Uphold Its Racial Equity Values (10)
NEW YORK, May 14 (TNSrpt) -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release: * * * REI Workers Speak Out: New Report Reveals REI Co-op's Failure to Uphold Its Racial Equity Values A new report from the National Employment Law Project--REI Workers Speak Out: Racial Discrimination, Inequity, and the Fight for a Fair Workplace--exposes deep racial inequities at REI, including widespread discrimination, inequitable scheduling, and limited mobility, that directly undermine  more PR