MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following statement: * * * OP-ED: Wisconsin Republicans Should Stand with Voters to Protect Mail and Absentee Balloting. After All, They Do It Too. * In the November 2024 election, over 1.3 million Wisconsinites cast their ballots either by mail or early in-person absentee. Among those using these safe, legal and secure methods of voting more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * SEC Republicans Delay Rule to Monitor Shadow Banking for Another Year Statement of Oscar Valdes Viera, private equity and capital markets policy analyst at Americans for Financial Reform on the further ext more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Congress Calls Trump to Act Against U.K.'s Discriminatory Digital Service Tax By Caden Hubbs House Republicans led by Congressman Ron Estes recently sent a letter to President Trump concerning the damaging effects of the United Kingdom's digital service tax (DST). Remaining unaddressed in the trade agreement between the U.S. and U.K. last May, Trump's current trip to the U.K. has sparked calls to use the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Arizona Congressman proposes abolishing two national monuments * WASHINGTON D.C. (Sept. 17, 2025) -- U.S. Representative Paul Gosar introduced bills Wednesday that would abolish two national monuments in Arizona, Ironwood Forest and Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni. This is a direct attack on America's outdoor heritage and some of the country's most iconic and irreplaceable natural place more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * As Trump Attacks PFAS Water Safety Rules, New Analysis Shows Massive Industry Lobbying Influence * Former PFAS Industry Leaders Pervade EPA Senior Staff Washington - New analysis from the advocacy group Food & Water Watch reveals that the PFAS industry has spent up to $60 million lobbying the EPA and up to $12 million lobbying the Trump administration on PFAS-related issues in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The American Securities Association issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * ASA Responds to Trump Administration Request Highlighting Harmful State Laws, ESG The American Securities Association (ASA) today sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) following a request for information from the Trump administration regarding state laws that may negatively affect the national economy or have adverse impacts on interstate commerce. In its letter, ASA highl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Israeli Massacre of 13 Civilians at Gaza Hospital, U.S. 'Israel First' Complicity * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli massacre of at least 13 Palestinians, including women and children, near al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Israel has slaughter more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * Chicago Teachers Union to Perform Intake of Member Special Education Violations at House of Delegates Meeting on Wednesday, Hold Training for Members to File Complaints with Illinois State Board of Education * Educators Confirm Sun-Times Expose of CPS Missing Legally Required Minutes for Students in Special Education Chicago, IL-- In response to the Sun-Times report that exp more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Constitution Day marred by administration's whitewashing of slavery history * Today, Constitution Day, is the anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. It is also ironically the Trump administration's day to start removing "inappropriate" content that runs afoul of a March 27 executive order titled: "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American Hist more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Court Rules Secret Group That Wrote "Climate Science Report" is Not Exempt from Federal Law * BOSTON, Mass. (September 17, 2025)--A federal court ruled today that a secretly convened anti-climate group is not exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act as the Trump administration had claimed, granting in part a motion by Environmental Defense Fund and th more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Court Rules Secret Group That Wrote "Climate Science Report" is Not Exempt from Federal Law * (September 17, 2025) A federal court ruled today that a secretly convened anti-climate group is not exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act as the Trump administration had claimed, granting in part a motion by Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists fo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU: Latest Charter Closing Announcement is Result of Epic Failure of CPS to Provide Oversight * Private Board Running Epic Spent Money from CPS Designated for Students on a New Building Instead of Their Education, CPS Must Intervene Chicago, IL-- In response to the Epic Charter School Board of Directors' vote to close the school at the end of the year, CTU President Stacy D more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Reaffirms Rule Designating Forever Chemicals PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will continue to defend its 2024 decision to list two toxic "forever chemicals" -- PFOA and PFOS -- as hazardous under the federal Superfund law. This designation is a key step towards cleaning up co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Fact Check: Trump-Republican Agenda Harms Michigan Vice President J.D. Vance is traveling to Howell, Michigan, today as part of the latest emergency rebranding effort by the Trump Administration  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Fed independence is the real story in Wednesday's interest rate decision: CEI analysis * Today, the Federal Reserve announced it is cutting interest rates by 25 basis points, the first cut in nine months. CEI senior economist Ryan Young says the Fed's decision indicates that it still controls its own monetary policy, but concerns over the central bank's independence are more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork's Jacquez Says Fed's Small Rate Cut Can't Undo the Damage Trump's Mismanaged Economy is Having on American Households * # Today, in response to a stalling job market, the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. This action comes amid rising inflation, fueled by the Trump Administration's chaotic and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Coalition of University of California Faculty, Staff, Students, and Unions File Suit in Defense of Freedom of Speech * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman : "On the week that the Constitution was signed 238 years ago, we are hon more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tariffs Supported by Wisconsin Republicans are Harming Wisconsin Economy, Farmers * MADISON, Wis. -- This week, experts once again confirmed what many of us in Wisconsin have been experiencing firsthand for months: that Trump's tariffs are hurting Wisconsin families, including a central pillar of our  more PR

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 17 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * EPA Draft Rule on Reallocation of RFS Refinery Exemptions Creates Possible Good, Bad, and Ugly Outcomes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a draft rule regarding the potential reallocation of recently granted Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) refinery exemptions (SREs) from years 2023 and 2024 as well as for the estimated amount SREs expected  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Urges Court to Find Government's Detention and Attempted Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil Unconstitutional * PHILADELPHIA--The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed an amicus brief in Khalil v. Trump, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to find that the government's detention and attempted d more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on Growing Opposition to EPA's Endangerment Finding Proposal * Washington, D.C.- Following the press conference from members of Congress this morning and the petition delivery at the Environmental Protection Agency highlighting the harms of revoking of the endangerment finding, the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from former E more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 16, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Trump Secured the Border, So Where Are the Jobs? By Jason L. Riley There's little evidence that less immigration means more opportunities for Americans to work. Probably nothing will ever shake President Trump's belief that illegal immigrants steal job opportunities from Americans. Mr. Trump insists that our labor markets are zero-sum, meaning that more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturers' Confidence Climbs After Tax Bill, but Headwinds Remain * Washington, D.C. - On the heels of the landmark tax bill's passage, manufacturers' optimism has jumped--even as challenges persist across the sector. The National Association of Manufacturers' Q3 2025 Manufacturers' Outlook Survey found a 10-percentage-point increase in confidence, with 65.0% of more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * National Academies of Science Report: Evidence that Climate Pollution Harms Human Health, Welfare Is "Beyond Scientific Dispute" * (September 17, 2025) A new report released today by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine finds that it is "beyond scientific dispute" that climate pollution harms human health and welfare. The report, Effects of Human-Cau more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * National Survey: Americans Strongly Support Year-Round Access to E15 * New polling conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the Renewable Fuels Association shows strong support for legislation allowing year-round access to E15, a lower-cost fuel blend containing 15 percent ethanol. The survey of nearly 2,000 registered voters also showed a record level of support for the Renew more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * New Angel Mom Documentary Exposes The Human Cost of Failed Border Policies & Hails Reforms to Protect America and Her People * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- During a hunting trip on August 3, 2014, two criminal illegal migrants ambushed Marie Vega and her family, killing her son Javier "Harvey" Vega, Jr. More than a decade later, Vega still suffers from flashbacks every single da more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Appeal Dismissal of EPA Program Termination * Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments filed an appeal challenging a federal district judge's dismissal of their challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful termination of the Environmental and Climate Justice Program (ECJP). Pl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * On Constitution Day, Perryman Says: "The Only Way Out is Through" * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman Delivers Constitution Day Keynote Address at the University of Louisville, hosted by the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Washingt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Public Interest Groups Back Billionaires Income Tax to Establish Fairness and Invest in Families, Not the Ultrawealthy Today, dozens of public interest organizations representing millions of Americans announced their strong support for the Billionaires Income Tax (BIT), introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rep. Donald Beyer (D-VA), and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN). The legislation would more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns the GOP's Partisan Spending Bill Washington, DC -- This week, House Republicans unveiled the text of their partisan government funding bill--a continuing resolution that fails to address the crisis they created with the extreme budget bill they forced through in July. Reproductive Freedom for All Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * SEC Allowing Corporations to Force Harmed Investors into Biased Arbitration Star Chambers Is Wrong * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy for Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with the Securities an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club: Trump's Alaska Orders a Threat to Fragile Landscapes, Wildlife, and Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee conducted a hearing on exploiting fragile Alaskan landscapes for the benefit of fossil fuel companies. The hearing on "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential," focused on oil and gas and mining oppo more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice * (New York) - World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from September 22-30 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization's capacity to promote human rights and international justice, Human Rights Watch said. On the eve of the General A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Understanding the Legal Framework Governing a Shutdown * The government funding deadline is fast approaching. With the Trump Administration's continued efforts to impound and rescind funding, complicating Congress's ability to reach an agreement on funding bills for the upcoming year, it is important to keep in mind the legal framework that governs a shutdown, and the more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Memphis Military Deployment Dangerous, Unwarranted * (Washington, DC) - On September 15, 2025, United States President Donald Trump, ordered US National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, as he has with Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in recent months. He said he is sending the troops "because of the crime that's going on," calling the city "deeply troubled." In fact, local police report  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * WATCHDOG: Trump Judicial Nominee David Bragdon Defended Partisan Gerrymandering, Indicated Support for Gutting Key Provision Of The Voting Rights Act * Washington, D.C. - A new Accountable.US investigation into President Donald Trump's nominee for the Middle District of North Carolina more PR