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Participant, the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires audiences to engage in positive social change, today announced the "Fight Forever Chemicals" campaign to coincide with the film DARK WATERS (in select theaters November...

As part of the ExcelinEd 2019 National Summit on Education Reform, Cajon Valley Union School District (CVUSD) will be hosting State Government leaders and Elected National members of Congress and the Senate on school tours to see their World of...

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bipartisan bill that extends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP) for seven years with minimal changes to the...

Enzo Zelocchi, founder of A-Medicare (https://www.a-medicare.com/), believes no one who is paying attention can deny that healthcare in the United States is already broken. Universal healthcare is at once the single biggest fiscal and human rights...

While the U.S. government continues to debate limiting the number of people to receive federal food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Revolution Foods, leading provider of kid-inspired, chef-crafted meals serving...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the Trump administration would no longer view Israeli...

A bipartisan research team today released new Hispanic voter research that finds that 60% of Hispanic respondents agree with the statement: "While I typically vote for candidates of one political party, if the other party's candidates made an effort...

The statistics are staggering. According to surveys by American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), almost half of emergency physicians and about 70 percent of emergency nurses have been physically...

Prices of medical care are too often unknown until the patient receives the bill after the fact, so the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) thanks the Trump Administration for rules issued last week to help shine some sunlight on...

Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announced its 2019 Solar "Makers" and "Brakers" list highlighting key trends in policies and actions impacting the growth of rooftop solar across the sunny South. The...

The Cognizant U.S. Foundation today announced a $1.25 million grant to the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative to support four major U.S. cities?Chicago, Ill., Charlotte, N.C., Phoenix, Ariz., and Hartford, Conn.?in advancing local policy,...

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, issued the following statement regarding the collective bargaining negotiations between Canadian National Railway Co. (CN Rail) and the Teamsters Canada Rail...

The family of Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn is "profoundly grateful" that President Trump ended the dubious, long-delayed prosecution of the decorated Green Beret, his defense attorney Phillip Stackhouse said today. Cleared previously by an Army Board...

A meeting of Canada's Premiers will take place on Monday, December 2. The meeting will be chaired by Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan. Location: Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel, 5875 Airport Rd, Mississauga, ON Media representatives who wish to cover...

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), will speak on the dangers of judicial activism and what he calls "the capture of Americans' judiciary by corporate and partisan donor interests" at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. on...

The proposed federal rule limiting the number of people to receive federal food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has the potential of preventing nearly one million low-income students from receiving automatic access...

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Lieutenant General Edward Cardon (US Army - Ret.) has joined The Cohen Group as a Senior Counselor. "General Cardon is widely viewed as one of the Army's most innovative leaders of recent years and we are proud to welcome him to The Cohen Group...

The American Jewish Committee (AJC), the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, today launched Translate Hate, an innovative digital resource aimed at enabling Americans of all backgrounds to expose antisemitic tropes and take action against...

The Purple Tornado, a foresight and strategic intelligence consultancy that delivers thinktank research insights for corporate and government use, has announced a report addressing the security of U.S voter data systems. Prompted by Russian...

Last Friday, Housing Today released a notice of support for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) vote to adopt a resolution (http://www.ncai.org/ABQ-19-025.pdf) calling upon the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) not to...

More than 13% of Americans ? about 34 million people ? have a friend or family member who died sometime in the last five years after not receiving needed medical treatment because they were unable to pay for it, according to a new national survey...

This Veteran's Day, November 11, 2019, and during National Nurse Practitioner Week (November 10-16, 2019), the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) extends its gratitude to our nation's 18.2 million veterans for their service and...

alliantgroup, focused on strengthening American businesses by helping them reinvest in innovation and job growth, hosted former and current congressional members, state officials, U.S. business leaders, industry association leaders, CPA partners and...

The following is a letter from U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush supporting the breakup of Comcast: Mr. Brian RobertsChief Executive OfficerComcast Corporation1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838 Dear Mr....

In response to the need for bilingual nursing assistants in Indigenous communities and in the Montérégie region, Jean-François Roberge, Minister of Education and Higher Education, is authorizing the New Frontiers School Board to offer the Health,...

Senator Mike Rounds (R-ND), Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Tx) introduced a comprehensive EB-5 bill on 11/5/2019 marked S.2778 and called "Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act." The bill would overhaul the entire EB-5...

Today, the Ford Conservative government passed Bill 124.  "This is a regressive bill that for years will prevent the majority of Ontario's 280,000 CUPE members, as well as tens of thousands of hardworking frontline...

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger condemns the so-called "Skinny NDAA" proposed by Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to authorize "critical" military operations and compensation. The incredibly shrinking bill is a pared down...

Québec's strong economic and financial situation, as confirmed today by the Minister of Finance Eric Girard, allows the government to take a major step for the benefit of Quebecers by accelerating its actions to give them money back more quickly. An...

Actor and social entrepreneur Enzo Zelocchi's A-Medicare (https://www.a-medicare.com) project represents a competitive and innovative free-market approach that will improve affordability and access to healthcare for middle-class and working-class...

The Latino Coalition (TLC) released the below statement regarding the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's proposal to address patient healthcare costs: "While we agree with Speaker Pelosi on the need to address rising patient healthcare costs, her approach...

At the Democratic Liberty and Justice Celebration In Des Moines on Friday, Michael E. Arth told supporters of Elizabeth Warren that he was ending his 2020 Democratic bid for president and endorsing their candidate. He passed out campaign cards...

In partnership with community organizations, activists, opinion leaders, and public and private organizations in Mexico and the United States; Fuerza Migrante is the first binational movement dedicated entirely to empower Mexican migrants in the...

National Association of Realtors® President John Smaby was invited to attend a White House event Friday morning highlighting housing affordability concerns in communities across the country. Smaby, who was joined by Department of Housing and Urban...

Customers who rent vehicles in Pennsylvania are best served by marketplace parity and common-sense rules that treat all service providers the same, including the growing array of so-called peer-to-peer (P2P) rental companies....

Royal Oak's Mayor and Commission Majority are under fire as residents express outrage over the City's awarding of numerous no-bid city contracts, including many to political donors of the elected officials. "You might as well put a big 'For Sale'...

Clear Ballot announced today that the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has federally certified ClearVote 2.0. The new release includes a series of modifications, many of them proposed by Clear Ballot customers. New software changes include user...

At an American Jewish Committee (AJC) reception, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus ?ima?ius was praised for his efforts to correct the narrative around Lithuanian complicity in the Holocaust. Earlier this summer, ?ima?ius oversaw two important decisions...

The Quebec Cannabis Industry Association (QCIA) believes that the passage of Bill 2, the Quebec government's Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis which raises the legal consumption age from 18 to 21, will steer the most vulnerable consumers...

To mark the 5th anniversary of its historic partnership with terminally ill Californian Brittany Maynard, Compassion & Choices has produced a new video about the legislative success she inspired to advance medical aid-in-dying laws and enlist diverse...

Business Forward Foundation today released Answering America: The Business Case Against Trump's Agenda, a report examining the impact of Trump administration policies on our national economy, with emphasis on five Midwestern states ? Iowa, Michigan,...

A new website launched last week, Flypoll.com, empowers voters to instantly weigh in on opinion polls right from their web browser. "Opinions determine the most important decisions, like who will be the next leader of the...

The U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools (SIS) program and Shelby County schools in Tennessee held a nationwide kickoff today highlighting new 2020 Census classroom activities for students to learn about the importance of having everyone in...

Today, CityLab DC, the preeminent summit on global cities organized by The Aspen Institute, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Philanthropies, kicked off its 7th annual two-day conference in Washington, D.C. This event brings together city leaders from...

WHAT: In the midst of a heated presidential primary, the No Labels Problem Solver Convention is coming to Manchester, New Hampshire on Sunday, November 3, 2019. This event will feature members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, nationally renowned...

Dozens of governors, mayors, and other elected officials across America joined the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in declaring yesterday a Day of Action Against Antisemitism. "The targeting of Jews is a sign that something is fundamentally wrong...

THEROTTENAPPL.ES where media consumers go to learn whether or not a film or television show has been tainted by sexual violence, released a new feature today, expanding beyond awareness building of just how pervasive systematic inequality continues...

Today, on behalf of the nation's mayors and the police chiefs of major cities across America, the Presidents of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Major Cities Chiefs Association sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and...

A recent article in the Washington Post reported that a complaint had been filed with the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General by an anonymous unsuccessful bidder questioning the awarding of a contract to CertiPath by the United States...