WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * ASCE Report Card Gives U.S. Infrastructure Highest-Ever 'C' Grade, Stresses Need for Sustained Investment to Support Economic Growth Up from an overall grade of 'C-' in 2021, the quadrennial report card scores 18 categories of infrastructure The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today released its 2025 Report Card for America's Infrastructure (https://infrastruc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * Bank Economists: Credit Conditions to Soften for Consumers and Small Businesses Amid Heightened Economic Uncertainty WASHINGTON -- Credit conditions are expected to weaken modestly over the next six months as businesses and consumers adopt a more cautious outlook amid heightened uncertainty, according to the American Bankers Association's latest Credit Conditions  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Business Software Alliance (formerly BSA - Software Alliance) issued the following statement on March 25, 2025: * * * BSA Statement on Governor Youngkin's Veto of HB 2094 WASHINGTON - Business Software Alliance Senior Director of State Advocacy Heather Curry made the following statement following Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's decision to veto HB 2094, legislation that would have regulated artificial intelligence (AI) in the state: "The Business Software Alliance appr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Clean Energy Buyers Association issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * CEBA Notes Landmark 100 Gigawatts of Clean Energy Procured by Corporate and Industrial Customers Since 2014 Market demand remains strong, with growing interest in clean firm options including nuclear and geothermal The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) today celebrated a significant milestone as corporate and industrial customers in 2024 surpassed 100 gigawatts (GW) o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Consumers' Energy Costs Are Low from Private Sector Energy Markets, a New Report Finds Comprehensive Analysis Demonstrates Economic, Environmental, and Community Advantages for New York ALBANY, NY - The Affordable Clean Power Alliance (ACPA), a coalition supporting competitive power generation, today released a comprehensive report by FTI Consulting at the Independent P more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Bank Policy Institute issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Financial Trades to Congress: Misguided Durbin-Marshall Bill will Harm Consumers, Small Businesses and Financial Institutions Washington, D.C. -- In a new letter filed today, the American Bankers Association, America's Credit Unions, Association of Military Banks of America, Bank Policy Institute, Consumer Bankers Association, Defense Credit Union Council, Independent Community Bankers more PR

LONDON, England, March 26 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Govt to publish new climate action plan in October The new plan, now to be released in October, must ensure that everyone benefits from building a greener future A new government action plan for meeting the UK's legally binding climate targets over the next 12 years must be published by Wednesday 29 October 2025, following a High Court decision to give the government more time to write it [1]. Las more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * IFA Urges Missouri Legislature to Protect Franchised Businesses By clarifying appropriate joint employer standard of "direct and immediate control," Missouri HB 1068 protects franchisee independence and brand support at the state level WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jeff Hanscom, Senior Vice President of State and Local Government Relations for the International Franchise Associatio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget posted the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Should Ensure Reconciliation Reduces Debt With both the Senate and House of Representatives having adopted separate budget resolutions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to facilitate reconciliation legislation, the two chambers will need to agree on a concurrent budget resolution in order to formally begin the reconciliation process. Th more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, March 25 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * On Equal Pay Day 2025, Moms Fear the Punitive, Appalling Wage Gap Will Get Even Worse Than It Is Now Statement of leaders of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on Equal Pay Day 2025: "83 cents. That is how much Americ more PR

LONDON, England, March 26 -- The Publishers Association issued the following news release: * * * Publishers Association statement on The Atlantic article on LibGen and Meta Recently, an article was published in The Atlantic on the use of pirated books in the training of AI. It references documents in which Meta admits that the notorious pirate network LibGen has been used to train its large language models (LLMs), together with the release of the Atlantic's tool which demonstrates the vast vo more PR

TUSTIN, California, March 26 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Revive Nuclear Energy in America The United States used to be the undisputed leader in nuclear power and still has more operating reactors than any other nation, with 94 currently in service. But in the last 35 years, only one new nuclear power plant has been built in the U.S.--Plant  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Terminates Lawful Status of Nearly 500,000 Foreign Nationals, Throwing Families, Employers, and Communities into Turmoil On March 21, the Trump administration announced its plan to end the parole program for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV). This program led to a significant overall decrease in unauthorized entries to the more PR

NEW YORK, March 26 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * UANI Statement on Collapse of Iran's Rial (New York, NY) - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement after Iran's rial fell below 1,000,000 rials per U.S. dollar. "The news today that Iran's currency dropped to a record low of 1,039,000 rials to the U.S. dollar demonstrates that the Iranian people  more PR

LYONS, Nebraska, March 26 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Updated Nebraska Farm & Food Economy report is out LYONS, NEBRASKA - Nebraskans spend more than $5 billion per year buying food that is sourced from out of the state. A report released today indicates this loss of economic potential is driving a growing interest in locally-produced food. This and other findings are highlighted in the "Nebraska Farm & Food Economy" report, rele more PR

NEW YORK, March 25 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * US Consumer Confidence tumbled again in March # Consumers' expectations for the future at a 12-year low The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index(r) fell by 7.2 points in March to 92.9 (1985=100). The Present Situation Index --based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions--decreased 3.6 points to 134.5. The Expectations Index --based on consumers' short-term outlook for  more PR