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The Economy & Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2025-03-25 ( 15 items )  
BIO Releases New Report Underscoring the Massive Economic Power of the American Bioeconomy (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Biotechnology Innovation Organization issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * BIO Releases New Report Underscoring the Massive Economic Power of the American Bioeconomy WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), in partnership with Kearney, a global management consulting firm, released a first-of-its-kind report that assesses the significant economic impact of the U.S. bioeconomy, in the context of plant, animal, an more PR

Canada's 2025 Election: A Referendum on US-Canadian Relations (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community, issued the following news release: * * * Canada's 2025 Election: A Referendum on US-Canadian Relations Free and fair elections are routinely expected in Canada, but, for Canadians, the next federal general election is looking like an election about being free and treated fair: more PR

CES on the Hill Brings Tech's Biggest Innovators to Washington (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 24 [Category: Electronic Products] -- The Consumer Technology Association posted the following news release: * * * CES on the Hill Brings Tech's Biggest Innovators to Washington The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)(r) is bringing a taste of the world's most powerful tech event, CES(r), to Washington, D.C., with CES(r) on the Hill, April 9, 2025. Held at CTA's Innovation House on Capitol Hill as part of 2025 Tech Week, this invite-only event connects policymaker more PR

Disciplinary Teacher Organizations Urge Federal Coordination of Public Education (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 25 -- The National Council of Teachers of English issued the following news release: * * * Disciplinary teacher organizations urge federal coordination of public education Organizations representing teachers of the core K-12 subject areas came together on March 24 to call for continued federal coordination and support for state and local schools through the US Department of Education. NCTE issued the joint statement alongside the National Council of Teachers of Math more PR

Financial Trades to Congress: Misguided Durbin-Marshall Bill will Harm Consumers, Small Businesses and Financial Institutions (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * Financial Trades to Congress: Misguided Durbin-Marshall Bill will Harm Consumers, Small Businesses and Financial Institutions WASHINGTON -- 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 C more PR

Financial Trades to Congress: Misguided Durbin-Marshall Bill will Harm Consumers, Small Businesses and Financial Institutions (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * Financial Trades to Congress: Misguided Durbin-Marshall Bill will Harm Consumers, Small Businesses and Financial Institutions WASHINGTON -- 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, Ind more PR

IAB State of Data 2025: AI Is on the Brink of Transforming How Advertising Works at Its Core (10)
NEW YORK, March 25 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news: * * * IAB State of Data 2025: AI Is on the Brink of Transforming How Advertising Works at Its Core While AI Adoption is Accelerating, More Urgency Is Needed By Angelina Eng New York - March 24, 2025 - AI is set to transform the advertising industry, but we're not there yet. This is among the key findings found in IAB's State of Data 2025: The Now, The Near, and The Next Evolution of AI for Media Campaigns, r more PR

IFA Applauds Trump Administration Removal of Corporate Transparency Act Requirements (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The International Franchise Association issued the following statement on March 23, 2025: * * * IFA Applauds Trump Administration Removal of Corporate Transparency Act Requirements U.S. companies and individuals no longer face invasive and intrusive reporting requirements, with failure to comply carrying steep financial penalties; franchise small businesses free to focus on what they do best: creating jobs and economic mobility WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the Internation more PR

IL House Again Fails to Advance Lending Transparency Bill to Protect Small Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Small Business Majority issued the following statement on March 24, 2025: * * * IL House Again Fails to Advance Lending Transparency Bill to Protect Small Businesses Statement from Tasha Brown, Illinois Director for Small Business Majority, on why the failure of HB 1921 leaves entrepreneurs vulnerable to predatory financial products "For the second time in as many years, a committee within the Illinois House of Representatives has declined to move ahead with legislati more PR

LEI for India Was Flat in February (10)
NEW YORK, March 24 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * LEI for India Was Flat in February Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. * * * The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (r) (L more PR

New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Regulatory Reform, Red Tape Rollback (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Regulatory Reform, Red Tape Rollback # Mar 24, 2025 by AFP Atlanta, Georgia --Today Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) released new polling showing bipartisan popular support for regulatory reform and the Red Tape Rollback Act, which was heard in the House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee hearing last week. more PR

Retailers Submit Comments in Opposition to USTR Shipping Remedies Proposal (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release: * * * Retailers Submit Comments in Opposition to USTR Shipping Remedies Proposal "We encourage the administration to continue to investigate the barriers and limitations on U.S. shipbuilding and to seek other means to help revitalize the industry, without burdening those who rely upon it." NRF Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French WASHINGTON - The National more PR

Retailers Submit Comments Opposing USTR Shipping Proposal (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 25 -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Retailers Submit Comments Opposing USTR Shipping Proposal New Study Finds U.S. Businesses and Consumers Will Bear Increased Costs for USTR Shipping Proposal The National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association submitted joint comments on Monday regarding proposed action in the Section 301 Investigation of China's Targeting of the Maritime, more PR

U.S. Chamber Hosts U.S. Representative Mark Alford for Roundtable on Tax Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Hosts U.S. Representative Mark Alford for Roundtable on Tax Reform FAYETTE, MO - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative Mark Alford (R-MO-04) for a roundtable discussion in Fayette, Missouri with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions before portions of President Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TC more PR

Youngkin's AI Bill Veto Is A Win For Innovators & Virginians (10)
MCLEAN, Virginia, March 25 -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on March 24, 2025: * * * Youngkin's AI Bill Veto Is A Win For Innovators & Virginians Veto Protects AI Growth and Saves Virginia $290M Today, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed HB 2094, which sought to regulate the development and deployment of 'high-risk artificial intelligence systems' within the Commonwealth. Last month, Chamber of  more PR