NEW YORK, April 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release: * * * #KeepItOn: authorities in Gabon must safeguard open and secure internet access during elections Lisez la version francaise For the attention of His Excellency Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Transitional President of the Gabonese Republic, CC: Laurence Ndong, Transitional Minister of Communication and M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * "The Story Starts with Us" Forum Unites Creators, Innovators, and Policymakers on Copyright and AI Policy Association of American Publishers and Copyright Alliance Host First-of-its-Kind, All-Day Program on Protecting Human Creativity in Artificial Intelligence The Association of American Publishers and Copyright Alliance today hosted a first-of-its-kind, one-day forum at t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: * * * Nightmare Scenario: Trump Lights Economy on Fire While Gutting Social Security for Americans on Fixed Incomes Republicans expect Americans to suffer, shut up, and die waiting in line for benefits that may never come In the middle of Donald Trump causing a market crash and burning 401(k) sa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued the following news release: * * * American Immigration Lawyers Association: Trump Dragnet Widens to Unconstitutional Targeting of People with Visas Over the past weeks, individuals holding lawful visas, including students and researchers, have experienced visa revocations, termination of lawful status, and in some instances detention, and removal without clear explanations. The Administration has detained and removed p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Biotechnology Innovation Organization issued the following statement on April 8, 2025: * * * BIO Statement on National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology Report: The Need for Immediate & Bold Action to Secure the U.S. Position as the Global Leader in Biotechnology WASHINGTON, DC, April 8, 2025 - Today, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), a bipartisan legislative commission established by Congress, issued its much-anticipate more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, April 9 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Coalition Statement Responding to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Firing of Federal Workers Public Service Unions, Small Business, Veterans and Conservation Organizations and Rule of Law Advocates Vow to Continue Fight WASHINGTON - In response to today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the government's request for a stay of the preliminary injunction against the Office of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Small Business Majority issued the following statement on April 7, 2025: * * * Colorado House Must Budget for Small Business Support Statement from Hunter Nelson, Colorado Director for Small Business Majority, with advice for the Colorado House of Representatives on how to help small businesses ahead of this week's expected budget vote Statement from Hunter Nelson, Colorado Director for Small Business Majority, with advice for the Colorado House of Representatives on h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * Community Bankers on Economy: Sunshine with Some Dark Clouds Emerging Washington, D.C. - Community bankers report an overall positive economic outlook for a third consecutive quarter, but their confidence in future business conditions is fading, according to the first quarter Community Bank Sentiment Index (CBSI) results. The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) polls community b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Congress Should Act Immediately to Protect Americans from the Coming Trump Crash Washington, D.C. -- With dangerous economic fallout brewing from the Trump administration's tariffs announcement--set to go into effect tonight--and unpredictable policymaking environment, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement and recommendations to cu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Council for Innovation Promotion issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Council for Innovation Promotion Policy Agenda Outlines Innovation Priorities for New Congress Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released its 2025 innovation policy agenda, which highlights 18 key reforms that Congress could undertake to revitalize America's innovation economy. "Our agenda explains, in detail, how and why lawmakers should implement these refo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Data Reveals Need for Wage Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women and Gender Expansive People WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Equal Pay Day, the point at which each year the earnings of AANHPI women "catch up" to those of non-Hispanic, white men from the previous year. As a  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * New Executive Orders a Big Boost for Reliability, Electric Co-op Leaders at White House Event Say ARLINGTON, Va. - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson and several NRECA member CEOs today expressed appreciation for President Trump's announcement recognizing the critical role played by always available energy generating resour more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Films Investigating Global Manufacturing Screened at D.C. Environmental Film Festival On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Pulitzer Center gathered attendees in downtown Washington, D.C., for a film screening and panel investigating how global manufacturing shapes local environments. The series of three short films marked the Pulitzer Center's  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Commends Senate Letter Urging EPA to Set Strong Biofuel Blending Volumes, Account for SREs WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, applauded a bipartisan group of lawmakers for a Senate letter they sent this week urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set strong, multi-year renewable volum more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Alabama Below is a continuously updated list of good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017, and which now must be made permanent. The average annual TCJA tax cut for Alabama households is $1,352. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA, TCJA PROVIDED: 17% tax cut for Alabama hou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * In Congressional Testimony, Iowa Franchisee Tells Congress That Franchise Small Businesses Need Tax Relief Emphasis placed on preserving Section 199A and restoring 100% bonus depreciation, both critical to small businesses on Main Street and their employees Washington, D.C. - Today, Jerry Akers, a multi-unit franchisee from Iowa and board member of the International Franch more PR

MILPITAS, California, April 8 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * Inaugural SEMIEXPO Heartland Event Underscores Midwestern U.S. as a Global Hub for Smart Manufacturing and Smart Mobility MILPITAS, Calif. - April 8, 2025 - The inaugural SEMIEXPO Heartland event welcomed leaders in smart mobility and smart manufacturing to the Indiana Convention Center to explore op more PR

OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- The Center for Environmental Health issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Delays by EPA in Cleaning Up Dangerous Smog Pollution in Phoenix, Yosemite National Park Area OAKLAND, Calif.-- Conservation and public-health groups sued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin today for failure to take action to reduce smog pollution in the Phoenix metro area and Mariposa County, California, home to Yosemite National Park. Both ar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Delays by Trump EPA in Cleaning Up Dangerous Smog Pollution in Phoenix, Yosemite National Park Area OAKLAND, Calif.-- Conservation and public-health groups sued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin today for his failure to take action to reduce smog pollution in the Phoenix metro area and Mariposa County, California, home to Yosemite Na more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * National Survey: U.S. Consumers Happy with their Bank, Applaud Banks' Fraud Protection Efforts WASHINGTON -- Nine in 10 Americans with a bank account (89%) say they are "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with their primary bank and 93% rate their bank's customer service as "excellent," "very good" or "good," according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on be more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * New Polling Shows Strong Support for 20% Small Business Tax Deduction As Congress debates tax policy, Americans believe that making the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent should be a core part of any legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 7, 2025) - A new poll released today by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * NEW SBE COUNCIL SURVEY: Small Businesses Deepen Tech Investment and Use AI and Express Checkout Fuel Growth, Tech Platforms Critical, Confident About Trump's Tech Policies Washington, D.C. - Small businesses are leaning heavily into innovative technologies to drive growth, productivity and competitiveness, according to new survey results released today by the  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * New Trump Executive Order Endangers Public, Denies Reality with Attempt to Force Ongoing Use of Coal CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 8, 2025)--President Donald Trump announced an executive order today suspending critical public health and environmental safeguards, clearing the way for reckless coal extraction and potential public subsidization of uneconomic coal-fire more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Friends Committee on National Legislation issued the following news release: * * * Quaker Lobby Deeply Disappointed in Passage of Draconian Senate Budget By Timothy McHugh Washington, DC - The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is disappointed but undaunted by today's Senate passage (51-48) of the budget resolution for fiscal year 2025. The resolution - in tandem with its House counterpart - makes clear this Congress prioritizes tax cuts for the wealt more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 8 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Rally to Say NO to Tax Breaks for Billionaires & Corporations Members of Congress must choose to stand with working families, not billionaires and corporations! Join tax fairness advocates and constituents from across the country at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday April 10 in Washington, D.C. more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- The Vision Council issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * New Research from The Vision Council Reveals Cautious Optimism Among Eyecare Providers Despite Economic Pressures Today, The Vision Council released new research exploring eyecare provider sentiments related to daily operations of their practices, the eyecare industry, and the American economy during the second half of 2024. The report, Provider inSights Q3-Q4 2024, highlights provide more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * SBE Council Urges House to Adopt the Senate Amendment to the Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 14) The following statement of support for the Senate Amendment to H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, can be attri more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * Senators Stress Importance of Strong RVO Numbers, SRE Reallocation The Renewable Fuels Association today thanked a bipartisan group of 16 senators, led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put forward strong renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for the 2026 compliance year and beyond. "These senators under more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 8 -- The Maryland State Education Association issued the following news on April 7, 2025: * * * Howard County social studies teacher and Maryland State Education Association President Paul Lemle released the statement below following the passage of the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act: "Educators appreciate the work of legislators to restore more than $2 billion in funding for our students over the next four years amid extremely challenging budget times and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * New Study Finds Hawaii Tourism Could Drop 25% if Short-term Rentals are Phased Out Hawaii's economy could lose over $750 million in tourism spending TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, released results of a new survey of travelers that finds peopl more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Texas Can Improve Its Insurance Marketplace Without Abandoning a Market-Based Approach APCIA supports attempts to slow the rise of Texas property insurance rates. However, a bill in the legislature to discard the state's file-and-use system and implement prior approval for rate increases above 10% will not have the intended effect. Rates have risen  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Bill Cracking Down on Costly, Dangerous Staged Accidents Apr 08, 2025 Washington - Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded Congressmen Mike Collins (R-Georgia) and Brandon Gill (R-Texas) for introducing the Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act. The bill would make it a federal crime to engineer a crash with a commercial  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Abuse of Emergency Declaration to Force Ratepayers to Prop Up Inefficient Coal Power Plants Is Breathlessly Stupid WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump will today sign executive orders that seek to force ratepayers to pay to keep uneconomic coal power plants running, and push a dramatic expansion of coal mining on public lands. The move to resurrect coal power, which Public Citiz more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Travel] -- The U.S. Travel Association posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Travel CEO Urges Congress to Back Travel Industry as a Path to Economic Recovery and Growth WASHINGTON - In testimony before Congress today, a key leader for the U.S. travel industry called for urgent action to upgrade the American travel system ahead of hosting major global events, as competing countries like China and Saudi Arabia make massive investments in travel. "Trave more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, April 9 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Gov. completes strong NM response to SCOTUS gutting Clean Water Act by signing SB 21 Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed SB 21, now a law to provide critical protections for New Mexico waters. Following rollbacks to federal clean water protections in recent years, up to 95% of New Mexico's streams and up to 88% of New Mexico's wetlands have lost protection once provi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * The World Is Electrifying. What Does That Mean for Our Global Energy Future? Even as new investments spur the adoption of low-carbon technologies, long-term global energy projections indicate that the world is far off track to meet its climate goals, according to a new report from Resources for the Future (RFF). Gains in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and other low-emissions techn more PR