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White House AI Order Sends the Right Message on Fragmented State Laws, Says the Center for Data Innovation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release:
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The White House AI Order Sends the Right Message on Fragmented State Laws, Says the Center for Data Innovation
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WASHINGTONIn response to President Trump signing an executive order ensuring a national policy framework for artificial intelligence, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Director Daniel Castro :
The United States cannot win the global race to lead in artificial intelligence (AI) without a coherent, innovation-friendly
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release:
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The White House AI Order Sends the Right Message on Fragmented State Laws, Says the Center for Data Innovation
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WASHINGTONIn response to President Trump signing an executive order ensuring a national policy framework for artificial intelligence, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Director Daniel Castro :
The United States cannot win the global race to lead in artificial intelligence (AI) without a coherent, innovation-friendlynational regulatory framework. As long as Congress fails to act, the growing patchwork of state AI laws will continue to fragment the U.S. market and weaken America's competitive position. In that context, it is both prudent and justified for the administration to step in.
Federal preemption is essential. In the absence of congressional leadership, states have advanced proposals that would impose conflicting rules on a general-purpose technology that depends on national scale. The executive order sends a clear signal that continued regulatory fragmentation is unacceptable and raises the cost of federal inaction. That pressure is intentionaland overdue.
Importantly, the order draws sensible boundaries. By carving out areas such as child safety and state procurement, it makes clear that a national AI framework does not exclude states from policymaking. Instead, it establishes clear lanes that allow states to pursue policies affecting only their own operations or residents without disrupting interstate commerce. The order also underscores a critical principle missing from much of the global AI debate: Regulation should be targeted and minimally invasive, not a source of broad compliance burdens that slow innovation.
The executive order takes a measured approach rather than treating all state action as equally problematic. By calling for an evaluation of state laws on their merits, it creates space to distinguish between proposals that genuinely threaten innovation and those that may offer useful insights. While executive action alone cannot resolve the issue, this approach lays the groundwork for a more constructive debate.
Most importantly, the order directs the administration to develop legislative recommendations, making clear that executive action is meant to catalyzenot replacecongressional leadership. By putting the weight of the presidency behind federal action, the administration has taken an important step toward a durable national AI framework that protects innovation, competition, and U.S. leadership.
Contact: Nicole Hinojosa, press@datainnovation.org
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Original text here: https://itif.org/publications/publications/2025/12/12/the-white-house-ai-order-sends-the-right-message-on-fragmented-state-laws/
Massachusetts Bills Offer a Pathway Toward Expanded Psychedelic Access
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 12 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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Massachusetts bills offer a pathway toward expanded psychedelic access
Embracing the promise of psychedelic therapies like psilocybin would place Massachusetts at the forefront of this new wave of evidence-informed reform.
By Kaitlyn Boecker
A version of this public comment was submitted to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery on November 10, 2025.
States across the country are advancing legislation to safely expand access to psilocybin, with impressive results.
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LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 12 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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Massachusetts bills offer a pathway toward expanded psychedelic access
Embracing the promise of psychedelic therapies like psilocybin would place Massachusetts at the forefront of this new wave of evidence-informed reform.
By Kaitlyn Boecker
A version of this public comment was submitted to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery on November 10, 2025.
States across the country are advancing legislation to safely expand access to psilocybin, with impressive results.Oregon and Colorado have implemented regulated psilocybin programs that include licensed service centers, product testing, and facilitator training. New Mexico just approved legislation to authorize limited medical psilocybin access for patients with qualifying conditions. Lawmakers in Arizona, California, Iowa, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Missouri, and Washington continue to seriously consider multiple proposals for psilocybin regulation and access.
These efforts, like the proposals contained within Massachusetts H.2203 and H.4200, represent the growing movement from criminalization to sensible regulation grounded in public health and harm reduction.
Legislatures are acting for several key reasons:
* Mental health crisis: Conventional treatments are often costly, inaccessible, or ineffective for conditions like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, addiction, and chronic pain.
* Strong safety and efficacy signals: Peer-reviewed research increasingly supports psilocybin's potential therapeutic benefits.
* Public support: Decriminalization and safe access policies enjoy increasing bipartisan support.
* Policy innovation: With limited federal action, states are designing novel frameworks that balance access, safety, and oversight.
Promise of psychedelic-assisted therapy
Over the past decade, medical and scientific communities have increasingly recognized the potential of psychedelic therapies for the treatment of intractable mental health conditions. Clinical evidence suggests that certain psychedelic-based therapies are more effective than conventional treatments for various mental health disorders; current treatment options frequently have efficacy rates in the low teens. Earlier this year, the U.S. National Network of Depression Centers released a consensus statement calling for expansion into funding, research, and large-scale studies to explore the promise of psychedelic-assisted treatments.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted psilocybin "breakthrough therapy" designation twice: first in 2018 for treatment-resistant depression, and again in 2019 for major depressive disorder. This status is specifically designed to expedite the regulatory review of drugs demonstrating substantial and superior treatment potential over existing options for serious, unmet medical conditions. As of 2025, two psychedelic substances--psilocybin and MDMA (for treatment of PTSD in 2017)--have already received breakthrough therapy designations. There are currently 14 active FDA Phase II or Phase III psilocybin clinical trials underway.
Psilocybin-assisted therapies have shown long-lasting favorable changes in well-being, attitude, and personality within only one- or two-session doses. Robust research suggests these therapies could treat a range of disorders, many with limited and/or largely ineffective treatment options--including anxiety in terminal illnesses, certain neurodegenerative diseases, obsessive compulsive disorder, and drug dependency--in addition to their FDA-recognized potential in treating depression.
A 2024 article in the academic journal Brain Sciences reviewed a dozen high-quality studies on the therapeutic effects of psilocybin administration, concluding: "A quantitative analysis of the studies indicates that psilocybin is highly effective in reducing depressive symptoms severity among patients with primary [major depressive disorder] or [treatment-resistant depression]. Both single-dose and two-dose psilocybin treatments significantly reduced depressive symptoms severity, with two-dose administration sometimes yielding more pronounced and lasting effects."
Generally, psilocybin is said to have the best safety profile of any psychedelic substance. Psilocybin has low physiological toxicity, low risk of abuse or addiction, and no linked persistent harmful physiological or psychological effects during or after use, according to years of anecdotal data as well as modern scientific investigations. Psilocybin overdose is also exceedingly rare. A 2017 PubMed study found that, of 9,233 psilocybin users, only 19 (0.2%) reported seeking emergency medical treatment. They sought help mostly due to psychological symptoms (anxiety, paranoia), with poor "mindset," poor "setting," and mixing substances as the most-reported reasons for incidents. All but one patient returned to normal within 24 hours, and all patients recovered within seven days.
A facilitated access model provides safety without costly overregulation
Both bills would establish a pilot program for facilitated therapeutic access to psilocybin. This approach blends regulated adult use with public health safeguards, allowing individuals to access psilocybin in a structured, informed environment that includes support, screening, and education, without requiring full clinical supervision. Ultimately, this model would avoid the cost barriers of a strictly medicalized system while creating accountability through licensed providers, required education, and robust tracking.
Conclusion
Clinical research of psilocybin and other psychedelic substances is a rapidly emerging field that is quickly changing the landscape of mental health across the country. States retain the authority to expand access to these substances through their own laws, with pioneers like Oregon, Colorado, and New Mexico responding to public health interests.
Embracing the promise of psychedelic therapies like psilocybin would place Massachusetts at the forefront of this new wave of evidence-informed reform. Recognizing the therapeutic value of new treatments will avoid the extremes of prohibition or unregulated use, instead offering a practical, public-health-based pathway to safe, equitable psilocybin access.
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Kaitlyn Boecker is a government affairs specialist at Reason Foundation.
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Original text here: https://reason.org/testimony/massachusetts-bills-offer-a-pathway-toward-expanded-psychedelic-access/
Health Foundation: Winter Pressures Expose NHS Fragility
LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- The Health Foundation posted the following news release:
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Winter pressures expose NHS fragility
Responding to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics, Francesca Cavallaro, Senior Analytical Manager at the Health Foundation, said:
The latest urgent and emergency care figures for November show the NHS beginning to feel the first signs of winter. Flu started earlier than usual this year and admissions are rising at the same pace as last year, but the number of patients in hospital with flu is yet to approach the peaks seen in 2022/23 and 2024/25. The NHS
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LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- The Health Foundation posted the following news release:
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Winter pressures expose NHS fragility
Responding to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics, Francesca Cavallaro, Senior Analytical Manager at the Health Foundation, said:
The latest urgent and emergency care figures for November show the NHS beginning to feel the first signs of winter. Flu started earlier than usual this year and admissions are rising at the same pace as last year, but the number of patients in hospital with flu is yet to approach the peaks seen in 2022/23 and 2024/25. The NHScould face major pressures if cases continue to climb rapidly in the weeks ahead.
Ambulance services are currently meeting this year's target for reaching serious emergencies in an average of 30 minutes across the year. However, performance has fallen as winter approaches and the prospect of returning to the prolonged delays in response times and handovers at hospital seen in recent years could have serious implications for patient care.
The elective waiting list rose slightly in October but waiting times improved. However, this does not yet reflect the impact of the most recent resident doctor strikes. Progress will be hard to make with intensifying winter pressures, the threat of further industrial action, and trusts struggling to deliver against tight financial plans.
These pressures expose the NHS's fragile balancing act. The government's Autumn Budget provided no additional funding to help services maintain essential care and meet stretching performance targets, even as demands continue to rise. This leaves the NHS in a precarious financial position--a recipe for worsening patient care and stalled recovery.'
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Original text here: https://www.health.org.uk/press-office/press-releases/winter-pressures-expose-nhs-fragility
Bipartisan Bad Economics
DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 12 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following news:
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Bipartisan Bad Economics
Hawley and Sanders's credit card caps will hurt the poor.
By Daniel J. Mitchell
According to a new report from the New York Federal Reserve, Americans have accumulated over one trillion in credit card debt, an all-time high. It's a record that would make financial advisor Dave Ramsey lose the remaining hair on his head, but even worse, the share of balances in serious delinquency climbed to a nearly financial-crash level of 7.1%. In other words, Americans are borrowing
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DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 12 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following news:
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Bipartisan Bad Economics
Hawley and Sanders's credit card caps will hurt the poor.
By Daniel J. Mitchell
According to a new report from the New York Federal Reserve, Americans have accumulated over one trillion in credit card debt, an all-time high. It's a record that would make financial advisor Dave Ramsey lose the remaining hair on his head, but even worse, the share of balances in serious delinquency climbed to a nearly financial-crash level of 7.1%. In other words, Americans are borrowingmore and paying back less.
This alarming trend has naturally drawn the attention of politicians eager to offer a quick fix.
Unfortunately, the solution gaining bipartisan traction is a blanket cap on credit card interest rates. Like most political quick fixes, it is an economic prescription guaranteed to harm the very individuals it claims to protect.
The impulse to cap rates is rooted in a fundamental economic misunderstanding. It treats the interest rate as an arbitrary fee levied by greedy banks rather than the essential economic mechanism it is: the price of risk. This misguided philosophy is embodied in the legislation introduced by the populist duo of Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), which seeks to impose a nationwide cap on Annual Percentage Rates (APRs), sometimes as low as 10%.
Make no mistake: two politicians don't know better than the marketplace and the law of supply and demand that governs it. The consequences of imposing a price ceiling on credit are not debatable. They are historically certain. Interest rates on credit cards are higher than on mortgages, for instance, because credit cards are unsecured debt. If a borrower defaults, the bank cannot seize collateral to cover the loss. The interest rate must therefore be high enough to reflect the expected default rate across the entire high-risk pool.
It's wrongheaded. Faced with the possibility of a government-imposed price cap, credit card companies would of course respond as any company would. They will stop extending credit to those who will possibly not pay them back. Studies show that even a cap as high as 18% would put nearly 80% of subprime borrowers at risk of losing access to credit. In other words, the 10% cap proposed by the Hawley-Sanders alliance would have truly devastating effects for credit access, potentially eliminating millions of accounts.
The victims of this policy will not be the wealthy, who already qualify for prime rates; nor will they be the financially literate, who pay their balances in full. The victims will be the economically vulnerable, the working-class single mother needing a short-term buffer, the recent immigrant attempting to build a credit score, or the young person trying to establish his or her financial footing. For these individuals, the Hawley-Sanders policy will deliver not cheap credit, but no credit at all.
By cutting off access to mainstream credit cards, millions of consumersespecially those with lower incomes or less-than-perfect credit scoreswill be forced toward the shadow banking sector. This includes unregulated online lenders and payday lenders, which typically charge fees and short-term rates that far exceed the 25% APR the current market offers. In other words, the policymakers' good intentions turn into a disastrous push toward outright loan sharking and financial ruin.
And that's not all. Even after restricting credit to the highest-risk borrowers, lenders would still need to cover the high operational costs of maintaining accounts and combating fraud. With their primary source of revenue capped, banks would have to offset losses by introducing or raising annual fees, late payment fees, and over-limit feescosts that would hit all cardholders, regardless of their credit profile.
For most, access to even costly credit is far better than having no credit at all. It offers an essential lifeline for emergency repairs, medical bills, or short-term income shocks. By setting a cap, Congress is removing the thermometer rather than addressing the actual problem of financial distress, leaving the most vulnerable Americans without the only regulated, mainstream financial tool they rely on.
The key to reducing debt is through increasing accountability and free-market policies that deliver economic prosperity, not heavy-handed economic planning.
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Daniel J. Mitchell is a Washington-based economist who specializes in fiscal policy, particularly tax reform, international tax competition, and the economic burden of government spending. He also serves on the editorial board of the Cayman Financial Review. Prior to joining Cato, Mitchell has also been a senior fellow with the Heritage Foundation, and an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. Dan's work has been published in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Villanova Law Review, Public Choice, Emory Law Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Offshore Investment, Playboy, and Investor's Business Daily. He has appeared on all the major TV networks, and has given speeches in almost 40 states and more than 30 countries. Dan earned a PhD in economics from George Mason University.
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Original text here: https://fee.org/articles/bipartisan-bad-economics/
San Diego's Innovative Hunger-Fighting Programs Get $2.5M Boost Amid Federal Cutbacks
SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 11 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release:
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San Diego's Innovative Hunger-Fighting Programs Get $2.5M Boost Amid Federal Cutbacks
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December 11, 2025 - San Diego, CA San Diego Foundation today announced more than $2.5 million in San Diego Unity Fund grants to support a new wave of innovative community-led food programs that will help keep San Diegans fed and healthy amid ongoing federal benefit funding cutbacks.
The new round of grant funding will expand medically-tailored meals for people living with illness, weekend food kits for Head
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SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 11 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release:
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San Diego's Innovative Hunger-Fighting Programs Get $2.5M Boost Amid Federal Cutbacks
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December 11, 2025 - San Diego, CA San Diego Foundation today announced more than $2.5 million in San Diego Unity Fund grants to support a new wave of innovative community-led food programs that will help keep San Diegans fed and healthy amid ongoing federal benefit funding cutbacks.
The new round of grant funding will expand medically-tailored meals for people living with illness, weekend food kits for HeadStart families and farmers markets on wheels that bring fairly-priced, locally grown produce to neighborhoods.
The announcement comes as San Diego County braces for the loss of more than $300 million a year in government funding that helps keep people fed, housed and healthy. More than 400,000 residents are at risk of losing access to basic support, including nearly 100,000 who may lose food assistance. With California now at risk of losing federal dollars to administer food benefits, local nonprofits are working to help fill the gap.
"Unity Fund grants support community organizations that know and are trusted by their neighbors and are already rethinking what food security looks like to keep San Diegans nourished with dignity," said Mark Stuart, President & CEO of San Diego Foundation. "Thanks to the generosity of donors across San Diego, we are moving quickly to fuel that innovation and deploy funding where it's needed most."
$2,575,838 in grants from the Unity Fund will support a range of innovative approaches to food security, including:
* Mama's Kitchen ($325,000) to expand medically tailored meal delivery for individuals living with serious illnesses.
* Neighborhood House Association ($250,000) to provide ready-to-eat weekend meals for families with children in Head Start programs.
* Project New Village ($250,000) to operate farmers markets on wheels that bring fairly-priced, locally grown produce into neighborhoods with limited access to fresh food.
* Food Shed Cooperative ($250,000) to connect people with diet-related health conditions to nutritious food through community-driven models.
* UC San Diego Center for Community Health ($250,000) to expand !Mas Fresco! Plus, an innovative program delivering locally grown produce to families experiencing hunger.
"This transformational rapid-response grant from the Unity Fund comes at a critical time for our clients and the community as a whole. As nonprofit organizations like Mama's Kitchen have faced funding cuts, and policy changes are impeding community members' access to nutrition and healthcare, we are seeing the perfect storm of increased demand," said Eva Matthews, CEO, Mama's Kitchen. "Now more than ever our community is relying on nonprofits to fill gaps in even the most basic needs. This grant will allow Mama's Kitchen to offer stable access to medically tailored meals for critically ill San Diegans, while expanding our ability to connect those in need to healthcare and other support services."
"For Head Start families, food insecurity doesn't take a break on weekends. This critical Unity Fund grant will ensure that children in our programs have nutritious meals when they're away from our centers, supporting their health and development every day of the week," said Rudolph A. Johnson, President and CEO, Neighborhood House Association. "At NHA, we believe in a continuum of care that wraps around families at every stage, and this grant strengthens our ability to serve the whole child and the whole family by providing nutritious meal kits they can prepare over the weekend."
Additional Unity Fund grants will support Chicano Federation, Sherman Heights Community Center, Fallbrook Senior Citizens Service Club, Thrive Lemon Grove, Bayside Community Center, Bithiah's Family Services, Coastal Roots Farm, Partnerships for a Better San Diego, Chaldean Community Council, Boys & Girls Clubs, Fallbrook Food Pantry, Slavic Refugee and Immigrant Services, North County LGBTQ Resource Center and the Karen Organization of San Diego, including everything from neighborhood meal programs and food transportation to baby formula, diapers and other essentials for children in foster care.
Created in response to federal funding reductions in food, housing and healthcare programs, San Diego Unity Fund is San Diego Foundation's rapid response fund for local nonprofits. To date, Unity Fund has made grants to dozens of nonprofits and raised $32.3 million, including $12 million from the San Diego County Partnership to Protect San Diegans and $20 million from San Diego Foundation.
In addition to standing up the San Diego Unity Fund, San Diego Foundation joined United for San Diego an unprecedented partnership among three of San Diego's largest foundations: Prebys Foundation, Price Philanthropies, San Diego Foundation, and the Price Family. Formed in response to deep federal funding cuts, the partners are working together to protect access to food, housing, and healthcare for families in need.
San Diego Foundation created the Unity Fund to give everyone the opportunity to contribute directly to this vital community effort. Individuals, families, businesses and organizations can donate and find additional information about San Diego Unity Fund at SDFoundation.org/Unity. 100% of their donations fund local nonprofits.
For more information about the differences between San Diego Unity Fund and United for San Diego click here.
About San Diego Foundation
San Diego Foundation believes in just, equitable and resilient communities where every San Diegan can prosper, thrive and feel like they belong. We partner with donors, nonprofits and regional leaders to co-create solutions that respond to community needs and strengthen San Diego. Since our founding in 1975, our community foundation has granted $1.8 billion to nonprofits to improve quality of life in San Diego County and beyond. Join us in commemorating 50 years of impact and looking toward the next 50 by learning more at SDFoundation.org.
Contact: Nancy Ives Schroeder | 619-540-3751 | nancy@intesacom.com
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Original text here: https://www.sdfoundation.org/news-events/sdf-news/san-diegos-innovative-hunger-fighting-programs-get-2-5m-boost-amid-federal-cutbacks/
OMRF recognized again as a top Oklahoma workplace
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 11 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news:
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OMRF recognized again as a top Oklahoma workplace
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For the 13th straight year, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has been named one of the state's top places to work.
The 2025 Top Workplaces rankings resulted from an anonymous employee survey on factors such as job satisfaction, management quality, pay and benefits, and opportunities for growth.
Each year since the surveys began in 2013, OMRF has ranked among the state's top 10 large employers (350-plus employees). The nonprofit
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 11 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news:
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OMRF recognized again as a top Oklahoma workplace
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For the 13th straight year, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has been named one of the state's top places to work.
The 2025 Top Workplaces rankings resulted from an anonymous employee survey on factors such as job satisfaction, management quality, pay and benefits, and opportunities for growth.
Each year since the surveys began in 2013, OMRF has ranked among the state's top 10 large employers (350-plus employees). The nonprofitbiomedical foundation has ranked in the top five for nine of the past 10 straight years.
The Oklahoman newspaper announced this year's winners at a Dec. 10 event in Oklahoma City, based on results compiled by Energage, a Philadelphia-based research and consulting firm. Earlier this year, the same firm recognized OMRF as one of the nation's top 10 workplaces of its size.
In survey responses, employees overwhelmingly responded that they feel empowered, respected, supported and able to grow in their role. Their collective opinion provides a sense of validation to Courtney Stevens Greenwood, OMRF's vice president of human resources.
"We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels both valued and connected to our mission," she said. "These survey results tell us we're succeeding, but we never stop trying to improve."
Lisa Nelms started working at OMRF in 1976 as a high school senior and has remained for nearly 50 years. Now the foundation's accounting director, she credits her coworkers and the opportunities she's been given as primary reasons for her longevity.
"I spend more time with my OMRF family than my actual blood family," Nelms said. "We are very close, and I consider myself so lucky."
Research technician Makayla Tillett, who recently earned an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma City University, hopes to follow in the footsteps of OMRF's executive vice president and chief medical officer, Judith James, M.D., Ph.D.
Both served summer internships as Fleming Scholars at OMRF, and Tillett has applied for the University of Oklahoma's M.D.-Ph.D. program, which James was the first student to complete.
Tillett is now a full-time employee in the lab of her Fleming program mentors, scientists Umesh Deshmukh, Ph.D., and Harini Bagavant, Ph.D., and she says the limitless learning opportunities keep her job interesting.
"I love so many things about OMRF, but foremost are my mentors, who are incredible teachers dedicated to training the next generation of scientists like myself."
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Original text here: https://omrf.org/2025/12/11/omrf-recognized-again-as-a-top-oklahoma-workplace/
New Foundation Report Examines Explosive Growth in Data Centers, Opportunities for Financing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation posted the following news release:
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New Foundation Report Examines Explosive Growth in Data Centers, Opportunities for Financing
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Washington, DC, December 11, 2025 - U.S. data centers, a key component of the nation's technology infrastructure, were a driving force behind a surge in equipment and software investment during the first half of 2025, accounting for roughly one-third of real GDP growth. With data center costs ranging from $200 million for smaller facilities to well over $1 billion, data center financings in
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation posted the following news release:
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New Foundation Report Examines Explosive Growth in Data Centers, Opportunities for Financing
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Washington, DC, December 11, 2025 - U.S. data centers, a key component of the nation's technology infrastructure, were a driving force behind a surge in equipment and software investment during the first half of 2025, accounting for roughly one-third of real GDP growth. With data center costs ranging from $200 million for smaller facilities to well over $1 billion, data center financings inthe U.S. were $30 billion in 2024 and could double to reach $60 billion in 2025 according to a new study, " Vertical Market Outlook Series: Data Centers," released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (Foundation). The study provides an overview of the U.S. data center vertical and addresses topics including macroeconomic factors, market dynamics, and equipment/technology trends that will have an impact on the sector and its needs going forward.
"This Foundation study examines the unprecedented AI infrastructure buildout we're seeing with some of the largest tech playersGoogle, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoftcollectively planning to spend over $350 billion on AI-related data centers in 2025 alone," said Will Tefft, Equipment Manager - EverBank Corporate Asset Finance and Foundation Trustee and Research Committee Member. "This sizable infrastructure investment is not without its challenges as energy consumption, environmental impacts and other issues need to be addressed. Overall, this sector presents tremendous opportunities for the equipment finance industry's characteristic innovative, flexible and expert solutions."
The new study presents data and research from a variety of sources, and examines a range of issues, including:
* Data center ecosystem definition, composition, size and future growth
* Macroeconomic environment:
* U.S. government regulations and legislation
* Labor
* Sustainability
* Market dynamics and trends:
* Equipment technology
* Cooling systems
* Energy usage, storage and management
* Security
* Real estate
* Planned data center spending
* Trends impacting equipment finance
This report is the 14 th release of the Foundation's forward-looking Vertical Market Outlook Series designed to help readers recognize and understand opportunities and challenges that may affect their businesses. It was prepared by global advertising, technology, and data company Big Village, which also produced the previous studies in the Vertical Market Outlook Series. Download the full report at https://www.leasefoundation.org/industry-resources/vertical-outlook/.
All Foundation studies are available for free download from the Foundation's online library at http://store.leasefoundation.org/.
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