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Rockefeller Foundation Awards JUTI Grant to Deliver Bangkok Climate Action Week
NEW YORK, June 4 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release:
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Rockefeller Foundation Awards JUTI Grant to Deliver Bangkok Climate Action Week
* Grant funding to support establishment of coalition to deliver Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW)
* Rockefeller Foundation's continued support for BKKCAW aims to strengthen locally-led climate action
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BANGKOK -- The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a US$300,000 grant to the Just Transitions Incubators (JUTI) to form a diverse, multistakeholder coalition to deliver its flagship initiative, the Bangkok Climate Action
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NEW YORK, June 4 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release:
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Rockefeller Foundation Awards JUTI Grant to Deliver Bangkok Climate Action Week
* Grant funding to support establishment of coalition to deliver Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW)
* Rockefeller Foundation's continued support for BKKCAW aims to strengthen locally-led climate action
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BANGKOK -- The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a US$300,000 grant to the Just Transitions Incubators (JUTI) to form a diverse, multistakeholder coalition to deliver its flagship initiative, the Bangkok Climate ActionWeek (BKKCAW) in 2026 and 2027. BKKCAW 2026 will take place from October 3-11, 2026. This grant will enable JUTI to strengthen BKKCAW as a coalition-driven platform for climate action by building a broad-based movement, formalizing governance to enhance accountability and shared ownership, and improving systems for stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, partnerships, and learning. Bringing together a wide range of public institutions, civil society and community organizations, philanthropic actors, private sector partners, and research and knowledge institutions, coalition members are united in advancing climate solutions for people and planet.
"The Bangkok Climate Action Week is opportunity to build momentum behind the solutions, people, and organizations helping improve life for vulnerable people in Southeast Asia," said Deepali Khanna, Senior Vice President and Head of Asia at The Rockefeller Foundation. "By supporting BKKCAW, The Rockefeller Foundation is helping JUTI bring together governments, communities, researchers, philanthropies, and businesses around shared opportunities and shared challenges. BKKCAW brings diverse voices together to strengthen regional cooperation and turn local ideas into practical action that improves people's lives, strengthens resilience, and supports a healthier planet."
The grant will contribute to improving the well-being of people and planet in Southeast Asia by strengthening locally led climate action ecosystems, deepening collaboration among diverse stakeholders, and improving follow-through on initiatives emerging from BKKCAW. It will also help shift public and policy narratives by increasing the visibility of climate and development approaches that are relevant to Southeast Asia and more clearly linking climate action with jobs, resilience, and inclusive growth. At the regional level, a key outcome will be stronger cross-border learning, deeper cooperation among Asian climate actors, and wider South-South exchange on practical climate solutions, alongside improved policy alignment and stronger access to community insight, resources, technical expertise, and implementation support.
"Rather than episodic convenings, climate action in Southeast Asia requires long-term ecosystem stewardship," said Leo Horn-Phathanothai OBE, Founder and Convenor of Bangkok Climate Action Week. "By strengthening locally led ecosystems, shifting climate narratives, and deepening regional cooperation, the coalition will create the foundation for climate action that is more ambitious, more inclusive, and responsive to the realities of Southeast Asia."
The Rockefeller Foundation supported the inaugural BKKCAW in 2025, helping establish it as a credible platform for multi-stakeholder engagement and locally led climate action. BKKCAW is especially significant this year as it helps build momentum for climate leadership in Thailand ahead of the World Bank and IMF meetings in October 2026.
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About The Rockefeller Foundation
Investing $30 billion over the last 113 years to promote the well-being of humanity, The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on unlikely partnerships and innovative solutions that deliver measurable results for people in the United States and around the world. We leverage scientific breakthroughs, artificial intelligence, and new technologies to make big bets across energy, food, health, and finance. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at www.rockefellerfoundation.org/subscribe and follow us on X @RockefellerFdn, Instagram @rockefellerfdn, YouTube @RockefellerFdn, and LinkedIn @the-rockefeller-foundation.
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The Just Transitions Incubator (JUTI)
The Just Transitions Incubator (JUTI) was established in January 2025 with the mission to empower transformative local action driving a just transition to a green, inclusive, climate-safe future in Southeast Asia. JUTI focuses on nurturing change agents, orchestrating mission-based collaboration and driving behavioral change through narrative shifts to unlock the agency of economic, political, cultural actors in the region and localize ambitious climate and nature action. Beyond moving individual actors to bold action, the aim is to forge new constellations of action, strengthening ecosystems for sustained, locally led change.
Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW) is JUTI's flagship initiative and already a leading platform for locally led climate action in Southeast Asia. BKKCAW was designed as a community-anchored convening, where local organizations, grassroots groups, creatives, and civic actors serve as co-creators rather than passive participants. The platform functions as an ecosystem-building mechanism that convenes and mobilizes diverse stakeholders including civil society, funders, private sector actors, and policymakers, around shared climate and development priorities, and creates entry points to connect local solutions to broader policy and implementation processes.
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Original text here: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/rockefeller-foundation-awards-juti-grant-to-deliver-bangkok-climate-action-week/
Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Kentucky Gives People With Criminal Records a Fair Shot at Occupational Licenses
LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Sephria Reynolds-Tanner, criminal justice and drug policy analyst:
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Kentucky gives people with criminal records a fair shot at occupational licenses
A new predetermination law ends the guessing game for workers with conviction histories.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed into law a bill establishing a process to help residents with conviction histories find out whether their records will disqualify them from public employment or an occupational license before they invest time and money into
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LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Sephria Reynolds-Tanner, criminal justice and drug policy analyst:
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Kentucky gives people with criminal records a fair shot at occupational licenses
A new predetermination law ends the guessing game for workers with conviction histories.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed into law a bill establishing a process to help residents with conviction histories find out whether their records will disqualify them from public employment or an occupational license before they invest time and money intothe required training. This reform, approved in April through House Bill (HB) 185, addresses one of the most consequential and least visible barriers people face when trying to rebuild their lives and contribute to society after spending time in prison.
Nearly one in five workers holds a job that requires an occupational license, and Kentucky ranks fourth in the nation for the share of occupations subject to licensing requirements, according to the Archbridge Institute. Nearly 300 provisions of state law limit access to licensure for Kentuckians with criminal records.
In 2017, Kentucky passed Senate Bill (SB) 120, which prohibited licensing boards from denying applicants based on convictions unrelated to their sought occupations, eliminated vague "moral character" language as a basis for denial, and established a right to appeal conviction-based denials. SB 120, however, retained a presumption that most serious felony convictions and any felony requiring sex offender registration were automatically connected to any occupational license, effectively allowing licensing boards to bypass individualized review for those categories without having to demonstrate any actual relationship between the conviction and the job. SB 120 also did not provide a predetermination process, a mechanism for applicants to learn whether their convictions would disqualify them before investing in the training, education, and fees needed.
Under SB 120, people with convictions can submit an application and supporting materials to the relevant hiring or licensing authority when seeking public employment or an occupational license. If the applicant is going to be denied due to criminal background, the hiring or licensing authority must notify the applicant and offer an opportunity for a hearing with the board first. Upon denial, the board must provide written notice explaining the grounds for the decision and the earliest date the applicant may reapply, and that evidence of rehabilitation may be considered upon reapplication. Licensing boards are also required to publish their criminal background policies publicly and to notify relevant educational institutions so prospective students can access this information before enrolling.
HB 185 closes three gaps SB 120 left open. It establishes a predetermination process, allowing an applicant to submit their application in advance, before pursuing any training or specialized education, and have it considered by the appropriate hiring or licensing authority.
Second, HB 185 eliminates the aforementioned presumption that serious felonies are inherently relevant to any occupational license being sought and requires licensing boards to demonstrate that a conviction relates to the specific occupation before denying an application.
To close the third gap, HB 185 improves applicants' individualized reviews. When determining whether a conviction relates to the position or occupation sought, HB 185 requires licensing boards to consider factors submitted by the applicant, including the nature and seriousness of the offense, applicants age at the time of the offense, how much time has passed since the offense, the relationship of the conviction to the duties and responsibilities of the position sought, any bonding requirements for the application, and evidence of rehabilitation such as compliance with supervision conditions, conduct and work history, treatment participation, and personal reference statements. Rather than measuring an applicant just by past crimes, licensing boards must consider who that person is today.
This new process is a measure to improve transparency and efficiency for a pathway to employment for individuals with criminal convictions. State Rep. Emily Callaway (R-District 37), HB 185's primary sponsor, wrote in a press release, "Oftentimes, this population pursues careers they are disqualified from, not knowing this is the case. We must increase transparency and remove barriers in the employment process to pave the way to fulfilling employment opportunities. People should not be refused solely on a past offense."
With HB 185, Kentucky joins 24 other states and Washington D.C. that have adopted predetermination processes for occupational licensing. HB 185 is a targeted and overdue reform. Other states still operating under categorical bars and one-sided presumptions can look to Kentucky's approach as a model for expanding opportunity without compromising public safety standards.
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Sephria Reynolds-Tanner is a criminal justice and drug policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
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Original text here: https://reason.org/commentary/kentucky-gives-people-with-criminal-records-a-fair-shot-at-occupational-licenses/
Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Examining Ignition Kill Switch Mandates for Technology That Isn't Ready, and the Better Alternatives
LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum, senior managing director of transportation policy:
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Examining ignition kill switch mandates for technology that isn't ready, and the better alternatives
The Congressional mandate for technology that doesn't exist yet and isn't the most cost-effective way to address impaired driving.
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Improving roadway safety is a critical policy goal. However, simple, cost-effective solutions are often more effective than flashy, unproven technologies. The push for the mandatory installation
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LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum, senior managing director of transportation policy:
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Examining ignition kill switch mandates for technology that isn't ready, and the better alternatives
The Congressional mandate for technology that doesn't exist yet and isn't the most cost-effective way to address impaired driving.
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Improving roadway safety is a critical policy goal. However, simple, cost-effective solutions are often more effective than flashy, unproven technologies. The push for the mandatory installationof devices that would prevent impaired driving illustrates this point.
The HALT Drunk Driving Act was included in Congress's last federal surface transportation reauthorization bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. It gave the federal government three years to issue a final rule that requires passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired-driving prevention technology. The law specifies that the technology must be able to passively and accurately detect driver impairment, measure blood alcohol content (or both), and prevent or limit vehicle operation if it deems the driver impaired.
There are three basic types of technologies available for these purposes. Breath-based technologies measure alcohol content with sensors above the steering column and in the driver-side door panel. Touch-based systems measure alcohol content with a sensor on the steering wheel or ignition switch. Camera-based systems are positioned to face the driver and measure eye movements to detect impairment, including drowsiness.
These technologies may sound impressive, but they have a big problem. When deployed passively, they are not yet sufficiently accurate to reliably distinguish impaired drivers from non-impaired drivers. In its February 2026 annual report to Congress, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is tasked with implementing the passive and accurate impaired driving detection mandate, stated that "current systems have yet to demonstrate the precision, speed, and reliability needed to meet the IIJA mandate or the Safety Act."
In addition to the IIJA mandates that these systems be accurate and passive, the Safety Act requires test procedures to be stated in objective terms and be practicable. Because the technologies reviewed by NHTSA were in the prototype stage and could not accurately and reliably infer blood alcohol content from proxy sensors (e.g., breath and touch), a repeatable test procedure could not be developed. Given the technology's immaturity, NHTSA would not provide a timeline for implementation.
We already have technologies that detect drunk driving. The most successful is an ignition interlock device (IID). With this technology, drivers who have a history of drunk driving convictions (usually two or more instances) are required to blow into a device before operating a vehicle and at random intervals during the trip. The IID measures their breath alcohol content as a proxy for blood alcohol content. If it is above the legal limit, the vehicle is immobilized. The technology is cheap, averaging less than $4 per day for installation, leasing, and calibration. It's also accurate.
A challenge has been enforcement. The National Conference of State Legislatures reported that many, if not most, convicted drunk drivers fail to install IDDs as ordered by courts. Increasing enforcement against these high-risk drivers to ensure they are installing IIDs would be a more effective priority.
Automakers are also working to solve this problem even without government mandates. Many new vehicles are also coming with drowsiness or driver inattention warnings. Some provide warnings based on driving time. Others scan drivers' irises or monitor their steering patterns. Given that these technologies are in the development stage, they advise drivers to change their behaviors but do not require them to do so. But they do show automakers' interest in this area.
The HALT Act shows the power of interest groups, like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), which pushed through legislation mandating technology not ready for prime time. However, exerting political influence and making good policy are not the same thing.
In pushback against the unnecessary mandate, opponents of the HALT Drunk Driving Act have also overstated their case and are stoking fears among their supporters for political gain. They have labeled this technology as an ignition "kill switch" and suggested that it would enable the government or bad actors to remotely disable individuals' vehicles. Car buyers can rest assured that, thankfully, this is not how any of the passive impaired driving technologies are being designed.
The reality is that there is little threat of NHTSA mandating this immature technology in the next few years. As NHTSA notes, "consumer acceptance, as well as cybersecurity and privacy concerns," must be addressed before proceeding with a mandate. Automakers, which have supported this technology and legislation, will ultimately be responsible for deploying new technologies in ways that satisfy the customers they're hoping will buy their new cars.
For now, the bottom line is that this technology is neither as effective as its promoters claim nor as worrisome as its detractors warn. The technology doesn't exist yet, and even if it did, it wouldn't be the most cost-effective way to address impaired driving, and other solutions are also being developed that may render the so-called ignition kill switch obsolete before it even arrives.
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Baruch Feigenbaum is senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation.
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Original text here: https://reason.org/commentary/examining-ignition-kill-switch-mandates-for-technology-that-isnt-ready-and-the-better-alternatives/
Southeastern Legal Foundation Urges National Marine Fisheries Service to Throw Unconstitutional Boating Regulation Overboard
ROSWELL, Georgia, June 3 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release on June 2, 2026:
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Southeastern Legal Foundation urges National Marine Fisheries Service to throw unconstitutional boating regulation overboard
Today, the Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), a national nonprofit of top attorneys that regularly defend constitutional rights, issued a public comment to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (https://slfliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260602-SLF-Ltr.-to-NMFS-Re.-VSR-Comment-NOAA-NMFS-2026-0364.pdf) urging the organization to fully
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ROSWELL, Georgia, June 3 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release on June 2, 2026:
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Southeastern Legal Foundation urges National Marine Fisheries Service to throw unconstitutional boating regulation overboard
Today, the Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), a national nonprofit of top attorneys that regularly defend constitutional rights, issued a public comment to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (https://slfliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260602-SLF-Ltr.-to-NMFS-Re.-VSR-Comment-NOAA-NMFS-2026-0364.pdf) urging the organization to fullyrescind the unlawful vessel speed rule which heavily restricted boats over 65 feet traveling across the Atlantic by enforcing a 10 knot speed limit.
SLF previously filed a petition on behalf of multiple boat captains and owners to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NMFS. The vessel speed rule was enforced in the name of protecting endangered whales but proved to be highly restrictive, forcing boaters to travel under the speed of a golf cart, with violations of the rule being potential jail time and $20,000 fines.
The rule placed significant burdens on the boating and fishing industries, limiting the ability of commercial fishermen to effectively operate and earn a living. The comment states, "... regulations that treat fishermen like outlaws for traveling at safe speeds. Fish move. Fishermen must follow. To fill their holds and American stomachs, fishermen ought not to have to factor in the precise latitude and longitude coordinates of a regulated zone. And when schools of fish enter these zones, to follow them around puttering at 10 knots puts American fishermen at a disadvantage."
SLF President Kim Hermann said, "It's time that we officially put this Obama-era rule to end and not hold boaters and fishermen back from enjoying the open waters and making a living. I understand that the desire to protect whales is a noble pursuit, but this rule has proven to do anything but that. In fact, the only thing that the rule did was successfully cripple the boating industry while putting the livelihoods of boaters and fishermen at risk. I highly encourage that NMFS finally rescinds this outdated and restrictive rule."
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Original text here: https://slfliberty.org/southeastern-legal-foundation-urges-national-marine-fisheries-service-to-throw-unconstitutional-boating-regulation-overboard/
FFRF Pushes for Ga. School District to Remove Unconstitutional 'Prayer Box'
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 3 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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FFRF pushes for Ga. school district to remove unconstitutional 'prayer box'
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that a middle school in Walton County School District (Monroe, Ga.) remove a box asking for students' prayers.
A concerned district community member informed the state/church watchdog that Youth Middle School is sponsoring an on-campus prayer box located in the school's media center on behalf of the First Baptist Church. A sign taped to the front of the box reads:
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MADISON, Wisconsin, June 3 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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FFRF pushes for Ga. school district to remove unconstitutional 'prayer box'
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that a middle school in Walton County School District (Monroe, Ga.) remove a box asking for students' prayers.
A concerned district community member informed the state/church watchdog that Youth Middle School is sponsoring an on-campus prayer box located in the school's media center on behalf of the First Baptist Church. A sign taped to the front of the box reads:"Prayer Request. How can we pray for you? Fill out a prayer request form and place it in this box." The prayer requisition form asks for name, prayer request and email for follow-up.
FFRF is calling for the district to immediately remove the prayer box.
"The district has a constitutional duty to remain neutral toward religion," FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence writes.
FFRF points out that Youth Middle School may not encourage students, staff or anyone else to pray or request prayer by sponsoring a church prayer box on school property. By giving a church access to the school to promote prayer to students, Youth Middle School -- and thus the school district -- needlessly marginalizes those students and community members among the 38 percent of Americans who are non-Christian, including the 43 percent of Generation Z members who are nonreligious.
FFRF will be closely monitoring the situation in order to ensure that the First Amendment rights of students are not further violated.
"A public middle school is not a church and should not be recruiting students for churches," FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor says. "A prayer box in a middle school not only violates the First Amendment, it tramples on parental control of their children's religious practices, and is a gross invasion of student privacy."
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with over 41,000 members across the country, including more than 600 members in Georgia. Its purposes are to protect the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.
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Original text here: https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-pushes-for-ga-school-district-to-remove-unconstitutional-prayer-box/
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FFRF Pushes Back Against Wave of Texas Ten Commandments Displays
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 3 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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FFRF pushes back against wave of Texas Ten Commandments displays
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is objecting to a new Ten Commandments monument outside Amarillo City Hall -- the second such display in Texas that it has recently confronted.
The state/church watchdog has sent a letter to the Amarillo mayor and City Council members contending that statements made during the monument's dedication ceremony describing the biblical monument in explicitly religious terms demonstrate the
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MADISON, Wisconsin, June 3 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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FFRF pushes back against wave of Texas Ten Commandments displays
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is objecting to a new Ten Commandments monument outside Amarillo City Hall -- the second such display in Texas that it has recently confronted.
The state/church watchdog has sent a letter to the Amarillo mayor and City Council members contending that statements made during the monument's dedication ceremony describing the biblical monument in explicitly religious terms demonstrate thedisplay serving a religious purpose. Monument coordinator Trent Morgan stated that "all laws are based on a moral code and they come from the bible" and said the monument reflects "who we are as a people." Morgan also said that the display was intended to encourage future generations to believe in God and understand that they were created "in His image." During the ceremony, attendees prayed and proclaimed that Amarillo was being claimed for the Lord: "We're claiming this city for the Lord. No devil's going to come in here and take his heart, because we're going to stand up, we're going to fight for this city."
Such statements undermine any claim that this monument was installed for a so-called historical purpose. Furthermore, FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor notes, "There is no historic purpose for a city or other U.S. entity to display the Ten Commandments. These biblical edicts are not part of U.S. history, our Declaration of Independence, much less our godless Constitution, whose only references to religion are exclusionary."
FFRF Legal Counsel Chris Line has written to Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley: "Displaying the Ten Commandments in front of City Hall is not only an unconstitutional display of favoritism toward religion, it needlessly marginalizes and excludes city residents who do not share the religious beliefs that the Ten Commandments embody and represent."
The recent push to install Ten Commandments monuments on government property in Texas is a troubling trend.
"Public officials who seek to use government institutions to promote religious messages should be censured. They have no business telling citizens how many gods to worship, which gods to worship or whether to worship any gods at all!" says Gaylor. "The First Commandment is a clear and egregious violation of the First Amendment."
FFRF notes that the Amarillo monument comes on the heels of its separate challenge to a Ten Commandments display in Rockwall County just a few days ago.
FFRF explains that government-sponsored Ten Commandments displays alienate residents who do not share the religious beliefs represented by the monument and conflict with the constitutional principle that government must remain neutral on matters of religion. It is asking Amarillo officials to remove the monument and respect the rights of conscience of all city residents.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with over 41,000 members and several chapters nationwide, including more than 1,700 members and a chapter in Texas. FFRF's purposes are to defend the constitutional principle of separation between church and state, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.
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Original text here: https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-pushes-back-against-wave-of-texas-ten-commandments-displays/
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Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Announces 9th Annual "Day of Giving" On June 23
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation posted the following news release:
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Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Announces 9th Annual "Day of Giving" On June 23
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Individuals and companies encouraged to support the future workforce of equipment finance during 24-hour fundraising campaign
Washington, DC, June 3, 2026 - The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is thrilled to designate Tuesday, June 23, as a " Day of Giving," creating an opportunity for industry participants to contribute to their own legacy by supporting the talent pipeline essential to the
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WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation posted the following news release:
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Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Announces 9th Annual "Day of Giving" On June 23
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Individuals and companies encouraged to support the future workforce of equipment finance during 24-hour fundraising campaign
Washington, DC, June 3, 2026 - The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is thrilled to designate Tuesday, June 23, as a " Day of Giving," creating an opportunity for industry participants to contribute to their own legacy by supporting the talent pipeline essential to thefuture of the equipment leasing and finance sector. The Foundation is looking to grow its donor family during this 24-hour fundraiser with individual and corporate donations. All giving levels are welcome, and all donations are 100% tax-deductible.
This year's fundraiser marks the ninth annual Day of Giving, which is intended to remind people of the lasting impact they can make when they support the Foundation's mission to advance the equipment finance industry forward.
The Day of Giving campaign funds the Foundation's Campus to Career workforce development programs which are made possible entirely through individual and corporate donations, including:
* Scholarship program of $5,000 awards to attract students to the industry
* Campus to Career Industry Overview Presentations at colleges and universities
* University partnerships to build formalized equipment finance course curricula
* Internship resources that connect students and industry employers
"This Day of Giving is meant to highlight the critical work the Foundation does to build tomorrow's workforce," said Miles Herman, President and CEO of LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. and Foundation Board Chair. "Your 100% tax-deductible donation is vital for strengthening the talent pipeline and attracting the range of skilled professionals that are critical to our businesses and the sector's continued growth and success."
Donations can be made online, or by check to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, 1625 Eye St NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20006.
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to advance the $1.3 trillion equipment finance sector by cultivating the next-generation workforce through Campus to Career programs, including curriculum development and collegiate scholarships. Founded in 1989 and 100% funded through charitable donations, the Foundation drives innovation and career development for the future of the industry. www.leasefoundation.org
Media contact: Kelli Nienaber, knienaber@leasefoundation.org
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Original text here: https://www.leasefoundation.org/news_item/equipment-leasing-finance-foundation-announces-9th-annual-day-of-giving-on-june-23/
