MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 8 -- The Andrew Goodman Foundation issued the following news release: The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF), March For Our Lives (MFOL), and National Vote At Home Institute (NVAHI) filed an amicus brief in Cascino v. Scott (No. 22-50748) before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, originally brought in 2020 in emergency litigation related to the pandemic election, challenges a law that requires young Americans to satisfy a limited set of statutory excuses to qua  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 11 (TNSpconf) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) met Feb. 28-March 4 at the Eaglewood Resort in Itasca, Ill. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and the secretary. The Rev. Tracie L. Bartholomew, bishop of the ELCA New Jersey Synod and chair of the conference, opened the  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSres) -- Financial Executives International issued the following news: The Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF)--the independent non-profit research affiliate of Financial Executives International (FEI)-- today released the findings of its latest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, How Finance Will Transform ESG. This report is a joint effort with Persefoni, a leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for corporations,  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSper) -- The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them, is thrilled to congratulate the 2022 IBTTA President, Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, on being named Chair of the Transportation Research Board Executive Committee in 2023. Gutierrez-Sc  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSgov) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: In case you missed it, earlier today Senator Tina Smith (MN), Representative Andy Kim (NJ-03), Executive Director of Conservation Minnesota Paul Austin, Executive Director of New Jersey LCV Ed Potosnak, and LCV Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Tiernan Sittenfeld hosted a roundtable discussion on implementation of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the state  more

ROSELAND, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSres)(TNSgov) -- The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Nearly 60 percent of the more than 275 certified public accountants (CPAs) surveyed by the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) said Governor Murphy's proposed $53.1 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year will leave the state's economy either marginally worse or significantly worse over the long term. More than 20 percent believed it would   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSrpt) -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: The New Jersey School Boards Association has released a report, Firearms Safety: Process, Programs and Practices for Safety in School, Home and Community, which focuses on how to keep children safe from firearms. Recognizing that firearms injuries are the leading cause of death among America's children and adolescents today, NJSBA believes it is imperative that  more

NEW YORK, March 11 (TNStalk) -- Vital Strategies issued the following agency statement on March 10, 2023: * * * "We join the Paterson, New Jersey community and our partners at Black Lives Matter Paterson in mourning the horrific loss of Najee Seabrooks last week. This tragedy is yet another example of the violence wrought against Black communities through systems putting contral and weapons in the hands of law enforcement instead of resources and services in the hands of community leaders and   more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 7 (TNSper) -- The Andrew Goodman Foundation issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: The Andrew Goodman Foundation's (AGF) Board of Directors elected new officers as part of an annual meeting in February. Amy Chiou, Esq. will serve as Chair, while Robert Masters, Esq. will now serve as Chair Emeritus after two years at the helm of AGF's Board of Directors. Michael W. Malafronte will assume the roles of Vice Chair and Secretary, and Corey Weiss will continue   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 3 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action posted the following news release: A day before Governor Murphy delivers his annual budget address, workers, policy experts, and advocates from For The Many NJ gathered outside the State House to urge lawmakers to stop the corporate millionaires' tax cut and maintain the Corporate Business Tax surcharge in next year's budget. Eliminating the 2.5 percent surcharge, paid on every dollar of corporate profit over $1 million, would cost th  more