SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12 -- Consumer Action issued the following news release: * * * Proposal includes bold measures to assist homeowners with Limited English Proficiency * * * WASHINGTON - The Language Access Task Force of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), a coalition of consumer, fair housing and civil rights organizations, applauds the announcement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposing rules to ensure that borrowers with limited English proficiency (  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 13 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: * * * After California agreed that enforcing its licensing requirement was unconstitutionally irrational, the court ruled that small business owner Jay Fink is free to help Californians stand up to spam * * * U.S. District Judge Rita Lin has permanently enjoined the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services from enforcing its private-investigator licensing requirement against anti-spam  more

PALO ALTO, California, July 12 -- The Electric Power Research Institute issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: EPRI and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of establishing a cooperative research program focused on technologies and approaches for the management of used nuclear fuel including its storage and transport. Finding solutions for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel will help to ensure the sus  more

OAKLAND, California, July 10 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following statement by President Sameer Gadkaree: * * * House Republican appropriators are proposing major cuts to education funding in a bill that falls far short of what today's students need. Their proposal would result in fewer college graduates, make student loans more expensive, reduce student borrower protections, and inhibit effective implementation of the FAFSA. * By slashing funding for the alre  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Williams Institute issued the following news release: A new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law indicates significant progress in the number of countries with LGBTI-inclusive laws and policies over time. In 1990, 57% of countries around the world had few or no legal protections based on sexual orientation (SO), and 90% of countries had few or no protections based on gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 12 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) submitted comments to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) in response to its proposed changes to Proposition (Prop) 65 short-form warning requirements. For several years, NMMA and its members have been working with the California regulator to provide clarity around the labeling p  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 10 -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, issued the following news release: Gustavo Balderas, superintendent of the Beaverton School District, in Beaverton, Ore., was sworn in today as the 2024-25 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, the nation's premier organization representing more than 13,000 school system leaders nationwide. Balderas has served as superintendent in Beaverton since 2022, after serving as school district leader in   more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following article on July 10, 2024: It was early evening when the storm hit. Amid blinding rain, rivers and streams jumped their banks and surged into downtown Ellicott City, Maryland. The water swept through buildings and sent parked cars careening down Main Street. Two people died. Experts described what happened that night in July 2016 as a thousand-year flood. Then it happened again. In May 2018, six inches of rain pounded the h  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 12 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), a leading Jewish human rights NGO has lauded Meta for its decision to crack down on the abuse of the term "Zionist" as a cover for anti-Semitism. The SWC's Digital Terrorism and Hate Project has been exposing online hate, racism, and anti-Semitism for three decades and regularly meets with social media platforms to demand more robust measures to address anti-Semitism wh  more

OAKLAND, California, July 8 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following statement: * * * In response to California's state budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2024-25, Emmanuel "Manny" Rodriguez, Director of Policy and Advocacy for California at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), issued the following statement: "TICAS congratulates Governor Gavin Newsom and the California legislature on crafting a final 2024-25 state budget agreement that meets the state  more

OAKLAND, California, July 13 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following statement on July 11, 2024: * * * In response to Michigan's final state budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2024-25, Onjila Odeneal, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for Michigan at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), issued the following statement: "TICAS congratulates Governor Whitmer and the Michigan legislature on finalizing a budget that prioritizes boosting student FAFSA   more