WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release: * * * Stations in Missouri, Indiana, and Alaska Get Next Generation Warning System Grants * * * Public media stations KMOS PBS (Missouri), PBS Fort Wayne (Indiana), and KTOO Public Media and Kodiak Public Broadcasting/KMXT-FM (both Alaska), have been awarded a total of up to $1.37 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Today, a minority of Senators blocked passage of the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024), which would have expanded the Child Tax Credit and benefitted 16 million children in low-income families in the first year, including one in three Black and Latino children and three in 10 American Indian/Alaska Native children. Amy Matsui, Senior Directo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Juneau, AK The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC), consisting of Alaska Tribes rooted along Canada's transboundary rivers, today requested that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights order a temporary pause on reckless mining activity that is violating the Tribes' human rights. As dozens of mining companies seek permission from the government of British C  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release: Columbus, OH On Wednesday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Fiehler v. Mecklenburg, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and tell the Alaska Supreme Court that the states have no authority to redraw federally established property boundaries. "For  more