WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The American Sociological Association issued the following news release: A sociological investigation estimated the effects of Alaska's universal cash transfer program on newborn health outcomes using data spanning 28 years. The study revealed that while a cash payment during pregnancy had a minimal impact on birthweight, it may provide other significant benefits for birthing people and families, such as reducing financial strain or supporting reproductive autonom  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * 2024 Ballot Measures - California, Alaska Minimum Wage Hikes Would Drive Up Costs & Hurt Small Business By Joey Webb Ballot questions to raise the minimum wage remain a threat to jobs and businesses in the states. This year, California and Alaska have ballot measures up for a vote that would raise their minimum wage mandates. These measures and more are covered in ATR's 2024 State Ballot   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly for passing a resolution that would display the Ten Commandments inside its building. A concerned resident reported that the Borough Assembly (Alaska's equivalent of a county board) recently approved a resolution to permanently display the Ten Commandments and six historical document  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 1 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society issued the following news release: October 1, 2024 The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization's biennial update on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the United States. The new report finds breast cancer mortality rates overall have dropped by 44% since 1989, averting approximately 517,900 breast cancer deaths. However, not all women have benefited from this pro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 30 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Anchorage, Alaska In a major victory for Southwest Alaska Tribes who depend on the Kuskokwim River and the surrounding lands and waters for their continued existence, a U.S. District Court in Alaska ruled today that key federal agencies responsible for permitting the Donlin mine failed to fully consider the project's harms in the environmental study for the project. Specifically, the   more

EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 2 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Community, Tribal and environmental groups today filed a motion to intervene in a third federal lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management's new public lands rule, which creates a framework for the agency to manage 245 million acres for conservation. The coalition aims to defend the Bureau's authority to adopt the long-awaited conservation rule from states' and industry lawsu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * The Conservation Groups argue that the Public Lands Rule will help modernize the management practices of the BLM and ensure that the agency has the tools to meet future challenges. * * * Today, Conservation Lands Foundation and The Wilderness Society (together, the "Conservation Groups") filed a motion to intervene to defend the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Public Lands Rule against   more