Wednesday - October 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Americans for Tax Reform Issues Commentary: Massachusetts Ballot Measure Would Shove Rideshare Workers Into the Arms of Unions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Massachusetts Ballot Measure Would Shove Rideshare Workers Into the Arms of Unions By Atticus Vernacchio Question 3 on the November ballot would permit rideshare workers to unionize, disregarding their status as independent contractors. Really, the measure would force companies to collectively bargain with workers - who never asked for this - with the state government playing referee.   more

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: New Report Finds Adults With ADHD Are at Greater Risk for Poor Oral Health
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * CareQuest Institute Data Show Adults with ADHD Have Worse Oral Health Outcomes and Experiences * * * A new report released today by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health(R) finds that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk for poor oral health than adults without ADHD. The data reveal that adults with ADHD rated their o  more

EBC Welcomes New Member: Equitable Community Resilience LLC
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: Please join the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) in welcoming Equitable Community Resilience LLC as a new member of the organization beginning October of 2024. "Equitable Community Resilience LLC focus is to ensure equitable community resilience through direct partnerships and adaptive capacity building. Equitable Community Resilience LLC seeks to serve as a consu  more

Journal of Marketing: Beemer - Why Using a Brand Nickname in Marketing is Not a Good Idea
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from Western University, Stockton University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines if firms benefit from adopting popular nicknames in their branding efforts. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "BMW is Powerful, Beemer is Not: Nickname Branding Impair  more

Negri First Amendment Institute Keynote Speakers and Faculty Announced
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the keynote speakers and faculty for its annual investigative journalism program later this month. Keynote speakers for the 2024 Negri First Amendment Institute will be: - Jill Abramson | Former executive editor at The New York Times who now leads the Northeastern University Burnes Center for Social Change's Initiat  more