Saturday - November 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 4 items )  

10,000 Realtors Set to "Bring on Business" at NAR NXT in Boston
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Realtors(r) and real estate industry professionals from across the nation and around the world will gather in Boston, Massachusetts, November 8-10 for NAR NXT, The REALTOR(r) Experience the National Association of Realtors(r)' annual conference and expo. With the theme "Bring on Business," this premier event combines industry-leading speakers, expert education and unparalleled   more

Nicholas Daniloff, NF '74, Correspondent, Author and Educator, Dies at 89
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The Nieman Foundation issued the following news: * * * Jailed on false charges in the former Soviet Union, his case attracted widespread attention and led to a high-profile prisoner exchange * * * Journalist Nicholas Daniloff, a 1974 Nieman Fellow who worked as a foreign correspondent and reported from Moscow for both United Press International and U.S. News & World Report, died on Oct. 17, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. He was 89. Daniloff was unwittingly cau  more

Nonpartisan 'Defend the Black Vote' Program Launches Final Push in Campaign to Encourage 3.5 Million Black Men to Cast Ballots
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: In the last days before the November 5 election, People For the American Way Foundation's nonpartisan Defend the Black Vote campaign is making its final push to reach 3.5. million Black men, via direct peer-to-peer text messages, for voter turnout in 21 states -- Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Mis  more

Union of Concerned Scientists: New Executive Order Aims to Improve CA Energy Affordability
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to identify ways to make utilities' wildfire mitigation more cost effective and identify additional opportunities for federal funding that could help reduce electricity rates. The California Energy Commission (CEC) and CPUC must also determine whether cha  more