WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Marijuana Access Associated With Decreasing Use of Prescription Opioids Chicago, IL: Opioid prescription rates decline following the opening of licensed marijuana retailers, according to data published in the scientific journal Cannabis. A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Chicago and the University of Georgia asses  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * CWA to FCC: Stop AT&T's Plans to Abandon Rural America WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission opposing AT&T's application to discontinue landline telephone service in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi,   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 20 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Georgia: Free Mzia Today The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins the International Press Institute (IPI) and more than 80 organisations in calling upon the Georgian authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, who has been on hunger strike for five weeks since her arrest in early January. As of February 18, Mzia announced an end to the hunger strike afte  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 20 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Georgia: IFJ urges authorities to release journalist Mzia Amaglobeli 20 February 2025 # [UPDATE: 20.02.2025] Mzia Amaglobeli, co-founder and director of the media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, was arrested on 14 January and ordered to stay on pre-tiral detention for allegedly assaulting a police office. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Governor Brian Kemp Takes on Special Interests with Bold Tort Reform Proposal Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is taking a bold stand against special interests and trial lawyers with his new tort reform package, aiming to overhaul the state's civil justice system and curb reckless and wasteful lawsuits. His proposals would be a major victory for Georgians and help to foster a stronger, more  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * New ACS Study Shows Cancer Mortality Rates Among Black People Declining, but Remain Higher Than Other Racial and Ethnic Groups ATLANTA, February 20, 2025 -- The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Cancer Statistics for African American and Black People, 2025. According to the report, the cancer mortality rate declined from 1991 to 2022 by 49% and 33% in Black men and   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Un nuevo informe de la ACS muestra que las tasas de mortalidad por cancer en las personas de raza negra estan disminuyendo, pero siguen siendo mas altas que las de las personas de raza blanca ATLANTA, 20 de febrero de 2025 -- La American Cancer Society (ACS) publico hoy las Estadisticas de cancer para las personas afroamericanas y de raza negra, 2025. Segun el informe, la tasa  more