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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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06/17/2014

... to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state ’s tenure laws and possibly many other teacher ... and the New Teacher Project say a lawsuit against New York State inspired by the Vergara case...

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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, plans to refocus grant distribution to sectors the foundation is not currently funding, but has supported in the past.

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International/Foreign Affairs

Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

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11/07/2014

The money will go towards the ACLU's effort to overhaul the justice system.

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Tow Foundation President Emily Tow Jackson Supports Governor Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age

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01/20/2015

... Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age New York state should raise the age that youths can be tried and ... Public Safety & Justice as a legislative package to the State Assembly. “I’m incredibly...

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ASPCA Cautions Against Using New Cannabis Treats for Ailing Pets

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04/23/2015

The organization's medical director discusses the lack of research on the therapeutic uses of marijuana for animals.

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Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South

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05/29/2015

The South makes up 49 percent of all new HIV diagnoses.

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Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban

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07/14/2015

... well using a waterless method that will test the state ’s fracking ban. The Snyder Farm Group, made up of ... filed an application for a natural-gas well with New York state regulators last week.... Well...

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Environment and Climate Change

Nonprofit Insurers Lose on Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules

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08/20/2015

... Lose on Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules New York State has in many ways been a showcase for things that have gone right with Obamacare. The rollout of the state -run health insurance exchange went relatively...

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Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed

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10/22/2015

New report from Carnegie shows today's volume of immigrants. Nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the United States since 1965, making this nation the world’s top destination for people moving from one country to another.

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Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'

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12/02/2015

... George Soros from the country, saying its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report. The office of ... system of the Russian Federation and the security of the state " but did not offer...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition

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04/12/2016

Up to Us, a non-partisan program sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact, aims to empower students to raise awareness about the United States’ long-term fiscal and economic health in a...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Poll Finds Broad Support For Clean Power Plan

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04/28/2016

Bloomberg Philanthropies released the results of a poll that examined the attitudes of voters toward the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in four key states: Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In each of these states, attorneys general have sued the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas

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07/11/2016

... linked to the immigrants and refugees who call the state home. One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. citizens—has a foreign-born parent, and the state ’s foreign-born population is growing six...

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Lois Quam Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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07/11/2016

... and 2014, Quam served as special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, focusing on global health ... Obama’s Global Health Initiative at the Department of State , serving as executive director...

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NYS Health Foundation President & CEO Wonders if NY Can End the AIDS Epidemic

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07/18/2016

From 1981 to 2013, an estimated 1,194,039 people in the United States had been diagnosed with AIDS. Of those, 658,507 have died.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season

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11/03/2016

... is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State , a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the ...

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Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump’s Election

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11/11/2016

... flag, appeared in men’s restrooms throughout Texas State University: “Now that our man Trump is elected,” ... toward cultural differences, the distribution of the Texas State fliers was just one of several...

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Con Edison, Bank of America, Mertz Gilmore, Howard Gilman Support New Programming at Queens Theatre

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03/10/2017

... City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Additional support is provided by the ...

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Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges

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04/14/2017

States could save money and increase college-graduation rates by providing modest financial incentives for students to choose private colleges over comparable public ones, according to a report released this week.

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NYS Health Foundation Grant Supports NewYork Quality Care Roll Out of OpenNotes to 30,000+ Patients

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05/18/2017

... OpenNotes, is funded in part by a grant from the New York State Health Foundation. “We believe in providing ... NewYork Quality Care. “With this grant from the New York State Health Foundation, we will be able...

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