A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... can reduce the overuse of narcotics — but that many states have adopted relatively weak versions. . . A Helpful ...
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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the problem.
Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Federal regulators have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 million power plant under construction.
At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has steadily expanded the city’s interpretation of a state law that bars public disclosure of the personnel records of police officers, firefighters and corrections officers.
JCOPE Commissioners Again Rule Civil Liberties Group Must Disclose Donors
Release Date:
09/21/2017
After a lengthy debate, a majority of the commissioners of the state’s lobbying and ethics watchdog panel again found on Tuesday that the New York Civil Liberties Union must disclose donors to its state lobbying efforts.
Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Called the NH Humanities Collaborative, the effort is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the...
Myanmar Rohingya Abuses May Be Crimes Against Humanity, UN Rights Experts Warn
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) have called on the Myanmar authorities to immediately stop violence in northern Rakhine State, and to promptly...
Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Four communities in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding apiece to enhance their assets and help dress up their streetscapes to attract new businesses, residents and tourists.
City Signs Exclusive Deal With Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug
Release Date:
10/10/2017
The city and state announced Monday that they entered into an exclusive one-year deal with the makers of an anti-overdose drug to quicken the time it takes to get the medication into the hands of first responders.
House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... a $36.5 billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of ... federal disaster funds and jump start recovery efforts in states like Florida and Texas and U.S...
Sloan Scholar Says Funding will Open Doors in Materials Science Field
Release Date:
11/09/2017
The Sloan Scholars program, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, provides funding for underrepresented students to pursue doctorates in mathematics, science and engineering.
Study Supported by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults
Release Date:
03/23/2018
... effectiveness conducted over past decades in the United States and Europe. The researchers estimated that ... after vaccination, with 25% of individuals in the United States vaccinated losing protection within...
Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform
Release Date:
04/30/2018
... with median pay at only $45,000. Teachers in some other states — including Oklahoma, where teachers are now ...
Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California
Release Date:
06/01/2018
Among the recommendations of an April report from the progressive think-tank The Century Foundation was a call to shift the focus of the Cal Grant program from covering tuition costs to helping students meet the full cost of attending college.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces Perry Cammack as the Program Director of Peacebuilding
Release Date:
01/29/2019
... security, democracy, and economic issues in the United States government. From 2003–2013, he worked as an advisor ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants More than $26.4M to Fund Nearly 200 Ultrasound Imaging Devices Across Minnesota and Train Sonography Workforce
Release Date:
03/21/2023
... as point of care ultrasound (POCUS) began in the United States . Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to produce ...
Century Foundation Scholar Releases Report on The Future of Statewide College Promise Programs
Release Date:
03/07/2018
... College Promise Programs In the past few years, dozens of states , localities, and schools have proposed or enacted ... also known as College Promise programs. While a handful of states have run Promise-like...
ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff
Release Date:
10/29/2014
... she (yes, BUB is a she) cat-apulted to stardom through social media, where she quickly racked up millions of fans ... helped the neediest animals through 38 programs in 24 states (and growing). It has also...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
... on enhancing Congress’ awareness of the economic and social benefits foundations provide. There were 3 kinds of ...
Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street
Release Date:
01/19/2016
... to advance Trinity’s global ministries, which include social justice and reconciliation, education, music, ... our program work to improve education in the United States and Africa, promote international peace...