Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit
Release Date:
06/17/2014
... New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to ...
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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach
Release Date:
09/02/2014
... programs that deal with urban issues, both in the United States and internationally. Mr. Walker envisions a shift ... foundation’s support of racial equality in the United States . Support for groups that take...
ASPCA Cautions Against Using New Cannabis Treats for Ailing Pets
Release Date:
04/23/2015
... for Ailing Pets With medical marijuana now legal in 23 states , and recreational use permitted in four states as well as Washington, D.C., a burgeoning cannabis ... edibles and capsules containing cannabis...
Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South
Release Date:
05/29/2015
... to community-based organization in the Southern United States , according to an AIDS United press release. The grants are part of the AIDS United Southern REACH (Regional ... million have gone to address the...
Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban
Release Date:
07/14/2015
Energy company wants to drill natural-gas well using waterless method.
Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... Nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the United States since 1965, making this nation the world’s top ... immigration in history from a single country to the United States . But today’s volume of...
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
Russian authorities have barred the pro-democracy charity network founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros from the country, saying its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report.
Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas
Release Date:
07/11/2016
... state home. One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. citizens—has a foreign-born parent, and the ... than that of U.S.-born. Whether immigrants and refugees are able to reach their full potential...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season
Release Date:
11/03/2016
... Arts Center on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 8 pm. Tickets are $25. Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ...
Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump’s Election
Release Date:
11/11/2016
... of backlash on campuses. At the same time, universities are trying to address more generalized fears about the ...
Con Edison, Bank of America, Mertz Gilmore, Howard Gilman Support New Programming at Queens Theatre
Release Date:
03/10/2017
Queens Theatre is launching its Winter/Spring 2017 Season with a diverse array of presentations, including the acclaimed Dance Company Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers and a new Queens Theatre production of the...
Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants
Release Date:
03/27/2017
In response to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Governor Cuomo announced an initiative on Friday that offers pro-bono legal services to immigrants regardless of their residency status. Coordinated by the state’s Office for New...
Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges
Release Date:
04/14/2017
... Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges States could save money and increase college-graduation rates ... public colleges, comes at a time when a growing number of states are...
Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time
Release Date:
07/13/2017
... of Time Despite the enactment of justice reforms in many states , the nation’s prison and jail population has dropped ... to long terms under laws passed in previous decades still are locked up, and there is...
Soviet-Era Program Gives Even Unoppressed Immigrants an Edge
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... Normally, someone seeking better prospects in the United States would wait several years to be admitted. But Ms. ... number of Ukrainians who have streamed into the United States in recent months even as the...
How to Build a Strong Local Food System
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... explains in an article for Strong Towns, agricultural states now grow or raise food that’s sent out of state for ...
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 ...
Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... involving the corporate ecosystem in the United States and abroad. Today, several studies illustrate the ...
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.