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A Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for the National Priorities Project

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02/28/2014

... clear and transparent information about the United States ' federal budget process, making it easier for citizens to oversee and influence how their tax dollars are spent. The unusual nomination for the...

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Surdna Launches $18M Program Related Investment Fund

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04/15/2014

... fostering just and sustainable communities in the United States . First two investments: to expand regional food hubs; ... fostering just and sustainable communities in the United States by using its capital to...

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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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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

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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...

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ASPCA Cautions Against Using New Cannabis Treats for Ailing Pets

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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...

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Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South

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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...

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Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban

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07/14/2015

Energy company wants to drill natural-gas well using waterless method.

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Environment and Climate Change

Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed

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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...

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Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'

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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.

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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...

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

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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 ...

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

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11/11/2016

... of backlash on campuses. At the same time, universities are trying to address more generalized fears about the ...

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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

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...

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Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants

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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...

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Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges

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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...

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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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...

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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...