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WASHINGTON, Oct 23, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- The following was released today by the Republican Policy Committee (RPC) on its release of a policy paper on Republican accomplishments [...]

WASHINGTON, Jul 12, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- Following is an executive summary of a Senate Republican Policy Committee paper 'Davis Bacon Expanded to Private Projects in Senate Immigration [...]

WASHINGTON, Jun 20, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- VelvetRevolution.us, a network of over 130 organizations, is leading a campaign to require a 100 percent paper ballot count of the [...]

Former Director of Illinois Department of Insurance Assesses Prospects for Business Disciplines, Regulation and Oversight of the U.S. Insurance Marketplace WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Professional Insurance Agents Insurance [...]

Comprehensive Approach Urges Action to Protect Public's Oral Health CHICAGO, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), the only voice exclusively for the general dentist, reminds legislators [...]

WASHINGTON, Oct 26, 2005 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- Following is an executive summary of a Senate Republican Policy Committee Policy Paper titled 'Despite Critics' Predictions, Early Milestones Point to [...]

Pledges Support for Obama Administration to Strengthen Trade Remedies PITTSBURGH, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today issued a statement and release of [...]

WASHINGTON, Dec 14, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- Responding to the electronic voting machine failures that marred the 2006 elections, 34 non-partisan election reform organizations launched a new campaign [...]

Arguments Used to Support Further Price Regulation of Special Access Services are 'Surprisingly Weak and Incomplete' WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new Phoenix Center Policy Paper released today explores [...]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council today released its first white paper in a series of Executive Briefs on topics of importance to companies [...]

Recent buyout of DoubleClick will attract close scrutiny WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Chairman of NETCompetition.org, Scott Cleland, released a white paper entitled 'How Google-DoubleClick is Exploiting Antitrust [...]

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- Two new papers released by the Heritage Foundation confirm NumbersUSA's estimates of unprecedented increases in legal immigration and costs to taxpayers [...]

Fed Urged to Limit Fees & Make Gift Cards More Consumer Friendly WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In comments filed with the Federal Reserve Board today, consumer groups urged regulators [...]

New bill by key Senators to reinvigorate 'Super 301' authority for U.S. agency WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) today announced [...]

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each hunting season offers new opportunities. However, in some cases, there are changes that may raise questions in hunters' minds. In an effort to [...]

CHICAGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Chicago men have been arrested on federal charges for their alleged roles in conspiracies to provide material support and/or to commit terrorist acts against [...]

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking solicits comments from public WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will publish an advance notice [...]

Phoenix Center Study Says Further Deregulation Is Better Policy Choice WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Restoring price regulation to the market for high capacity Special Access telecommunication services would reduce [...]

Goal to Distinguish Science Questions from Policy Debates Agencies Should Empanel Scientific Advisory Committees Solely of Members with Relevant Scientific Expertise; Improve Disclosure and Transparency WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- [...]

New State Program for Hemp Farmers to be Established SALEM, Ore., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vote Hemp, the leading grassroots advocacy organization working to give back farmers the right to [...]

WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Greek citizen who oversaw the engineering department on board a Dominica-flagged bulk cargo ship pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in New Orleans [...]

Restoring equal access to Medicare for five million dually eligible people with Medicare and Medicaid improves healthcare finances and decreases healthcare disparities. NEW ORLEANS, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In June [...]

MIAMI, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karl W. Miller a senior energy executive and institutional investor today issued the following statement through his advisors, regarding the state of the U.S. renewable [...]

WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fireworks and the Fourth of July celebrations go hand-in-hand. As we celebrate our nation's independence, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would [...]

New report on charter school performance misses the mark WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Education Reform (CER) disputes findings on charter school performance released today by the [...]

WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just as Congress begins to consider the largest expansion of federal support for health insurance since Medicare became law in 1965, Hudson Institute will debate [...]

FORT LEE, N.J., June 09 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Inflation Association today released the following statement to its http://inflation.us/ members: 'The National Inflation Association is not a political organization, but [...]

ARLINGTON, Va., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' (ATA) Safety Management Council today released Practical Cargo Securement(TM), a 405-page resource for drivers, carriers, shippers and law enforcement on how [...]

Veterans and Servicemembers Encouraged to Apply Early WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that VA has received more than 25,000 claims for education [...]

Acting DCED Secretary Announces Three-Year Grant Award; Warns Future Funds at Risk Under Senate Republican Budget Proposal LEECHBURG, Pa., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Community and Economic Development acting [...]

Events happening in a dozen states with veterans saying: 'I signed my name to enlist; I should be able to sign my name to a union card' WASHINGTON, April 29 [...]

Technological Advances Require New Oversight WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Existing health and safety agencies are unable to cope with the risk assessment, standard setting and oversight challenges of advancing [...]

Report Documents Real-Life Impact of Failed Policies, Anti-Immigrant Climate MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Low-income Latino immigrants in the South are routinely the targets of wage theft, racial profiling [...]

Unintended Consequences of 'Clunkers' Bill Will Harm the Environment BETHESDA, Md., March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cash for Clunkers bill (H.R. 1550), which is touted as having long-term environmental benefits, [...]

WASHINGTON, March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Joseph Cota, a California ship pilot, pleaded guilty today to negligently causing the discharge of approximately 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay [...]

Other Studies Show Effectiveness of Tobacco Prevention Campaigns WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Several [...]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It is time for a national policy on immigration, according to a new report issued by ICMA. The current, piecemeal approach hurts the economy and [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- October 27, 2008, the New Jersey Assembly approved The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, A-803, by a more than two to one [...]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of the weekly radio address by President Bush to the Nation: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Americans from all walks of [...]

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights applauds the landmark action to create the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission within the [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The E-Verify program, which allows employers to check the immigration status of new employees, has been steadily improving and is now 99.5 percent accurate, according [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. House of Representatives today approved critical legislation that promises to improve the American foster care system and make a difference in the lives [...]

Even CEOs can't read statements compliant with the law WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The goal of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to make corporate accounting more transparent. In practice, [...]

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner today praised the passage of legislation that will require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be 'fire safe.' Once [...]

BATON ROUGE, La., July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge Louisiana today published a front page story about Louisiana's new law regarding teaching of evolution that contains [...]

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ignoring scientific evidence of harm, the Louisiana State Senate passed a fluoridation mandate bill which, if approved by the House, will require fluoride chemicals [...]

State Wants Federal Permission for Farmers to Grow Hemp MONTPELIER, Vt., May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vote Hemp, a grassroots advocacy organization working to give farmers the right to grow non-drug [...]

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twenty-two statewide organizations representing hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania citizens, and one national organization, have expressed their opposition to regulations proposed by the State [...]

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell has signed House Bill 1152 into law. HB 1152 amends the Uniform Commercial Code to incorporate electronic documentation and transactions [...]

700 MHz Auction Results Indicate that Mandating Wireless Carterfone Regulations Across the Board Could Lead to Increased Industry Concentration and $50 billion Less Investment WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A [...]