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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latino Community Foundation: WHAT: The Latino Community Foundation and Voto Latino Foundation invite members of the media to an exclusive virtual media briefing unveiling groundbreaking new national poll of Latino voters who participated in the 2024 election. This timely briefing will offer essential insights into how Latino voters—the second-largest voting bloc in the U.S.—are reacting to President Trump’s first 100 days in office, with a special focus on key is...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An alarming new investigation released by members of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association has uncovered that illegal cannabis flower - smuggled in from the West Coast - is being sold in licensed dispensaries across New York State. Lab-verified findings confirm that at least two widely available brands, Heady Tree and Runtz, were not grown in New York and entered the state illegally. Bulk quantities of out-of-state products easily made their way into New...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, farmers and other members of the agricultural community praised Governor Kelly Armstrong and the North Dakota Legislative Assembly for championing the tools and technologies essential to protecting America’s agriculture. The enactment of HB 1318 makes North Dakota the first state to reinforce the authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) science-based rulings that crop protection products are safe when used as directed. “This new law is cru...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new Liberal policy promise, could create a half-billion dollar economic boost for Canadian tech start-ups. The Liberals proposed to expand a 71 year old incentive program heavily used by mining companies. The Liberals described the measure as a way to “Supercharge” the economy. That is the exact description used by a campaign called Canada Flow-Through Shares as they reached out to politicians. Flow-Through Shares allow a company to “flow” tax deductions to i...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers at Community Justice Society (CJS) have voted to accept their tentative agreement. While the gains made in this round of negotiations are being celebrated, the win is bittersweet: On April 7, workers received notice that the provincial government was terminating their service agreement with Community Justice Society. The organization was given 90 days to wrap up current cases and vacate their offices. “The termination of the service agreement means...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stop the Red Tape: L.A. Housing Advocates Wrap City Hall in 1,480-foot Red Ribbon...

NANTUCKET, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACK for Whales, the non-profit grassroots Nantucket group leading the fight against offshore wind turbines, said Monday it has asked U.S. Secretary of the Interior Douglas Burgum to reopen the permit approvals for the Vineyard Wind project to review significant gaps in the process, and to revoke the permits. When Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in January 2025 granted Vineyard Wind’s Revised Construction and Operations Plan (COP), it failed...

MEXICO CITY & MIAMI & SÃO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the AHF Global Public Health Institute acknowledge the conclusion of three years of negotiations on the global pandemic agreement text by congratulating the negotiators—particularly representatives of the Equity and Africa Groups—and recognizing the contributions of key stakeholders, including civil society, who championed equitable access to public health goods. “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we beg...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stop the Red Tape: L.A. Housing Advocates Wrap City Hall in 1,480-foot Red Ribbon...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For any other employer, it would have been an unprecedented move: on the first day of conciliation, on the first day of bargaining, before any negotiations had even been taken place, they called for a No Board. But this is typical behaviour from Julia Dumanian and Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). “Since taking over as CEO in 2015, there’s a deep feeling among workers that she’s tried to weaken our ability to advocate for ourselves while reducing the services we provide...