WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act, legislation introduced by Representatives Mike Waltz (R-Florida) and Bill Pascrell (D-New Jersey). At a time when identity theft and other privacy-related crimes are on the rise, this bipartisan bill would help protect the privacy and identity security of American servicemembers, federal  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * As lawmakers dive into the 2024 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on New Jerseyans, securing each resident equal opportunity to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer. The following is a statement from ACS CAN's Government Relations Director Q  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a comprehensive privacy bill (S. 332/A.B. 1971) into law that will extend baseline privacy rights to consumers, including the right to access, delete, and stop certain disclosures of their personal information. New Jersey becomes the 13th state to pass a privacy bill into law, after California, Utah, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Oregon  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news release: Education Development Center (EDC) has received a five-year, $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Innovation and Research (EIR) program to expand the successful Math for All program to schools in five states: Illinois, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York. The award, which was highlighted in a DOE press release (https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/biden-harris-  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 19 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following commentary on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Americans are flocking to Georgia seeking economic freedom By Athan Clark, Communications Manager The numbers don't lie. In recent years, there has been significant migration from high-tax and high-regulation states to economically free states with lighter tax and regulatory burdens. This migration pattern paints a compelling picture. States like California, New York, N  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 20 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: In 2008, Gov. Jon Corzine signed the New Jersey Family Leave Act that struck a balance between worker protections and credible business concerns, based on months of negotiation between lawmakers. Now a new bill threatens that compromise, which would hit New Jersey's smallest businesses hard. And while bill A-5166 never got a Senate vote in the recent lame duck legislative session - sp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following news release: Brother Sean McBride, Jr., who is a member of IFPTE Local 196, Chapter 10, was recently sworn in to serve as Captain of the Atlantic Highlands Fire Department. McBride, who is the son of IFPTE Local 196 President/Atlantic Area VP/New Jersey State AFL-CIO VP, Sean McBride Sr., achieved the position after serving as a rank-and-file firefighter in Monmouth County for over   more

MONTVALE, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- The Institute of Management Accountants issued the following news release: * * * Global Outlook Falls Again * * * The ACCA and IMA(R) (Institute of Management Accountants) Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) shows confidence rebounded sharply in North America in Q4 in 2023, after a large fall in Q3. Confidence declined among accountants globally for the third consecutive quarter, consistent with a further moderation in global growth. The survey doesn't s  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: Despite an acceleration in hiring, New Jersey's unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 4.8% in December, finishing out the year 1.5 percentage points higher than the jobless rate was at the end of 2022, state labor officials said Thursday. The labor force participation rate measuring the percentage of working-age people in New Jersey who have jobs or are actively looking for wor  more

MERCERVILLE, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: According to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration November 2023 report, 48.7 million Americans (17.3%) aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in 2022 and 59.3 million adults aged 18 (23.1%) or older had a mental illness. Effective, evidence-based treatment and supports have provided millions of these individuals a path to recove  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: NJBIA said Wednesday that while it supports data privacy protections for consumers, a new law impacting how businesses market to current and future customers goes too far and makes New Jersey a national outlier with a law that is inconsistent with data privacy laws in other states. NJBIA Deputy Chief Government Affairs Officer Ray Cantor called for "cleanup" legislation to fix the defec  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: Acquisition of "Northern Ventures" property supports regional connectivity of forested lands and protects local sources of clean water. Building on a 40-year commitment to land conservation in the Hudson Highlands, the Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the acquisition of property in the Town of Woodbury that will create a critical, off-road trail connection for the Highlands Trail, which extends nearly 180 miles   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release: ETS announced today that it has named Ratnesh Kumar Jha as its new GM, Institutional Language Products. Jha will work alongside Rohit Sharma, ETS Senior Vice President, Global Higher Education & Workskills on the global expansion of ETS's institutional language product portfolio, primarily the TOEIC(R) tests, TOEFL ITP(R) test and the TOEFL(R) Young Student Series. This includes oversight of all bus  more