AScribe Law News Service articles from July 2007

AScribe Law News Service archives from July 2007

Gwendolyn W. Young Becomes American Lung Association of California's Board Chair; Jim Wilgus Named American Lung Association of California's New President and CEO.
July 3, 2007... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association of California recently elected Gwendolyn W. Young, president of Los Angeles-based Young Communications Group, as its first...

The Century Foundation Commentary: Labor Thicket Stinging China -- by Jeffrey Laurenti.
July 3, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Jeffrey Laurenti, Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - Maybe there is something to theories of U.S.-China convergence...

The Century Foundation Commentary: Two Steps Backward -- by Greg Anrig.
July 3, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Greg Anrig. Anrig, vice president of programs at The Century Foundation, is a regular columnist for The Guardian. He is the author of the...

The Century Foundation Commentary: Reinventing Brown v. Board of Education -- by Richard D. Kahlenberg.
July 5, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, July 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Richard D. Kahlenberg. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and author of "All Together Now: Creating Middle-Class Schools...

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire Signs Executive Order to Better Implement National Voter Registration Act; Important Move Comes Just as New Federal Report Highlights Poor Performance by States.
July 5, 2007... Byline: Demos OLYMPIA, Wash., July 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- On July 4, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed an executive order to better implement the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), a move which should help...

No 'Free' Lunch on Credit Report Sites; Use of 'Free' in Marketing Problematic, Creating Potential Confusion Over Rights to Credit Data.(Website overview)
July 9, 2007... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Web sites aggressively advertising "free" credit reports are charging consumers for services they are unlikely to need, while drawing attention away from the site created...

Diversity Best Practices to Release WOW! Facts 2007; Leaders in Business, Government, Media Will Gather to Launch Resource for Diversity Trends in America.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Diversity Best Practices WASHINGTON, July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- On July 18, 2007, Diversity Best Practices Inc. (DBP) will release WOW! Facts 2007, an invaluable reference tool for corporate America, government officials,...

Stanford Business School Research: Despite SEC Rules on Insider Trading, Playing Field May Not Be Level.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Insider trading. The words conjure up visions of unscrupulous executives taking advantage of their positions to reap illegal profits in the stock...

Diversity Best Practices to Release WOW! Facts 2007; Leaders in Business, Government, Media Will Gather to Launch Resource for Diversity Trends in America.
July 17, 2007... Byline: Diversity Best Practices WASHINGTON, July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- On July 18, 2007, Diversity Best Practices Inc. (DBP) will release WOW! Facts 2007, an invaluable reference tool for corporate America, government officials,...

Rally Against Alcopops: Marin Institute Releases 'The Cost of Alcopops to Youth and California'.
July 18, 2007... Byline: Marin Institute SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The deaths of 21 California youth could be prevented each year if the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) votes to correctly tax alcopops as distilled...

RAND Study Finds Wind Insurance Costly and Scarce on Gulf of Mexico Coast.
July 18, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many businesses along the Gulf of Mexico coast have had a difficult time obtaining wind insurance coverage since Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma hit in 2005 and have...

Public Education Network to Release No Child Left Behind Public Hearings Report July 26.
July 19, 2007... Byline: Public Education Network WASHINGTON, July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results from three years of listening to the American public about the No Child Left Behind Act will be released by Public Education Network July 26 at 10 a.m. EDT...

Freedom of Information Comes of Age in Mexico -- by Jack Fischer.
July 19, 2007... Byline: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following article is by Jack Fischer, Communications Officer, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. - - - - Former Mexican...

First Ever Meeting of Community Groups From Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast Region to Meet at Katrina Anniversary, Aug. 28-29.
July 24, 2007... Byline: Communications Consortium NEW ORLEANS, July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- A diverse group of community organizations (see below) will mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 28-29 with a series of town hall meetings to...

Federal Minimum Wage Jumps for Millions of Workers Today; Expert Available for Comment.
July 24, 2007... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- As a result of recent congressional action, the federal minimum wage increases today from $5.15 to $5.85. This is the first step of a federally mandated three-step...

National Voting Rights Group Demos Applauds North Carolina Governor Mike Easley for Signing Same Day Registration Law; Also Calls for Swift Pre-Clearance by U.S. Department of Justice.
July 25, 2007... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, July 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demos applauds North Carolina Governor Mike Easley for signing the Same Day Registration bill passed by the North Carolina Legislature. SDR allows eligible but unregistered voters to...

Real Immigration Debate Going on at State and Local Level, Duke Expert Says.
July 27, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- This week's announcement by New Haven, Conn., officials that they will provide illegal immigrants with ID cards is the latest indication that this country's real...

Study: Blacks Who Kill Whites Are Most Likely to Be Executed.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Blacks convicted of killing whites are not only more likely than other killers to receive a death sentence -- they are also more likely to actually be executed, a...

Florida's Housing Downturn Stymies Consumer Confidence Turnaround.
July 31, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The weak housing market is to blame for Florida's one-point drop in consumer confidence to 81 in July at a time when the national index is on the rise, a new...