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ATLANTA & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Euna Solutions®, the leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based software for the public sector, today recognized the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, for deploying Euna OpenBook and Budget Book Studio to make county budget information more accessible and easier to understand. “Building credibility and confidence with the public requires more than just publishing budget numbers,” said Michael Peterson, Deputy Budget Director...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hill, the nation’s leading digital-first political news brand, today announced the launch of “The Hill Insider,” a new premium digital subscription service offering readers access to exclusive high-quality editorial content and one-of-a-kind experiences beginning July 8th. The Hill Insider will feature premium newsletters, live interactive video calls with The Hill’s journalists and editors, and daily deep-dive reporting that enables readers to get closer to the...

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxfam Canada workers are staging a public outreach event at Sparks Street and Elgin Street on Wednesday, July 8 as part of their strike campaign aimed at pressuring the employer to return to the bargaining table. The workers, members of CUPE Local 2722, are using an iconic Oxfam tactic: the creation of a “Big Head”, often seen in the Oxfam contingents around the world at large conferences, such as the G7 and G20. Instead of a world leader, the person depicted is Oxfam C...

BELOIT, Wis. & PETERBOROUGH, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, finalized its acquisition of the Rolls-Royce Naval Handling facility in Peterborough, Ontario. The closing officially establishes the facility as FMD’s Canadian headquarters, expanding the services division and supporting the revitalization of the Canadian defence industrial base. “For nearly a century, Fairbanks Morse has been a proud partner of the Royal...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) has submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) rulemaking, warning that overly rigid earnings-based accountability measures may unintentionally restrict access to prevention-focused healthcare professions and undermine long-term workforce objectives. The submission responds to the Department's proposed framework for evaluating edu...

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Partnership on AI launches new global tools to track and assess progress in responsible AI and help strengthen AI governance and public trust....

Edmonton, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a letter sent today to Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides, CUPE Alberta is calling for stable and predictable budgets that will allow schools and educators to fully and consistently support Alberta students. The Minister’s recent announcement of funding for additional complexity teams comes with a catch: there is no guarantee that the funding will continue beyond the next school year. “Without stable and predictable budgets, schools will never be able t...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veritone has signed a multi-year contract with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to streamline its evidence management....

Markham, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Monday, June 29, over 100 long-term care workers from across the province boarded buses to hold a rally at Extendicare’s head office in Markham. Eight CUPE local unions representing 1,100 long-term care staff are currently in bargaining with Extendicare. The employees are calling on the for-profit corporation to address chronic understaffing, low wages and inadequate benefits - issues directly tied to resident care. Extendicare previously withdrew from talks in...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Even as Waymo aggressively pursues expansion into dozens of American cities, its rollout is facing mounting resistance — and a safety record that its own advocates say tells only part of the story. Amy Witherite, founding attorney of Witherite Law Group and a leading voice for autonomous vehicle accountability, says the gap between Waymo’s safety claims and its real-world performance is exactly why enforceable standards must come before further deployment. Waymo current...