Florida’s attack on Disney violates the First Amendment
If Florida’s action to strip Walt Disney World of its status as a special tax district is indeed retaliatory against the company for its opposition to the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, as critics call it, then Florida has plainly violated the First Amendment, said a constitutional law expert at Washington University in St. Louis. […]
Wendy’s commits more than $185,000 to organizations across U.S. and Canada
DUBLIN, Ohio /PRNewswire/ — The Wendy’s Company announced today that it will make charitable donations to a variety of organizations across the U.S. and Canada that align with Wendy’s® core categories of charitable support: foster care adoption, hunger and food integrity, youth and families, and vibrant communities. These commitments are a continuation of Wendy’s Community Giving Program that started in […]
Local Floridians to lose in tax battle between Disney, DeSantis
The Florida House of Representatives voted to revoke Disney World’s special tax status after clashes between the company and Governor Ron DeSantis over the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill. Disney has traditionally been allowed a special tax district, giving the company greater control over its property in Florida. Eleanor Wilking, professor of law at Cornell Law […]
Jimmy Garoppolo Continues to Show Support for Skilled Tradespeople, Serving as Master of Ceremonies for Inaugural International Signing Day
Klein Tools and Home Builders Institute partner for celebration across North America of the next generation of skilled trade workers LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. /PRNewswire/ — With a longstanding commitment to encouraging the next generation of trade professionals, Klein Tools, the 165-year-old leader in hand tools, today announced the first global celebration of future trades men and women. Working in partnership […]
National Public Housing Museum Taps the Power of Storytelling with New Hire
Oral historian Liú Chen will bring vanguard storytelling strategies to NPHM and expand its oral history corps and landmark audio archive CHICAGO /PRNewswire/ — Storytelling, one of the most powerful ways to educate and inspire others, is essential to the National Public Housing Museum’s mission as the nation’s first cultural institution dedicated to interpreting and contextualizing the public housing experience […]
Daughters for Earth Launches to Raise $100 million for Women-Led Efforts to Protect and Restore the Earth
New campaign mobilizes women around the world to engage on climate action LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — Daughters for Earth, a new campaign to mobilize women around the world to engage in climate action, launched today at SXSW. The initiative is co-founded by female leaders in women’s rights, climate and philanthropic sectors who recognized that women-led efforts to protect […]
IN RESPONSE TO THE BROOKLYN SUBWAY SHOOTING, ARTIST CHARLIE HEWITT SHARES A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO NYC STRAPHANGERS WITH “HOPEFUL” BILLBOARDS
Hopeful, a public digital art project, was already installed at six Bronx subway locations…and then last week’s tragic shootings happened in Brooklyn – today, two more Hopeful billboards are being lit at Sunset Park subway stations in honor of the victims and the community BROOKLYN,N.Y. /PRNewswire/ — Artist Charlie Hewitt, originally created an art project, “Hopeful,” to inspire optimism for Americans coping with […]
CAMP BETTY: HOW FIRST LADY BETTY FORD AND THE BETTY FORD CENTER TRANSFORMED ADDICTION RECOVERY
Book Authored by Founding Director of The Betty Ford Center, John Schwarzlose, to be Released in June 2022 by 4th Dimension Publishing, LLC LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — Camp Betty is a historical memoir told by John Schwarzlose, the first and only CEO of The Betty Ford Center, who shared in the groundbreaking to the worldwide credibility of the gold standard in substance use […]
Realtor.com® Drives to “Close the Gap” of Homeownership in America
Realtor.com® is donating the first $100,000 to the Homeownership Council of America’s new Equity DPA Fund and matching donations of those who respond to its Closing the Gap Challenge SANTA CLARA, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — In April, we celebrate National Fair Housing Month, but data shows the realities of inequality and a history of discriminatory policies are still blocking homeownership […]
Boeing Celebrates 1 Million DreamLearners Participants
NORTH CHARLESTON —The Boeing Company is excited to announce that the company’s DreamLearners program has reached more than 1 million participants since the program began in 2012. Elected officials, representatives from Boeing and the Charleston County School District (CCSD) celebrated the milestone at North Charleston Elementary School Wednesday, where they were joined by dozens of students who […]