Privatization

New Insights Into Criminal Justice Dynamics in Town Of Palm Beach Support Reasonings For Nationwide Inherent Reform

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Comprehensive, PALM, GEO Group, History, Town, Privatization, Business

The McWhorter Foundation has requested a federal investigation into the funding of the Town of Palm Beach Police, in regard to the Town Of Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation which is funded by private donors Residents and Businesses.

Key Points: 
  • The McWhorter Foundation has requested a federal investigation into the funding of the Town of Palm Beach Police, in regard to the Town Of Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation which is funded by private donors Residents and Businesses.
  • This request opens up broader conversations about the intersection of wealth, justice, and equity, not only in Palm Beach but across the United States.
  • This scenario in Palm Beach serves as a microcosm for examining how financial interests may influence law enforcement priorities and actions.
  • Calls for Comprehensive Reform: The interconnectedness of these issues underscores the need for comprehensive criminal justice reform.

Negative Population Growth, Inc. Unveils Startling Findings in New Forum Paper on the Costs of Cheap Immigration Detention

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Employment, Growth, Golden Age, Prison, Policy, Forum, Food, NPG, ICE, Population growth, Health, Human, Privatization, Drug

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG), a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the challenges of population growth, has released a new Forum paper, The High Cost of Cheap Immigration Detention, authored by Edwin S. Rubenstein. The publication is the first in a series of three (to be released consecutively) investigative works examining industries that have historically benefited from illegal immigration in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG), a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the challenges of population growth, has released a new Forum paper, The High Cost of Cheap Immigration Detention , authored by Edwin S. Rubenstein.
  • The paper puts a spotlight on the private prison industry, noting its origins in the 1980s when government-run prisons were at capacity.
  • The private sector's role in perpetuating reliance on for-profit incarceration is detailed, revealing insights into the financial motives that underpin the system.
  • For more information, visit our website at NPG.org , follow us on Facebook @NegativePopulationGrowth or follow us on Twitter @npg_org .

Award-Winning Mana Pacific Inc Appoints New Board Chair

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
USGBC, Climate change, Environment, Growth, Assistant, OEI, Chairperson, History, Policy, ASHRAE, Ernst & Young, Society, Privatization, Carbon, Development, LEED, Army

KIHEI, Hawaii, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mana Pacific, Inc. announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed Honorable Katherine Hammack as its new Chair of the Board.

Key Points: 
  • KIHEI, Hawaii, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mana Pacific, Inc. announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed Honorable Katherine Hammack as its new Chair of the Board.
  • Hon Hammack succeeds MK Merrigan, Co-Founder of Mana Pacific, who served as Chair of the Board of Directors since 2019.
  • MK will continue to serve Mana Pacific's board as a Director.
  • She is exactly the leadership the Mana Pacific Board needs during this exciting season of expansion."

Ontario budget sustains previous progress for workers, more needed to bolster quality care and economic growth

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Social justice, Patient, Private sector, Child care, Housing, Government, WSIB, Investment, Unifor, Ford, Privatization

"Sustained investments in transit, health care, and other critical infrastructure are critical steps to building an Ontario that works for working people and their families."

Key Points: 
  • "Sustained investments in transit, health care, and other critical infrastructure are critical steps to building an Ontario that works for working people and their families."
  • Unifor is encouraged by progress on the government's transit plan and commitment to reduce costs for commuters, but additional investment is needed to improve transit quality and ensure the creation of good jobs.
  • "The Ontario budget makes progress in health care but doesn't do enough to fix the backlog of problems impacting our health care system, workers, and their families," says Samia Hashi, Unifor Ontario Regional Director.
  • "Access to quality care, long wait times, staffing levels, and suppressed wages have led the system into chaos.

Usual Emerges From Stealth, Launches New Stablecoin Ecosystem With Alternative Model

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Bankruptcy, Growth, Elis James, Risk, Acquisition, National Assembly, Privatization, Cryptocurrency

PARIS, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Usual, an innovative hybrid finance protocol, today officially emerged from stealth by announcing the launch of USD0, a permissionless and fully compliant stablecoin backed 1:1 by real-world assets (RWAs), and USUAL, a governance token that allows the community to guide the future evolution of the network. Usual addresses current stablecoin market issues by redistributing profits to the community, rewarding token holders with real yields generated by the RWAs.

Key Points: 
  • Usual addresses current stablecoin market issues by redistributing profits to the community, rewarding token holders with real yields generated by the RWAs.
  • Usual represents the next evolution in decentralized stablecoins by reinstating community trust, democratizing financial opportunities, and ensuring fair income distribution.
  • Usual governance tokens will reward USD0 holders and all other participants in the Usual ecosystem.
  • With the launch of USD0 and USUAL token, Usual seeks to drive the next evolution of equitable and community-centered finance.

Nuvei responds to recent press reports

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Monday, March 18, 2024
Committee, Nuvei, TSX, Policy, Privatization, Cryptocurrency

MONTREAL, March 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvei Corporation (NASDAQ: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI) (the "Company" or "Nuvei") announces today that it is aware of recent media reports speculating as to a potential going-private transaction involving the Company.

Key Points: 
  • MONTREAL, March 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvei Corporation (NASDAQ: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI) (the "Company" or "Nuvei") announces today that it is aware of recent media reports speculating as to a potential going-private transaction involving the Company.
  • The Company cautions readers that it has not entered into any agreements or understandings to effect a privatization or similar transaction, and there can be no assurance that any discussions that have taken place will result in any such agreements or understandings.
  • The Special Committee is continuing its evaluation of the proposals received to date and the strategic alternatives available to the Company, and no decision has been made at this time whether to pursue a transaction or maintain the status quo.
  • Given the nature of the process, the Company does not intend on commenting further unless otherwise required pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations.

MEDIA RELEASE: The Ford government is starving local public hospitals to privatize them, charge health advocates

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Ophthalmology, Hospital, Ontario Health Coalition, Coalition, Freedom of information, Privatization, Government, Wiarton, Ford, Patient, Policy, Operating, Health insurance

The public has funded local hospitals for more than 70 years to build operating room capacity that is unused while the Ford government is shunting unprecedented public money to private for-profit clinics and hospitals to build new operating rooms, the Coalition reports.

Key Points: 
  • The public has funded local hospitals for more than 70 years to build operating room capacity that is unused while the Ford government is shunting unprecedented public money to private for-profit clinics and hospitals to build new operating rooms, the Coalition reports.
  • For the last year, the Coalition researched the unused capacity in local public hospitals through Freedom of Information requests and interviews with surgical staff.
  • Funded private for-profit hospitals at double the rate per surgery than it funds public hospitals.
  • “A few for-profit corporations are being enriched by the Ford government’s privatization scheme while our public hospitals and patients pay the price.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario Students Host Press Conference to Announce the CFS-Ontario Annual Lobby Week

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
International, Disability, Education, Privatization, Federation, Overalls, Government, MPPs, Student, Tertiary, Interview, Nursing

Toronto, Ontario, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- College and university students gather annually for the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario Lobby Week, where they meet with MPPs to share students' priorities.

Key Points: 
  • Toronto, Ontario, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- College and university students gather annually for the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario Lobby Week, where they meet with MPPs to share students' priorities.
  • The Federation will host a press conference to officially announce the Ontario Lobby Week and the students' recommendations for 2024 Lobby Week.
  • Students are demanding that the provincial government legislate students’ right to organize, and respect Indigenous learners’ right to education.
  • Students demand justice for graduate students, support for students with disabilities, and fairness for International students.

Dominion Energy Selects Innovative Rail Technologies for Battery-Electric Locomotive Project at Fort Cavazos

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Monday, February 26, 2024
ATLAS, Dominion Energy, Defense, Privatization, Army, Department of Defence, IRT, Ageing

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy has been designated as the leader  of a project funded by the Texas Military Preparedness Commission to improve energy resiliency for rail operations at Fort Cavazos, Texas.

Key Points: 
  • FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy has been designated as the leader  of a project funded by the Texas Military Preparedness Commission to improve energy resiliency for rail operations at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
  • Dominion Energy has selected Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT) to provide its ATLAS lithium-ion battery-electric propulsion system for the initiative.
  • "The Dominion Energy Fort Cavazos Team is looking forward to partnering with Innovative Rail Technologies on this extremely significant electric locomotive switcher project.
  • IRT is expected to begin the rebuild of the Fort Cavazos locomotive immediately and deliver it to Fort Cavazos by the end of 2024.

New Report Identifies the Best and the Worst Statehouses for Supporting Public Schools and Their Students

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Monday, February 26, 2024
NPE, Education, Privatization, Public, Fraud, Risk, Safety, Child, Freedom, Student

NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Schooling in America, issued by the Network for Public Education (NPE), rates the states on 42 factors that impact public education. The report includes a special focus on student protection—both inside and outside the public school system.

Key Points: 
  • Florida earned only 19 of 111 possible points—the only state to lose all points for its lack of financial support for public schools.
  • Commenting on the report findings, NPE President Diane Ravitch warns, "Our public schools made America a great nation.
  • If we continue to divert public money to privately-managed charter schools, religious schools, private schools, and homeschooling, we put our nation at risk."
  • The Network for Public Education is a national advocacy group whose mission is to preserve, promote, improve, and strengthen public schools for current and future generations of students.