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Every Canadian should be in control of their own health information through online access and benefit from it being shared securely between health professionals in the country. However, currently only one third of Canadians can access some of their...

The following is a statement from Teamsters Freight Division Director John Murphy and Teamsters Carhaul Division Director Avral Thompson on a vote in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to approve HR 3372 and HR 2948, which raise...

On May 25, the third anniversary of George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police, the co-chairs of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Laurie Robinson and Charles Ramsey, called for steps to transform policing through a whole of...

Edward Jones' Grassroots Legislative Task Force is set to meet with U.S. legislators for its 38th year May 23-25 in Washington, D.C. The group will advocate for issues important to individual investors and business owners. The Task Force is made up...

The Biden Administration's approach to law enforcement has come into question. On May 17, Rep. Marjorie Green filed articles of impeachment for Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray for, among other things, permitting...

CGTN America & CGTN UN releases "China, Central Asia Vow to Build a Closer Community with a Shared Future at Milestone Xi'an Summit" It is no coincidence that Xi'an has...

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Energy), a leader in renewable energy, welcomes the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management's Record of Decision on the SunZia Transmission project, which will enable over 3,500 MW of New Mexico wind...

NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, recognized former sheriff and U.S. Congressman Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) as a Real Solutions.® Champion during National Police Week 2023. U.S. Rep. Ezell was presented the award for his contributions to...

Chief Executive magazine's annual list of the Best and Worst States for Business has ranked Kentucky as the 18th-best state overall, a significant jump from last year's ranking. Kentucky's booming manufacturing sector and influx of new investment...

Chief Executive magazine's annual list of the Best and Worst States for Business has once again ranked Indiana as the top-ranked Midwestern state and the fifth-best state for business overall, maintaining its position on the list from last year. The...

Chief Executive magazine's annual list of the Best and Worst States for Business has ranked Virginia the top-ranked mid-Atlantic state. According to the magazine's rankings, released in the Spring issue of Chief Executive, Virginia ranks as the 12th...

Lawmakers will hold a hearing at the State House on Tuesday, May 16 on legislation that would strengthen the penalties for assaulting a healthcare worker ? part of a comprehensive effort by nurses and healthcare professionals to address an epidemic...

EnergyHub clients Arizona-based public utility Salt River Project and Texas-based CPS Energy were the winners of the 20th PLMA (Peak Load Management Alliance) Awards. This annual awards program recognizes innovative approaches to flexible load...

A debt default is very unlikely, but new scenario projections from Zillow show sales would decrease sharply as mortgage costs balloon Mortgage rates could reach 8.4% in the unlikely event of a debt default, sending the mortgage payment on a typical...

Beta Cell Action, a new 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to accessing insulin and other diabetes medications and devices, officially launches today. Beta Cell Action is the first and only diabetes-centered 501(c)(4) that is...

The ASQ Government Division conferred its Silver Level Award to the National Center for Explosive Training and Research (NCETR) within the U.S. Department of Justice's Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).  The award validates that NCETR...

A Common Sense America: Recent national security reports have uncovered efforts by China, Russia and other countries hostile to the United States to shape domestic policies that harm our country's national security, food security, energy independence...

Following a nation-wide referendum held on 30 April, the people of Uzbekistan have voted by a margin of 90.2% according to the preliminary results to approve a wide-ranging series of constitutional reforms, committing their country to the rule of...

The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (HCAPS) commends Representatives Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) for the introduction of the Contact Lens Prescription Modernization Act. If passed, this legislation will modernize...

In the midst of a growing national focus on Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), the Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI) and The Joyce Foundation today announce key findings of a mixed-methods study to understand perceptions toward these laws....

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation related to the federal debt limit, threatening major programs vital to people living in America's cities and resources used to tackle the nation's biggest challenges. In response, Tom...

Today, the Alzheimer's Association brought its purple presence again to Capitol Hill, urging access to FDA-approved Alzheimer's treatments during Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure's testimony before...

FactBid, the innovative platform for fact-finding and analysis, is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking new podcast series, "AI Unfiltered Q&A," featuring interviews with ChatGPT. ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence,...

On Tuesday, April 25, experts in the alternative protein space will come together in the nation's capital to discuss the state of the cell-cultured/cultivated industry and what this means for the future of food in a briefing for Members of Congress...

Today, The Concord Coalition released a blog by executive director Robert L. Bixby, on the partisan standoff over the debt limit and the federal budget. Bixby observes that: "President Biden's budget proposed a 10-year deficit reduction goal of $2.8...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new partnership to expand Food is Medicine programs, from medically tailored meals to produce prescription programs, at key VA health care facilities across the...

Black Women's Health Imperative (BWHI) issues the following statement on SCOTUS decision to preserve access to safe medication abortion. ...

On December 15, 2022, the Building a Green Prairie Economy Act became law. The Act was the product of the vision and passion of the Honourable Jim Carr, the late Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre who, in everything he did, had the...

Our Hong Kong Foundation International Forum on Progress Through Collaboration featuring 18 prominent speakers from foreign affairs, government, business and culture, was held today. The forum explored Hong Kong's new opportunities and new future as...

The following is a statement from Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The United States Conference of Mayors, in response to the introduction of House legislation related to the federal debt limit....

As the nation reels from an overdose and addiction crisis, a new report released today shows that commercialized marijuana products are making the situation much worse. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), the nation's leading organization...

The American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment responded today to the State Department's May Visa Bulletin, indicating a catastrophic green card freeze for international nurses. This statutory throttling of international healthcare...

The leadership of the D.C. Police Union applauds the news that the U.S. House of Representatives voted 229-189 in favor of H.J. Res. 42, a resolution disapproving the adoption of the most anti-police, pro-criminal legislation ever passed by DC...

The Simon Wiesenthal Center ("SWC") released the following statement on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) regarding its investigation into Credit Suisse AG and certain Nazi assets, and the related bipartisan investigation and press release of...

On Tuesday, April 18th, Reps. Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Chris Stewart (R-UT) will appear together for a bipartisan conversation about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and next steps for their mental health work in the 118th Congress....

Today, a bipartisan group of 162 mayors in the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) sent a letter to Congress urging action on gun safety legislation. Despite mass shootings at Michigan State, in Half Moon Bay, Monterey Park, Uvalde, Buffalo,...

The new documentary, "HEART: Serving Our Neighbors in Crisis," details the development and implementation of the HEART (Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team) program, a new public safety response within the Durham Community Safety Department...

The National Police Association (NPA) has submitted written testimony to the Colorado House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 1286, which would increase penalties and fines for cruelty and aggravated cruelty to service animals, certified...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly supports Senator Tammy Baldwin's (D-WI) oversight request sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today, calling for renewed scrutiny of the 2018 Energizer-Spectrum merger. The letter comes as...

The Concord Coalition said today that this year's reports from the Social Security and Medicare trustees demonstrate an urgent need for action to avoid severe benefit cuts by 2034 for Social Security's combined retirement and disability programs, and...

2020 Mom, a leading U.S. maternal mental health non-profit organization, announced today that it has rebranded as the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health....

Unite Us, the nation's leading software company enabling cross-sector collaboration to improve people's health and well-being, joined healthcare leaders from across the country to support proposed changes to the federal rules that would increase care...

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commends U.S. Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.), and Zach Nunn (R-IA)...

BigID, the leading platform for data security, compliance, privacy, and governance, today announced native data privacy capabilities to easily automate and help fulfill California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) requirements....

Vista Outdoor Inc. , the parent company of 41 renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products to consumers around the globe, announced that Fred C. Ferguson, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, Vista...

The Teamsters are condemning State Senator Blaise Ingoglia and other members of the Florida Legislature for their sponsorship of Senate Bill 256 (SB 256), legislation crafted to destroy public sector unions....

Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear told a House committee that Congress must do more to help the trucking industry develop and retain the workforce needed to meet the freight demands of a growing country and economy....

The Government of Canada is committed to the safe, effective and environmentally sound management of radioactive waste. Protecting the health and safety of Canadians and the environment is the government's top priority when it comes to nuclear energy...

New and enhanced anti-doping regulations took effect in U.S. Thoroughbred horse racing today following the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) approval of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC)...

Healthcare providers at Community Health Center of Snohomish County have won the right to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists....