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The U.S. House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing today on "Improving Safety and Transparency in America's Food and Drugs." Included on the agenda for this hearing was the Safeguard American Food Exports...

Do contentious primaries have an effect on general election results? How does bigotry permeate public policy? What are the true forces driving polarization today? Not Another Politics Podcast delves into these questions and more in its first season...

Media representatives are advised that Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada departmental officials, will hold a technical briefing to discuss the publication of Canada's Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution.   Event:...

The American Lung Association's 2020 "State of Tobacco Control" report finds that the federal government can do more to address the youth vaping epidemic and prevent tobacco use. The report grades state and federal governments' efforts in 2019 to...

The Concord Coalition said today that new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections showing federal deficits and debt steadily rising over the next 10 years and leaping to historic highs over the longer term are an alarming signal that action is...

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger expressed outrage at the U.S. Supreme Court's sharply divided decision to lift a nationwide injunction blocking implementation of the "Public Charge Rule" while its legal fate remains under consideration by lower...

In testimony before Congress today, March of Dimes, the leading nonprofit fighting for the health of all moms and babies, again warned lawmakers that the state of maternal and infant health in the U.S. is getting worse, urging them to immediately...

Newly launched Features Podcast provides a Midwest perspective on political divisiveness, culture and the state of the American dream. Hosted by former FOX News Channel producer and former FOX 32 Chicago Executive Producer John Potratz, initial...

On January 7th, 2020, the State of Illinois published the requirements for small-business craft grower cannabis cultivation licenses. This license will initially allow a 5000 ft2 of flower canopy, with the option to expand to 14,000. The license...

The RCMP's National Division Sensitive and International Investigations section has charged RCMP employee Cameron Ortis, with three additional counts of Unauthorized Communication of Special Operational Information, under Section 14(1) of the...

On January 24, the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance) learned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally approved Lundbeck Pharmaceutical's label expansion for Sabril® (vigabatrin) to now be available to treat refractory complex...

Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released its annual ranking of state charter school laws, Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, Eleventh Edition in conjunction with National School Choice...

Gun Safety Alliance -- Today nearly 20 gun violence prevention organizations announced a path to reduce gun deaths in the United States by 50-percent by 2030. While each of these organizations has their approaches, priorities and programs to reduce...

Hours before President Donald Trump made history as the first president to appear in person at the March for Life, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar announced at Family Research Council's ProLifeCon that the agency is...

The Trump administration's efforts to curtail the phenomenon of birth tourism is an important step in ending this blatant abuse of birthright citizenship policy, says the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Each year, tens of thousands...

High Lantern Group, a strategic consulting firm specializing in business leadership and reputation, today released the second edition of its Brand Pressure Index, a comprehensive measure of social issues impacting corporate brands. Climate change...

Paralyzed Veterans of America Associate Executive Director of Government Relations Heather Ansley issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking public comment on proposed amendments to its Air Carrier Access...

Days before Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined his Executive Budget, the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley, Inc. joined other industry leaders urging lawmakers to address New York State's infrastructure crisis and fund...

WHAT: California AB5 took effect on January 1, 2020. Substantial obligations are required of companies to avoid employee misclassifications and potential penalties. Join experts as they discuss how firms can navigate the new law. WHO: Paul...

Secretary of the U.S. Army Ryan McCarthy will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, February 14. A former combat veteran and Lockheed Martin executive, McCarthy was sworn in to office as the 24th secretary of the...

The ASU Foundation has been awarded a three-year, $937,000 grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation in support of 35 scholarships for students who are considered "DREAMers." These students are young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as...

The FCS Foundation, the nation's leading advocacy and support organization for people affected by familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), today announced the foundation's support of recent comments by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...

The Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) met today in Montreal to consider all the means at their disposal to exercise their jurisdiction over their children and families. First Nations assert their authority in all matters...

Robert Ardini - the 2016 Republican Nominee for Congress in a Donald Trump's high-profile New York District - is now asking for California's Vote in the state's March 3rd Presidential Primary. When asked why he wants to be President, Ardini points...

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister and Member of Parliament for Burnaby North-Seymour, met with the High Bar and Stswecem'c Xgat'tem...

On behalf of the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marie-France Lalonde, Member of Parliament for Orléans, will welcome 20 families from 20 countries as new citizens at Canadian Tire...

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement on Senate Bill 50 after it was moved to the Senate Rules Committee: "The California Association of REALTORS® thanks Senate President...

On behalf of the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marie-France Lalonde, Member of Parliament for Orléans, will welcome 20 families from 20 countries as new citizens at Canadian Tire...

Women in the United States are healthier, wealthier, freer, and more prosperous than ever. This was true when Independent Women's Forum (IWF), a leading national women's organization, released its first "Working for Women" report in 2016, and it is...

Blue Shield of California today announced a $20 million contribution to the California Access to Housing and Services fund Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed in his 2020-2021 budget. The governor announced the fund last week to...

The former Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, signed Act 60?2019, commonly known as the Puerto Rico Incentives Code, into law on July 1, 2019, which came into effect on January 1, 2020. The Incentives Code consolidates various tax decrees,...

The Government of Canada is on track in its commitment to end all long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserves by March 2021. Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, provided the department's monthly...

The media have been a large focus of attention during the past few years. Yet, day after day, they do their job. And, over four in five Americans (85%) say the media are important to American Democracy with over half (52%) saying they are very...

The National Press Club and its Journalism Institute strongly object to restrictions on press coverage during the Senate trial of President Donald Trump. The proposed limitations are onerous, unnecessary and serve only to limit the news media's...

The third edition of a national biennial research study among professional grassroots advocacy leaders reveals that social media posts and email communications don't lead to legislative results, according to The Grassroots Influence Pulse® (GRIP)...

Thirty years after the first unanimous all-party promise to end child poverty, Campaign 2000's new report shows that over 1,350,000 children in Canada continue to live in poverty, with Indigenous children, racialized and immigrant children, and...

More than 1,000 rural municipal officials and other participants from across the province will attend the 2020 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference in Toronto from Sunday, January 19 to Tuesday, January 21 at the Sheraton Centre...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will hold a Cabinet retreat in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from January 19 to 21. During the retreat, the Prime Minister and ministers will discuss how to continue delivering real, positive results...

Tonight, Mental Health for US is hosting the Unite for Change Forum: California featuring NBC News' Kate Snow, actress, singer-songwriter, and mental health advocate Kiana Ledé, and former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy. The event, taking place at...

Healthcare and life sciences investment professionals believe that deal volume will grow in most sectors in 2020 compared with 2019, but the coming elections could impact the investment outlook, a KPMG LLP survey found.  ...

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released new research that identifies both the positive and negative impacts associated with numerous government policies, programs and regulations that target autonomous truck development...

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) applauds the U.S Supreme Court's decision to hear Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, which addresses the State of Arkansas' regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBM). The Arkansas...

The Famela Ramos for Congress Campaign announced a Prayer Rally at the corners of Otay Lakes Road and Eastlake Parkway in Chula Vista at 12 noon on Friday January 10, 2020.  The rally will be followed by a luncheon at Hector's Mariscos restaurant at...

Jason Isaacson, AJC's Chief Policy and Political Affairs Office, delivered five strong policy recommendations to members of Congress to combat the epidemic of antisemitism in New York and across the United States. "We all need to send the message...

Victor Williams, an insurgent Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, today questioned the fitness of incumbent Sen. Mark Warner to represent Virginia in the Senate.  Professor Williams  condemned Democrat leaders for allowing Warner to continue...

The National Police Association (NPA) has filed a friend of the court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court not to accept review of an appeal by Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay McKesson. The brief supports Officer John Doe, who seeks to recover for...

On Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. ET, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in a hearing entitled "Reviewing the Availability of Resources...

The GLI® Group has acquired Public Knowledge, LLC, a management consulting firm to government agencies. The acquisition will expand and complement GLI's government consulting services. Public Knowledge is a national...

Thanks to investments made by the Government of Canada and the City of London, residents of London will soon have access to more safe and affordable places to call home. Today, The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of...

The National Kidney Foundation's Board of Directors member Dr. Matthew Cooper will testify on Wednesday, January 8th before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee to support H.R. 5534, a bill which would make immunosuppressive drug...