News by subject: AVO

ICER, a not-for-profit organization, is comprised of scientists, academics and leading UFO/UAP researchers from 27 countries on 5 continents who are unanimous in their recognition that we are not alone in the cosmos.    Based on more than 75 years of...

International Battery Metals Ltd. (the "Company") . Recently, two former employees of the Company filed an action against IBAT in United States federal court for alleged wrongful dismissal and breach of the Share Exchange Agreement ("Exchange...

Gateway Royalty, which invests in oil and gas production by buying a portion of the mineral owner's royalty interest, is sounding the alarm about an industry backed bill that would require unleased mineral owners to accept net proceeds royalties from...

Older Americans overwhelmingly support legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The online survey, which had over 1,234 participants, found that 88...

On Monday, May 24, The 1776 Commission met at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C. campus to discuss civic education curricula, state civic education reform efforts, pending federal legislation and executive actions, and future activity of the...

The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), CAIR Legal Defense Fund and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) today welcomed a "major victory" in their lawsuit against Georgia's Israel boycott law after a...

According to data released by Power to Decide, an estimated 275,310 Ohio women of reproductive age (13-44) in need of publicly funded contraception live in counties impacted by the Title X Family Planning Program "domestic gag rule." In fact, 9% of...

Teamsters and striking oil workers rallied outside of billionaire John Catsimatidis' Manhattan offices today in protest of the low wages paid to essential workers at Catsimatidis' United Metro Energy. Workers have been on strike since April 19....

Today may be the beginning of the end of combustible tobacco sales, as organizations from around the world call on governments to do just that. Many other products have been removed from store shelves for causing far less harm than tobacco. The...

Alcohol Justice, the San Rafael, California-based alcohol industry watchdog and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) are charging the California Legislature with being under the influence of restaurants, bars and the alcohol spirits...

eMars/Compliant Client was created in 2001 to give construction company owners an easy, flawless, paperless way to be compliant with the Davis Bacon Act that enforces a prevailing wage and 31 other compliance issues. Compliant Client web was designed...

Consumer advocacy groups in the Asia-Pacific region under the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) are joining the celebration of World Vape Day on May 30, with a call on the World Health Organization (WHO) and...

Chuck Fowke, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from Tampa, Fla., issued the following statement following the U.S. Commerce Department's desire to double lumber tariffs on Canadian lumber shipments...

Hon. Doug FordPremier's OfficeRoom 281, Legislative Building, Queen's ParkToronto, ON M7A [email protected] Re: The immediate exemption of nurses and other health-care workers from Bill 124 Dear Premier Ford, RNAO calls on you to immediately...

David P. Meyer, President of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA), has co-authored a new report on the FINRA expungement process. PIABA is an international bar association whose members represent investors in disputes with the...

States are reaffirming their commitment to a revitalized economy and thriving workforce by ending participation in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation weekly $300 supplemental benefit. As of today, 44 percent of states have ended their...

Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem, the world's headquarters of the Jerusalem Prayer Team, arrived in Israel this week....

The Michigan Chamber expressed optimism over an agreement announced today by legislative leaders and the Governor to withdraw the proposed MIOSHA permanent COVID-19 workplace rules, work together to negotiate the state budget and federal funding from...

NATSO, representing truckstops and travel plazas, issued the following statement in response to today's comments from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee regarding the Biden Administration's plans...

"The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) supports the Government of Ontario's staged and cautious approach to reopening the province. While the data released today by the COVID-19 Science Advisory Table shows public health measures are working,...

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and its members are frustrated and incensed by today's announcement from the Ontario government that retail will not be allowed to open until June 15 and only at 15% capacity. The time has come to move forward with the...

Children's Health Defense (CHD) in conjunction with the Autism Action Network, Family Freedom Alliance, and the NY Alliance for Vaccine Rights announces a free online forum on May 25 to provide open discussion on the myriad impacts the COVID crisis...

Novogradac commends the House Ways and Means Committee for the hearing held Wednesday to address using the federal tax code to stimulate investment in infrastructure. Among other topics, lawmakers discussed how the low-income housing tax credit...

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines, applauds the introduction of the Sustainable Skies Act by Reps. Brad Schneider (IL), Dan Kildee (MI) and Julia Brownley (CA). The legislation would...

The Minnesota Dental Association is calling on legislators to address oral health priorities in special session. Current dental provider reimbursement rates in Minnesota's Medicaid program are based off average submitted charges from 1989. The...

The Michigan Chamber issued the following  statement today in response to Governor Whitmer's anouncement that, come Monday, Michigan will begin to relax some of its COVID-19 restrictions.  While the Chamber agrees the announcement today is a step in...

Iveta Cherneva, author, political commentator and human rights activist, is running to become a member of the UN Working Group of experts on people of African descent. Cherneva is among the six finalists listed by the United Nations. The UN Special...

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question most Texans are currently grappling with as they decide whether to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Houston, TX emergency room physician, Dr. Michael Sarabia said there is an easy answer to that...

The committee seeking to oust controversial San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin signaled today confidence in collecting the required number of signatures to trigger a recall, perhaps before the deadline....

A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released the 1st edition of its report titled "COVID-19 Vaccines - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics". The report presents fresh...

Unite Us, the enterprise technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social services nationwide, today announced its full support and comments for proposed changes to the federal rules that regulate information sharing in...

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) today launched a major targeted digital ad campaign highlighting how the Biden administration has created a border crisis and further magnified it by pushing for passage of amnesty bills in the...

Lembit Janes provides an update to unitholders of SIR Royalty Income Fund (the "Fund") regarding his plans announced on April 12, 2021 to reconstitute the board of trustees of the Fund (the "Board"). Mr. Janes also wishes to thank the numerous...

The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today announced a national call for nominations to the new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Advisory Committee....

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) after it announced it is moving forward with proposed tobacco product standards within the next year to ban menthol in...

Today, by a unanimous and bipartisan vote of 31-0, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 19?a comprehensive reform bill to reduce frivolous and abusive lawsuits targeting commercial motor vehicles. The bill's passage earned widespread praise from the...

Following much speculation, Liz Wheeler, one of the conservative movement's boldest voices, announced today the launch of her highly-anticipated new media endeavor, The Liz Wheeler Show. This premium video podcast will deliver a personal, researched,...

Continued random alcohol testing of Marine Atlantic workers is a flagrant privacy violation and contradicts newly-established labour precedent, says Unifor....

The Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) is launching the #EqualChance campaign. This campaign aims to convince Canadians to take action against the barriers faced by internationally trained...

KW Miller announced today his Phase II Plans to Convert Florida's Five (5) Water Management Districts into individual Regulated Utilities to address to address the protracted water crisis. This follows on from prior announced Phase I plan to convert...

Alejandro Mayorkas took an oath to defend and secure our country when he was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on February 2. In the past three and half months, he has failed to live up to that commitment and has...

Stating local government has failed to live up to its promises, a group of neighbors came together to say, "We Deserve Better." "Town sweep is about taking personal responsibility to go outside, talk to your neighbors and help clean up...

The Trevor Project, the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, today released the findings of its 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) applauds the U.S. Representatives for its overwhelming approval today of the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assaults, and Threats to Equality (NO HATE) Act, following Senate passage last...

Paralyzed Veterans of America, the nation's only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to helping veterans with spinal cord injuries, disorders, and diseases, today kicked off its yearlong 75th anniversary celebration with the launch of its Honor...

Texas parents can turn cartwheels and so can their kids -- legally: A law passed over the weekend states that parents can let their kids engage in normal childhood activities without being accused of neglect. This makes Texas the third state to...

Today, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited filed the following letter with the Surface Transportation Board in response to CN's proposed three-business day comment period on voting trust: The Honorable Cynthia T. BrownChief, Section of...

AARP has endorsed the Credit for Caring Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide up to a $5,000 nonrefundable federal tax credit for eligible working family caregivers. The bill was introduced today in the Senate by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA),...

The Teamsters join leading proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"), in urging investors to vote against Republic Services, Inc.'s executive pay package ("Say-on-Pay") at the company's shareholder meeting on May 21....

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is respectfully calling on courts to limit the powers of the RCMP, and other police agencies, when issuing injunctions. This call comes after the RCMP temporarily blocked media access to the Fairy Creek...