News by subject: AVO

Today, The Kennedy Forum, founded by Patrick J. Kennedy, lead author of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, released the statement below following the filings of amicus briefs by the U.S. Department of Labor and by 15 states and...

Following the release of Mayor Muriel Bowser's fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget proposal, DC Greens ? a food and health equity-focused non-profit that has served the District for nearly 15 years with a focus on Black and Brown communities in Wards 7 and...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Roberta Lange (D-Las Vegas) for working with Komen and the Nevada Cancer Coalition to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can...

Today, Frank D'Angelo issued the following statement with regards to his candidacy for Mayor of Toronto: It's with humility and great...

The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) commends Health Canada on its newly announced National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases. The new strategy, aimed at improving access to, and affordability of, effective...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today applauded Michigan legislators for repealing the state's falsely named "right-to-work" (RTW) laws and restoring workers' power to bargain strong contracts and safe working conditions....

A report from People's Daily:During his three-day visit to Russia starting on March 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin had sincere, friendly and fruitful talks on the bilateral ties and major regional and...

The New York StateWide Senior Action Council (StateWide), an organization dedicated to advocacy for the rights of seniors in New York State, today announced its Medicare Fraud of the Month for March: COVID-19 Scams....

Bitume Québec, representing the asphalt and road maintenance industry, has taken note of the broad outlines of Finance Minister Éric Girard's budget with mixed feelings, praising the wisdom of the Minister and the government in increasing already...

Despite collecting billions in carbon tax revenues, the federal government has returned less than 1% of the promised proceeds to small businesses, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). On top of that, the government is...

Bemis Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of toilet and bidet seats, teamed up with leading advocacy organization, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) for March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, for the second year in a row....

Ontario colleges are very disappointed to be shut out of the Ontario government's announced funding for new skilled trades training centres. "This is incredibly disappointing news for students and employers," said Linda Franklin, the president and...

BC's convenience store owners are highlighting the increase of crime in B.C. communities and asking Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth to speak up about what the government is doing to address this major public safety issue in BC....

Today, the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), issued a new Solutions Brief, Immigration Reform: An Essential Key to Growth. As detailed in the report, widespread workforce shortages are...

Alberta's convenience store owners are speaking up about how contraband tobacco has changed their business and their communities....

An in-depth study conducted by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland finds that five-in-six Americans favor a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on Members of Congress. While there has not been a vote on term...

What:                  CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) will officially launch the 20th Annual CAA Worst Roads Campaign on March 28, 2023. The CAA Worst Roads campaign is a platform for Ontarians to make our roads safer by helping different levels...

American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) announced today that it heartily endorses the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress last week that seeks to end significant pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) excesses...

According to the 2022 Toronto Social Capital Study, racialized Torontonians, and especially those who identify as Black, are significantly more likely to face discrimination on a regular basis than white residents of the city. In fact, racism is the...

The News/Media Alliance applauds California State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) for today introducing the California...

The past few months have featured various crises: bank failures, shortages of essential medicines and baby formula, and transportation accidents with massive environmental pollution.      A panicked reaction will only exacerbate the situation, states...

On Tuesday, March 21 at 3pm Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky community leaders will demand that DHL Express be a responsible employer and stop interfering with the rights of their workforce to organize with the International Brotherhood of...

Unifor is reaching out to members and supporters this week to sign a petition to stop the displacement of local fish harvesters on the Pacific coast. "Canadian natural resources, such as the Pacific fishery, should provide good jobs and benefit...

As the 50th anniversary of National Ag Day approaches, Feeding America is proud to announce the launch of Farmers Feed America. This broad coalition shows that farmers and food banks are united in calling for a strong 2023 Farm Bill that both meets...

Governor Newsom and California legislature leaders have reached a deal to push through a new oil refiner accountability law including a price gouging penalty before the legislature adjourns on April 1....

Teamsters, labor allies, and constituents are protesting hearings by the Virginia Department of Education about proposed changes to eliminate labor history from the Commonwealth educational curriculum....

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he looks forward to working with Russian President Vladimir Putin to jointly adopt a new vision, a new blueprint and new measures for the growth of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in...

For decades, Big Pharma has been pushing harmful chemicals and life-ending...

Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer, the founder of Pastors for Trump and former United States Senate candidate in Oklahoma, announced plans to expand his Tulsa-based Sheridan...

KIDS TOO, commonly known as the Me Too movement for kids, announced today that they are joining forces with other child advocacy organizations to demand that Illinois Legislators pass HB 3290. This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Katie...

The world is experiencing profound changes unseen in a century, with increased geopolitical turbulence, aggravated confrontation between unilateralism and multi-polarity, an unprecedented pandemic and the rumbling Russia-Ukraine crisis. Amid this...

Data from a poll commissioned by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights reveals that the vast majority of Canadians believe Canada has a diplomatic role to play in advancing global sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This data comes...

The world is experiencing profound changes unseen in a century, with increased geopolitical turbulence, aggravated confrontation between unilateralism and multi-polarity, an unprecedented pandemic and the rumbling Russia-Ukraine crisis. Amid this...

Today, the Black Women's Health Imperative issued the following statement in response to attacks on medical abortions in Wyoming and Texas....

Studies Weekly was mentioned in a recent news article about Florida House Bill 7 and its influence on the Florida math and social studies adoptions. HB 7 forbids anything that encourages students to believe any group is inherently racist, implies a...

According to a study conducted by Cigna, 58% of adult Americans reported being lonely in 2021. Similarly, 79% of young adults aged 18-24 and 69% of mothers with young children reported serious loneliness. Chronic social isolation and loneliness are...

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and a coalition of long-term investors (PIRC on behalf of pension fund clients, as well as Canadian responsible investing organization SHARE?the Shareholder Association for Research and Education?on behalf of The...

A court order has led to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) releasing a finalized systematic review of fluoride's neurotoxicity that was blocked by government officials and concealed from the public since May 2022, according to the Fluoride Action...

Paralyzed Veterans of America Executive Director Carl Blake issues statement today in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs updating their mission statement, which dates back more than six decades....

In an editorial in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, two leading multiple sclerosis (MS) experts are advocating for genetic testing to identify MS patients who are at higher risk of developing a devastating side effect from their medications.  "I...

Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) is sounding the alarm on the Biden administration's Executive Order 14091 (EO), titled "Executive Order Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through The...

The Biden administration's new "border enforcement measures" have not succeeded in curbing record levels of illegal immigration, they've just rerouted much of the flow through legal ports of entry, charged the Federation for American Immigration...

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is working together with nonprofit Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) and its network of California educators to combat inequities in access to financial education in the California...

Last week, representatives of the trade association Truckers Integral to Our Economy (TIE) traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress and discuss the importance of the independent contractor model within the trucking industry....

Dear Wall Street Journal Editors: Every day, there is new analysis or additional opinions on the cause of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). SVB has played a foundational role in the infrastructure of the venture capital industry for decades....

Initial findings of the Medical Board Enforcement Monitor, released this week, confirm that the Medical Board's investigations of doctors are hamstrung by funding shortfalls and that prosecutions are undermined by a crippling division between...

Quebec Native Women (QNW) today tabled a petition in the Blue Room of the Quebec National Assembly calling on Premier Legault's government to recognize systemic racism and discrimination in Quebec and to adopt Joyce's Principle. The petition,...

Tort reform legislation pending in the Florida House and Senate was being rapidly pushed by the Insurance Lobby and Big Business. The original bill filed (HB 837) on February 15, 2023, was quickly and quietly introduced with the hope it could reach...

The Independent Budget veterans service organizations (IBVSOs) ? DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) ? applaud the White House's proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget for the...

Healthcare workers at ONE Fertility will be in a legal strike position as of March 29 at 12:01am. The healthcare workers who provide fertility treatments to people hoping to conceive, include andrologists, embryologists, sonographers, phlebotomists,...