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Major Williams, a Republican candidate for California Governor says that if elected he will immediately issue executive orders banning any type of vaccine passport in the state. "Vaccine passports are a total affront to the US Constitution, freedom,...

Today, a West Berks Water Authority worker, Cody Gipprich, was tragically killed on the job in Wyomissing. Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder issued the following joint statement:...

A new study released today by NY Renews shows that investment in climate programs and infrastructure under the Climate and Community Investment Act (CCIA, S4264-A/A6967) would create and sustain 160,000 jobs over a ten-year period. These jobs would...

Embattled religious minorities and dissenting members of majority religious communities suffer extraordinarily ? including harassment, discrimination, and genocide ? as freedom of religion or belief has deteriorated worldwide. Congress has been an...

RGD Gaming LLC (https://rgdgaming.com/) announced it would begin selling music CDs to shed a light on the current EIDL gridlock in Congress. Like many small businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, RGD Gaming is still waiting on promised...

American Fintech Council Chief Executive Officer Garry Reeder released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate approved a resolution to roll back the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's True Lender rule, which will now be...

The head of one of the Chicago area's largest industrial mechanical contracting companies with a proven record and active program of minority recruitment and training has announced his opposition to HB3437, currently pending in the Illinois Senate....

LATER TODAY, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join partner civil rights organizations at a protest led by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) in front of the...

A coalition of Black business owners and community leaders held a press conference today to demand that corporate leaders, particularly Atlanta-based companies take the time to understand the diversity of opinions within the Black community before...

Secure Our Seniors' Safety (SOSS) was formed by the broken hearts of family members who refused to curl up in sorrow. Instead, SOSS is fighting for seniors now and in the future. A suite of Bills in the Texas Legislature asks for voluntary...

Hundreds of Illinois citizens have spoken of their fears for the future, as a new state lending law eliminates access to credit for more than one in four Illinoisans. In a series of videos, citizens all over Illinois have called for the immediate...

The Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) today announced its support of a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that offers long-overdue protections for health care responders and facilities confronting the COVID-19 pandemic...

In a new video from leading right-left anti-corruption organization RepresentUs, comedian Sarah Silverman colorfully urges Congress to pass the For the People Act. The bill has passed the House and goes to the Senate for markup tomorrow....

Today, Khaled Salem, the popular candidate for U.S. Senate running against Chuck Schumer in 2022, strongly urged the United Nations, NATO the U.S. government and the E.U. to take a hardline approach against terrorism. Khaled is clear that Lebanon and...

Today, Dave Harden (D) declared his congressional bid for Maryland's First District from his boyhood home on the family farm in Westminster, Maryland.  Prior to running for congress, Mr. Harden was a successful entrepreneur and previously served as a...

Mayoral Candidate Rodney Holt Hopes to Create Economic Harmony with the release of his new song, Praise God Everyday. The song Praise God Everyday will be released Today, Friday 5-10-2021 @3:30pm. He aims to provide hope for the dispirited and use...

Blue Shield of California today announced $300,000 in community investments to nonprofit organizations that advance the health and well-being of youth and communities of color. The funding supports initiatives focused on youth development, social...

Today, Khaled Salem, the popular candidate for U.S. Senate running against Chuck Schumer in 2022, advised his constituents against traveling to Arab countries. He made this recommendation based on growing global personal safety issues related to the...

U.S. President Joe Biden won praise in Florida for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but registered voters still issued only tepid approval for his first 100 days in office, according to a statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University...

Today, Teamsters Local Union 492 announced its support for Melanie Stansbury for US Congress in the upcoming Special Election in New Mexico's 1st Congressional District....

China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. ("Jo-Jo Drugstores" or "the Company"), a leading online and offline retailer, wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and other healthcare products and healthcare provider in China, today announced that the Company...

Financial Gravity Companies Inc. announced that the corporate tax increase included in President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure package, could juice even more demand for their subsidiary Tax Master Network's tax planning service. "Choosing the...

This is a report of China Daily: Since its establishment in 2015, the Fuzhou Area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has advanced towards digital and smart development by exploring and applying digital technologies, which has in turn...

This is a report of China Daily: Since its establishment in 2015, the Fuzhou Area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has advanced towards digital and smart development by exploring and applying digital technologies, which has in turn...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) government affairs specialist Aleks Morosky recently testified before the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs, encouraging Congress to take action on toxic exposure legislation. The health issues caused by...

Genetically engineered animals are being developed at an accelerating pace, and could, with few regulations and limited testing, be arriving on dining room tables in the US in 2021. That's due in part by efforts made by the previous administration to...

Genetically engineered animals are being developed at an accelerating pace, and could, with few regulations and limited testing, be arriving on dining room tables in the US in 2021. That's due in part by efforts made by the previous administration to...

Cambridge Health Alliance nurses and healthcare professionals, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will march to Cambridge Hospital on Saturday, May 8 as they continue to call attention to CHA executives dragging out lengthy and...

People navigate life, not government. Yet there are many life events that are associated with government benefits. If you are considering options for a college degree, looking for affordable places to live or grieving the loss of a loved one, explore...

Today, Alan Rosenbloom, President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra requesting prompt relief and support for the prioritization of long-term care...

Institute for Family, founded by Children's Home Society of North Carolina in October 2020, has re-released an award-winning documentary film, "From Place to Place" ahead of the next phase of the Family First Prevention Services Act this fall....

In a letter sent to the Cameron County Commissioner's Court today, South Texans for Term Limits founder Sara Stapleton Barrera demanded that the Commissioner's Court immediately adopt term limits on their positions.  The basis for the demand is that...

Less than three weeks ago, President Joe Biden announced that he would maintain the 15,000 cap on resettlement of refugees due to exigent circumstances that include a global pandemic and its economic effects on American workers. Within hours of that...

Access Ready Reporter Issue 14 -The Reporter Newsletter is a service of Access Ready Inc. which is a nonprofit cross disability advocacy organization promoting a policy of inclusion and accessibility across information technology through education...

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced today that the entire EV Star line up, including the EV Star, EV Star ADA, EV Star...

Summit Exercises & Training® (SummitET®), a Preparedness Solutions Company®, launches The Strategic Communications Institute for PreparednessTM (SCIPTM). The institute prepares communicators for the next level of strategic and critical thinking when...

Today, Khaled Salem, running for the U.S. Senate against Chuck Schumer in 2022, announced that he is working on plans which will bring an abundance of funds to the New York State budget. Khaled and his team are developing projects ready to be...

About 203,472 property owners must pay the First Installment of their Cook County property taxes by May 3, 2021, to avoid late fees charges imposed by state law, Treasurer Maria Pappas said today. "Taxpayers like my website because they can pay their...

WHAT: Faced with historic, national challenges on multiple fronts ? public health, economic, infrastructure, voting rights, immigration, environmental, trade, labor rights, etc. ? the Biden Administration came flying out of the gate. 100 Days later,...

Count Every Hero, a cross-partisan initiative formed in the fall of 2020 to ensure military votes were counted in the general election, launched a new campaign today called Operation Protect Democracy focused on fighting corruption in politics by...

Jon Fetherston and 9 other non partisan concerned citizens from Massachusetts have submitted petition to Massachusetts Attorney General to fight back against cancel culture and cyber bullying. The petition, filed with the Massachusetts Attorney...

A group of area labor unions plans to picket the Norristown office of Pennsylvania Representative Madeleine Dean in protest of her lack of response to multiple requests for a meeting. The coalition of 25 unions sent a letter to Dean and all other...

dmg events announced the launch of the Citizens Energy Congress, a unique energy industry event committed to resetting the energy agenda, post COVID-19, to drive the transition to a low carbon energy system that balances affordable energy access and...

dmg events announced the launch of the Citizens Energy Congress, a unique energy industry event committed to resetting the energy agenda, post COVID-19, to drive the transition to a low carbon energy system that balances affordable energy access...

The following statements were issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), in response to President Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress:...

This is a news report from China Daily: A global investment promotion conference marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Xiamen University was held in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, on April 7. Agreements for 32 major industrial...

AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins released the following statement in response to President Biden's address to Congress this evening: "AARP is...

Pennsylvania will receive $24.1 million in national Housing Trust Fund dollars this year, representing a 148% increase compared with its 2020 funding amount of $9.7 million. This is according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and...

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing more than 200 African-American owned community newspapers from around the United States, have joined together with the nation's leading Black and Hispanic law enforcement executives...

Today, in the Ontario Legislature, the Minister of Health, Christine Elliott introduced legislation, that once passed, will mean the start of regulating Ontario Physician Assistants under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. This...