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News by subject: AVO

21 september 2023

14:00
Honor the Gift, a coalition representing organ transplant patients across the nation, along with other allied leaders across the transplant field, held a press conference, calling on President Joseph R. Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS)...

11:16
The newly formed Forward Party, co-founded by onetime Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Republican governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman, today endorsed Joe Rockey for Allegheny County Executive, broadening the Rockey...

10:41
Ontario's public broadcaster TVO is sitting on $17 million in long-term investments while its journalists and education workers are on their fifth week of a strike for fair wages and job security. TVO's Audited Financial Statements for the year...

09:30
The supply of copper, essential for a host of industries and crucial to green technology and the global energy transition, is expected to face a supply gap of nearly 10 million mt within the next ten years according to a new report. The Oregon...

07:30
Lawyers for a long-time Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sergeant and for D.C. Black residents subjected to alleged unconstitutional arrests called on the D.C. Council to scuttle legislation proposed by Brooke Pinto, Chair of the D.C. Council...

07:30
With Parliament back in session this week, two-thirds (66%) of small businesses want the government to focus on reducing the overall tax burden in the next six months, according to recent data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business...

07:00
Businesses can be expected to claim success. But when children's education and taxpayer dollars are at stake, reasonable transparency should also be expected....

06:00
Fifty-five organizations have sent a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to veto SB 842 (Bradford), legislation that would make it more cumbersome to assess and control price spikes consumers face at the pump during oil refinery maintenance periods....

03:00
More than 5,000 delegates from around the world gathered in Calgary, Canada for the World Petroleum Congress on the theme of "Energy Transition: The Path to Net Zero" sparking a predictable spat between Ottawa and Alberta, says Friends of Science...


20 september 2023

13:00
The Collective, a coalition of gender justice advocates working with immigrant survivors of gender-based violence, urgently calls for empathy and data-driven solutions in response to the escalating migrant crisis in NYC. We challenge our elected...

12:55
The AFNQL denounces the self-proclaimed "Métis" groups and the federal government's intention to recognize to grant them rights. Only the First Nations are holders of Aboriginal rights and titles. The AFNQL strongly supports the resolution adopted...

10:18
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is urgently calling on the Biden Administration and Congress to reverse the growing trend of regulatory overreach. Today it launched "Chemistry Creates, America Competes" to help the Biden Administration...

10:15
Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) - the National Government of the Red River Métis - expresses support for the First Nations protest on Parliament Hill against Canada recognizing unfounded and illegitimate Métis rights of Métis Nation of...

09:06
Award-winning songwriters and composers will convene on Capitol Hill tomorrow, September 21, to meet with elected officials as part of the annual American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers' (ASCAP) "Stand with Songwriters" Advocacy Day. They...

09:00
The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA), the union representing approximately 200 medical radiation therapists (MRTs) ? multi-disciplinary health-care professionals who provide a wide range of care and cancer treatments to patients at Princess Margaret...

08:00
Honor the Gift, a coalition representing organ transplant patients across the nation, along with other leaders in the transplant field, will hold a press conference on September 21, 2023 calling on President Joseph R. Biden and Health and Human...

06:30
Next week on September 27, 2023, Canadian tobacco companies will ask Ontario's Chief Justice for another six-month reprieve from lawsuits in order for them to continue negotiations with provincial governments and other claimants under the Companies'...

06:30
The American Library Association (ALA) has released new preliminary data documenting the continued rise in attempts to censor books and materials in public, school and academic libraries during the first eight months in 2023. New data shows record...


19 september 2023

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During Congressional testimony today, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) urged the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system to provide the same anesthesia care and services to our veterans as is in place in healthcare systems in...

18:42
In response to the planned protests by a coalition of anti-trans and far-right groups, a united front of parents' groups, community allies, 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations and labour organisations including OPSEU/SEFPO will take part in the "No Space for...

17:11
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) refused to make meaningful progress on key Merrimack Valley nurse issues during negotiations on September 19, and threatened to lock out nurses for two days following their planned one-day strike on September...

16:37
After learning of the Direction générale de la santé publique's position, Loto-Québec has decided to withdraw its proposal to open a gaming hall in downtown Montréal, despite provisions that would have allowed the project to go forward. Right now,...

16:13
The Teamsters Union is calling for the Senate to investigate the unfolding bankruptcy at Yellow Corp., following today's special Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on corporate manipulation of Chapter 11 bankruptcy....

15:43
Johnson & Johnson's discredited "Texas two-step" bankruptcy efforts came under fire today from witnesses and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Sen. Dick Durbin. Senators from both...

14:00
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a leading pro-democracy writer imprisoned in Egypt, has won PEN Canada's One Humanity Award. The award will be...

13:45
After months of collaborative work by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), other stakeholder organizations, and congressional offices, the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, formerly known as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program...

13:27
Nate Cain, Republican Congressional Candidate for West Virginia's 2nd District, calls for a critical review of the leadership's response to the Paden City water crisis. He presents recommendations aimed at strengthening emergency response...

10:00
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) strongly supports the federal government's focus on housing and affordability as Parliament resumes this week. We also remind political leaders and their respective parties that many people in Canada are still...

09:47
Registered nurses at Brigham and Women's Harbor Medical Associates South Shore Endoscopy (SSEC), represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will hold an informational picket September 21 on Washington Street in Braintree as they negotiate...

09:00
In the past year, Alberta's economy has weathered the inflation storm better than most. Strong population growth and a revitalised energy sector will continue to put Alberta's economy ahead of the crowd even as it slows in the face of higher interest...

08:31
Change the Air Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health by addressing poor indoor air quality, announces its endorsement of today's proposed Federal legislation, the Healthy at Home Act of 2023. This is a vital...

08:16
Laboratory Medicine is at the heart of Canada's healthcare system, with virtually every medical procedure requiring a lab test before, during, or after treatment. As a result, when Laboratory Medicine is underfunded, disproportionately large snowball...

07:01
A new report from World Animal Protection Canada illustrates the dangers of continued inaction on the overuse of antimicrobials in animal agriculture and the solutions for government and industry....


18 september 2023

19:26
FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) thanks food allergy advocates, and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), State Senator Cordell Cleare (D-30), Governor Kathy Hochul, and their staffs for passing Senate Bill S209A, an epinephrine...

19:19
The Women's Equality Coalition, an intervener in Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform v. Attorney General has argued before the Ontario Superior Court that "... prostitution... is sexist, racist, classist and colonialist. It legitimizes male...

16:31
The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), commending House Republicans for including needed reforms to end the Biden Border Crisis in a Continuing Resolution:...

15:37
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and former Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek are the most recent in a growing number of leaders to put their signature on natural gas as a solution to combating climate change. Natural Allies for a Clean...

14:37
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and former Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek are the most recent in a growing number of leaders to put their signature on natural gas as a solution to combating climate change. Natural Allies for a Clean...

12:39
Massachusetts nurses filed more than 12,600 unsafe staffing reports from January 2022 to July 2023, showing patient safety risks that can be addressed by safe patient limits Legislation requiring the DPH to create specific nurse-patient limits in...

11:42
The migrant crisis...

09:05
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the agency's proposed payment policy changes in the Medicare program for Calendar Year (CY) 2024. In both letters,...


17 september 2023

13:20
In recent years, Florida has witnessed a concerning rise in medical malpractice cases, putting the state's healthcare system under intense scrutiny. The case of David Morales, Percy Martinez - Medical Malpractice Lawyers who secured a landmark $28...


16 september 2023

09:27
The registered nurses of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ? Merrimack Valley, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, issued notice to DFCI on Friday evening that they plan to hold a one-day strike on Wednesday, September...


15 september 2023

15:53
Metroland Media, owned and controlled by Jordan Bitove's Nordstar, is betraying workers and leaving an information vacuum in many communities by ending the print publication of 70 of weekly community newspapers and shuttering its flyer delivery...

15:02
The Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) decision to pause new Employee Retention Credit (ERTC) claims should allow the agency to focus on processing legitimate claims and finally clear the backlog that has left tens of thousands of small businesses...

14:15
Below is a statement from the National Police Federation, in response to an incorrect reference to the NPF, contained in a September 15, 2023, Canadian Press story about our Members's response to the James Smith Cree Nation shootings:   "There was...

14:03
A bill amended 72 hours before the end of the legislative session and passed in the dead of night without debate would undermine California's new gasoline price gouging law. ...

13:59
Patients will have a greater voice in investigations into harm caused by a doctor under legislation California lawmakers sent to the governor Thursday evening. However key reforms were stripped from the medical board bill that would have further...

12:48
NAIOP Canada applauds the Government of Canada's announcement yesterday exempting the GST/HST on purpose-built rental buildings. Rental apartment buildings are an essential component of Canada's housing stock but the application of the GST/HST has...

10:05
The following statement was released by Jacob Helberg, Commissioner of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). America's Innovation Ecosystem Is Critical to National Security: An Open Letter We, the undersigned leaders of...