News by subject: AVO

Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) projected the estimated number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid will surpass 100 million individuals in early 2023. This will be a record number of enrollees that includes 21 million...

The Alzheimer's Association filed a formal request asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide full and unrestricted coverage for Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Alzheimer's treatments. In its letter, the...

With the further optimization of its COVID-19 containment measures this month, China is looking to boost its economy which has been under pressure for three years due to COVID-19. China's annual Central Economic Work Conference, held in Beijing last...

China now has been enhancing its COVID-19 vaccination as a priority especially among the vulnerable groups such as elders to further cement its protection for people against the virus. This strategy is becoming more prominent as the country has...

The nurses and healthcare professionals of the Massachusetts Nurses Association have released four critical priorities as part of an effort to encourage the incoming administration of Governor-elect Maura Healey to join them in ensuring patients have...

The Surgical Care Coalition (SCC) issued the following statement in response to Congress releasing a draft of the year-end spending legislation....

Developmental Services workers at Community Living Association of South Simcoe (CLASS) are calling for their employer to take action immediately in the wake of numerous incidents of workplace violence in the past year. ...

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in response to today's stay by Supreme Court halting the end to Title 42....

Today, Rainbow Railroad released "No Safe Way Out: Human Rights Violations Against LGBTQI+ people under the Taliban". The report provides qualitative analysis based on 1,739 requests for help submitted to Rainbow Railroad between August 2021 and...

Canada is continuing to navigate historically high job vacancies, according to today's Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, underscoring Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) calls for increased immigration and strong government actions to help...

A survey released on Saturday at the 2023 Global Times Annual Conference showed that more than 62 percent of participants around the globe believe that China's influence is rising, double the number that believes the US' influence is rising, and more...

The Assembly of First Nations of Québec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations of Québec-Labrador (FNQLSDI) took part in the fifteenth edition of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), which took place from December 7 to 19, 2022, in...

The following statement was just issued by the eldest son of the late William J. Pulte, the Founder of Pulte Homes and PulteGroup Inc:...

New Brunswick labour leaders will protest Bill 23 outside Labour Minister Trevor Holder's office on Monday, December 19, 2022. "The...

Some media raised their tone reporting that China's COVID-19 controls have hurt the country's economy. In the three years combating the epidemic, China's economic growth rate has slowed down when compared to itself. However, it is still leading other...

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced today that the 6th annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN) will be held...

A historical reckoning is underway in the U.S. and Italy as governmental and cultural leaders work to reset prevailing narratives that, for decades, have maligned Columbus' legacy and the monuments that pay...

Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club on reports that journalists have been removed from Twitter because of their reporting....

An ad submitted to North Carolina State University's student paper Technician was approved for publication by the marketing department only to be rejected without explanation by the paper's editorial board the day before the ad was set to run on...

Today, Teamsters Local 135 filed a charge on behalf of workers against MonoSol with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in response to a troubling pattern of racial and gender discrimination at the company....

Nearly two-thirds of voters believe Twitter shadow-banned users and engaged in political censorship during the 2020 election, according to the December Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll, released today by Stagwell . Seventy percent also want...

City of Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris (R) and the City Council have declared a state of emergency against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' plan for a mass movement of homeless individuals to the Antelope Valley. This controversial plan has sparked...

The Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) today announced its support of H.R. 9584, the Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS Act (ACCESS Act), a comprehensive medical liability reform bill introduced by Representatives Richard...

American Legion National Commander Vincent J. "Jim" Troiola today praised the 2023 planned increases in military housing allowances for U.S. troops....

The Pulte Family, the founding family of Fortune 500 PulteGroup Inc, issued the following statement following the termination of Brandon Jones, recently named Chief Operating Officer by CEO Ryan Marshall: "Today, the Board of Directors took a...

Over 100 interested parties filed comments with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) in support of the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council's (NOPEC) continued certification today strongly endorsing NOPEC's recertification as a supplier to...

Today, Alberta NDP's Justice Critic, Irfan Sabir, introduced Bill 206, Insurance (Private Passenger Vehicle Premium) Amendment Act. If passed, this Bill would freeze Alberta's auto insurance rates for one year....

The Surgical Care Coalition (SCC) issued the following statement after a bipartisan group of over 196 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Reps. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), and the GOP Doctors Caucus, led...

Having reviewed the sectorial demands submitted by the employer's negotiating committees, the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT-APEQ) and the Fédération des syndicats de l'enseignement are perplexed by management's objectives, its...

Today, animal welfare groups commended Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill, groundbreaking legislation that will stop the flow of cruelly bred puppies to New York pet stores by ending the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits...

New Brunswick Federation of Labour, its affiliate unions, and Unifor will protest Bill 23 outside the offices of Labour Minister Trevor Holder, and MLAs Ernie Steeves (Moncton), Arlene Dunn (Saint John), and Jill Green (Fredericton) on Monday,...

The 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) released today confirms that youth vaping remains a serious public health threat with noteworthy upticks among 10th and 12th graders and increases in daily use (30 days in the last month) across those who...

Family Research Council today released a new report, titled "Hostility Against Churches Is on the Rise in the United States." The report argues: "Criminal acts of vandalism and destruction of church property are symptomatic of a collapse in societal...

The Ontario Energy Association (OEA) welcomes today's release of the Independent Electricity System Operator's (IESO's) Pathways to Decarbonization report. The report responds to a request from the Minister of Energy to explore the pathway to a...

The Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors ? nurses and healthcare professionals elected by their MNA colleagues ? have released the following statement in response to the violence and hatred being perpetrated against healthcare workers...

Alley Cat Rescue, Inc. (ACR) has sent a letter via direct Email to Wetumpka Alabama's court magistrate, Kelly Tyrone, upon learning that two senior citizens have been arrested for helping the city's community cats through trap-neuter-return and...

The Elite Catering + Event Professionals (ECEP), a coalition of 14 international diversified caterers, event production and hospitality companies, has joined the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA), giving ECEP a powerful voice in...

The global aviation industry has continued to experience economic and operational shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least for the first and second quarters of the financial Year 2022. Many airlines have reported normal recovery from the crisis,...

The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation's oldest and largest independent kidney organization, today previewed major elements of their forthcoming National Kidney Patient Consumer Policy Agenda set for release in early 2023....

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the world has raced against time, battling the pandemic as it wreaked havoc across the globe. Developing safe and effective vaccines is one of the most crucial steps in the fight against the virus. For the last nearly...

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the world has raced against time, battling the pandemic as it wreaked havoc across the globe. Developing safe and effective vaccines is one of the most crucial steps in the fight against the virus. For the last nearly...

A Viewpoint published in JAMA Surgery asserts that requiring gender-affirming surgical adult patients to obtain an assessment letter prior to surgery is an unnecessary barrier to care and that moving toward an informed consent model,...

With the recent release of the State Auditor's report on turnover in the state workforce in FY 2022, Texas Public Employees Association is sounding an urgent alarm and calling on state leaders to take aggressive steps to slow down employee turnover...

Today's national data release on opioid- and stimulant-related harms shows that the overdose crisis and increasingly toxic illegal drug supply continue to take a devastating toll on individuals, families, and communities across Canada. Our hearts go...

As 66 soon-to-be former Members of Congress and their staffs move out of their congressional offices, very large bipartisan majorities support proposals in current legislation extending the period that former government officials must wait before...

This year could be the worst on record for trafficked youth, while services to protect youth await appropriation. Freedom United, a US non-profit organization uniting the world's largest anti-slavery and human trafficking community, has collected...

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - World Animal Protection is calling on COP15 negotiators to pass a stronger Target 5 to create a safer world for animals, people and the environment. ...

Many Ontario registered practical nurses continue to wait for a $5,000 retention bonus, promised to them by the provincial government. This initiative was aimed at retaining nurses on the front lines during the pandemic, but this prolonged delay is...

Ten years after a similar survey and a few days after the release of a letter from freelance journalists at Le Devoir, the Fédération nationale des communications et de la culture (FNCC-CSN) and the Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec...

First Liberty Institute filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") on behalf of Stephanie Carter, a nurse practitioner at the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center in Temple, Texas, challenging the VA's failure to comply...