News by subject: LEG

PHI MRO Services, a global leader in helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced today at the 2024 Airborne Public Safety Association Conference (APSCON) that it has been awarded a completion contract for two Bell 407 GXis...

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the U.S., today announced the launch of a new specialty product line supporting the ballot initiative to legalize adult cannabis use in Florida....

Lysol®, a Reckitt brand, knows that little hands learn best when they're hands-on. That's why for year six of the brand's HERE for Healthy Schools initiative, Lysol is making hands-on learning accessible by donating Lysol Minilabs Science Kits to...

On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Consumers' Research v. FCC that the annual $8 billion Universal Service Fund (USF) broadband subsidy program was unconstitutional. This decision contradicts rulings from the...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Brady: United Against Gun Violence and the Ad Council are today premiering a new video public service advertisement (PSA) to raise awareness about the lifesaving potential of Firearm Restraining Orders...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is intensifying its campaign to urge Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act, unveiling a new social media effort and highlighting medically retired veterans who are currently being denied their full retirement...

Today, Justice + Joy National Collaborative (Justice + Joy), an intergenerational gender and racial justice advocacy nonprofit, released insights from Fixing Democracy, a national study and youth civic engagement initiative focused on marginalized...

The Teamsters are proud to endorse the bipartisan Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024 (H.R.8996) led by Representatives Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Seth Moulton (D-MA). This legislation includes several Teamsters priorities, such as requiring a...

NATSO, representing America's travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), commended a bipartisan group of lawmakers for introducing the "Biodiesel Tax Credit...

National Write Your Congressman (NWYC), an organization that gives small businesses a voice in government, released its Q2 2024 Index measuring Congressional and business sentiment. The Index found business owners' trust, satisfaction, and hope in...

The 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting Track Session sponsored by the Extension Section, "Washington Policy Outlook" will focus on contemporary, federal policy issues affecting agriculture. The presenters will provide insight from their unique perspectives and...

On July 18, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve an expansion of the E-rate program to include support for off-premises use of Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless internet services. This initiative intends to ensure that...

CCBank and its subsidiary company, Security Home Mortgage, are proud to announce their combined contribution of $2.25 million to Utah's Children First Education Fund (CFEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit scholarship granting organization with a mission to...

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is optimistic that a new state law intended to address the teacher shortage will help eliminate barriers to the profession and attract more prospective educators into classrooms....

IEM International, Inc., a global consulting firm focused on emergency management, disaster recovery, homeland security, and digital citizen services, is proud to announce the appointment of IEM's Founder and Chairwoman, Madhu Beriwal, to the...

Exiger, the market-leading supply chain and third-party risk AI company, and MetalMiner, the leading metal commodities price intelligence brand, announced today that they have been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to...

Forty years ago on July 17, President Ronald Reagan signed the Minimum Legal Drinking Age-21 Law, alongside drunk driving victims and survivors from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), then-U.S. Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole, and...

The 2024 Profile of the Electrical Contractor, an in-depth analysis of the electrical construction market conducted by ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine, which is published by NECA, is now available.  This report, developed through a comprehensive...

According to a Department of Justice press release, a Florida man recently pleaded guilty to tax evasion related to his fishing operations. This story underscores the importance of complying with federal and state income tax laws and provides a...

Valencia Technologies Corporation announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), published the 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center...

The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) teams are coordinating mass feeding operations as Hurricane Beryl continues to impact the southern coast of Texas after making landfall as a Category I hurricane the morning of July 8. As the...

The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® applauds the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Gov. Josh Shapiro for passing a new law aimed at protecting home sellers and buyers in residential wholesaling transactions....

The American Legion is hosting a discussion in conjunction with the second anniversary of the passage of the Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promising to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act. The bipartisan legislation ushered in a...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver remarks on Tuesday, July 9, at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, DC. Zelenskyy's address comes as world leaders gather in Washington for the 75th NATO Summit....

In the wake of a string of high-profile cases in recent years, and amid record scrutiny for Delaware's Chancery Court, TransPerfect Founder Phil Shawe has released the following statement on SB 313, a new law passed by the Delaware Legislature that...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Personal Finance Education bill (Assembly Bill 2927), establishing a new law guaranteeing that all California high school students will receive personal finance education. The measure was passed by the Senate and...

Discovery Institute praised the Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson that city ordinances against public camping do not constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment. The Supreme Court's ruling on Grants Pass v...

The Ferguson Group (TFG) is proud to announce a comprehensive alignment and expansion of its Advocacy, Grants, and Consulting Divisions in response to the increasing demands of communities nationwide. This strategic initiative will enhance the firm's...

The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) applauds the House Ways and Means Committee for favorably reporting an amended version of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act with a strong bipartisan vote of 36-4. This significant milestone reflects a commitment from...

Teamsters are condemning the decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to allow Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart to go before voters this November with an anti-worker, anti-taxpayer referendum. The ballot question, if passed, would...

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)  Today, the CRTC is launching a public consultation on Google's exemption application under the Online News Act (formerly Bill C-18). The Online News Act received Royal Assent on...

Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company"), an innovative quantum optics and nanophotonics technology company, today announced that it received a notice (the "Notice") from Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") that the Company had failed to...

A broad coalition of global food security leaders, nutrition advocates, former senior government officials, national security leaders, farmers, suppliers, and producers have issued the following statement regarding increased funding for global...

With hundreds of members from diverse backgrounds, Americans for IVF, a new national organization launched today, aims to educate and engage the American public and Members of Congress on the importance of IVF as a morally just pathway to parenthood...

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today adopted a resolution to place a general obligation bond measure on the November 5 general election ballot in each of the nine Bay Area counties to raise and distribute $20 billion for the...

Legislation charging $10,000 per day to oil wells producing less than 15 barrels per day within a half mile of a community passed out of the California Senate Natural Resources Committee by a vote of 6 to 4.  The bill now moves to the Senate...

Yesterday, the California Senate Transportation Committee overwhelmingly passed two Teamsters-backed bills, Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286) and Assembly Bill 3061 (AB 3061), that would regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs) throughout the state. AB 2286 and...

Last night, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886) successfully passed out of the California Senate Judiciary Committee with a vote of 9-2. The bill, which was introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) in March 2023,...

SoundExchange CEO and President Michael Huppe will testify before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, next Wednesday, June 26th on the American Music Fairness Act (H.R. 791) alongside...

After a fifteen-year effort, the State of Wisconsin finally enacted a new law protecting consumers from the dangers of unsafe and counterfeit lighters. The law ? 2023 Wisconsin Act 271? takes effect on July 1, 2024, and bans the sale in Wisconsin of...

Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released its 2024 election priorities, a bipartisan national issue platform that will drive the mayors' advocacy at this summer's Republican and Democratic national conventions and beyond. Release of the...

Avalon Healthcare Solutions, the world's first Lab Insights company, applauds federal efforts to rein in fraudulent billing associated with lab testing....

World Refugee Awareness Day is on Thurs., June 20 and Samaritas is using this day to honor the economic contributions of refugees, who contribute $295 million annually to Michigan's economy. This World Refugee Day, Michigan companies in need of...

Patients in Florida soon may have increased access to biomarker testing and targeted treatments thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis, who signed HB 885 into law today. The Alliance for Patient Access applauds the governor's signing of the legislation, as...

Young Women's Christian Association of Bethlehem PA ("YWCA Bethlehem"), a community services organization, has now completed its investigation into its data incident and is sending notices to affected individuals and relevant state and federal...

Unifor is celebrating the passage of anti-scab legislation after Bill C-58 was adopted by the Senate at third reading without amendment....

NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry for signing SB 301, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, into law last week. This NSSF-supported law protects the privacy and sensitive financial information of...

In recognition of World Refugee Day, June 20, USA for UNHCR today announced 20-year-old Lucky Karim, a former Rohingya refugee, as the organization's featured storyteller....

Canadians deserve to live in a safe and healthy environment. That is why the Government of Canada is ensuring transparency, safety and protection of human health and the environment by developing and implementing pest control product regulation....

Thompson, a leading provider of critical early childhood, family stability, and mental health services, announced the launch of their new logo and reimagined branding vision during a celebration at Charlotte FC's training facility and business...