Advocacy Group Opinion News

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) today applauded the introduction in the House of Representatives of bipartisan legislation addressing a longstanding gap in care for FBI Special Agents, professional staff and other civilian federal employees exposed to toxic burn pits. The Kenya Merritt Renewing Our PACT Act of 2026, introduced by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), a former FBI Special Agent, and Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT), and Nellie Pou (D-NJ), would ensure fair and...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF's Gilead Shareholder Resolution Seeks Transparency on Patent Exclusivities...

Calgary, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flight Attendants at WestJet, represented by CUPE 8125, have issued a formal notice of dispute following more than seven months of ongoing negotiations that have not produced sufficient progress on key issues. CUPE 8125 represents approximately 4,400 cabin personnel at WestJet mainline. Since serving notice to bargain last September, the union and WestJet have met multiple times each month in an effort to reach a new collective agreement. At the centre of the dispu...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citizens Against Government Waste named Sen. Elizabeth Warren its April 2026 Porker of the Month for wanting the IRS to file your taxes for you....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To celebrate the champions of the music community and advance policy priorities that protect creators’ rights, the Recording Academy® is in Washington, D.C. this week for its GRAMMYS On The Hill® initiative. Marking a quarter-century of music advocacy this year, music’s biggest week in Washington brings together music creators, industry leaders and lawmakers for three days of advocacy, celebration and conversation from April 21—23. Assets from the week, including ph...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in collaboration with the University of Miami Public Health Policy Lab, will cohost a webinar, “Will Equity Prevail? The PABS Annex Negotiations at Their Final Hour,” on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT, virtually via Zoom. Register here. As WHO Pandemic Agreement negotiations enter a decisive phase ahead of the next Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) session, Member States are working to finalize the Pathogen Access and Bene...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leaders Convene in NYC at ‘National Conference on Rent Control and Tenant Rights’...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF Launches Statewide Campaign Urging Full Restoration of Florida's AIDS Drug Assistance Program...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE Ontario’s Health Care Workers Coordinating Committee (HCWCC) held a round table discussion with MPPs at Queen’s Park today. The discussions focused on the challenges facing long-term care and retirement home workers in Ontario. The Covid-19 pandemic shone a light on Ontario’s long-term care and retirement home sector in a way that nothing else was able to before. The clear pitfalls of understaffing, lack of necessary resources, and health and safety concerns which...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CCAGW encourages Congress to support the enactment of H.R. 8293, the Abolish the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Act....