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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACCF released a new report, commissioned by CCAGW, exposing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation as a costly and ineffective program....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) has submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) rulemaking, warning that overly rigid earnings-based accountability measures may unintentionally restrict access to prevention-focused healthcare professions and undermine long-term workforce objectives. The submission responds to the Department's proposed framework for evaluating edu...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pace McMullan, most recently deputy assistant to the President/deputy director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs for the Senate, has joined the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) as vice president of government relations. McMullan has more than a decade of experience in legislative affairs on Capitol Hill. In the White House, he was a member of the senior leadership team in the Office of Legislative Affairs, working directly with m...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New restrictions on federal student loans start July 1st, increasing the need for supplemental financing options that college students may rely on to complete their degrees. The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) has responded to the need by expanding its graduate loan program and offering an undergraduate loan rate lower than the Federal Parent PLUS Loan. For the 2026-27 academic year, the MEFA Undergraduate Loan features a fixed interest rate range o...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--America250, the national, nonpartisan organization charged by Congress with leading the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, today announced that “America’s Time Capsule” has been officially sealed and revealed the full collection of items that will be preserved inside the capsule for the next 250 years. Established in America250’s founding public law, the Time Capsule reflects a national responsibility to preserve...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A statement from UNITE HERE President Gwen Mills: “Prediction markets are putting good, union jobs in the gaming industry at risk. Over 100,000 UNITE HERE members work in Tribal and commercial casinos. Their livelihoods are now threatened by prediction markets conducting illegal sports betting in violation of Tribal sovereignty and state laws across the country. “Congress must take immediate action to ban prediction markets from conducting sports betting and casino...

DANVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navy and defense leaders gather in Danville, Va., to discuss expanding workforce pipelines supporting the submarine industrial base at IALR....

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nation’s First Transgender Vote Center Invites Media to Cover Voting in the Heart of the LGBTQ+ Community...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAGW named Sen. Murray and Rep. Fleischmann its May 2026 Porkers of the Month for receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in pork-barrel earmarks....

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Haig Partners LLC, a leading buy-sell advisory firm to auto retailers in the U.S., released the Q1 2026 Haig Report®, its quarterly analysis of dealership buy-sell activity, blue sky valuations, franchise performance, and the broader economic forces shaping automotive retail. Dealership M&A activity accelerated sharply in Q1 even as earnings moderated from historically elevated levels. An estimated 139 rooftops changed hands, a 39% increase over Q1 20...