Public Policy & Government News

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On June 24–25, The Resiliency Company will host a convening in Los Angeles to accelerate bold funding strategies that ensure fire-prone regions like LA can rebuild safer, stronger and more resilient. The two-day event, “Rebuilding with Resilience in LA,” follows the catastrophic LA wildfires in January, which devastated over 40,000 acres and caused billions of dollars in damages. The gathering will bring together policymakers, community leaders, builders, lenders,...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smart Meter, the leading provider of cellular-enabled remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions, is alerting healthcare providers and the public about a serious privacy and data security risk due to many connected medical devices that are routing sensitive patient data through Chinese-operated servers, along with other countries of concern, before it reaches U.S.-based healthcare systems. And the U.S. Federal Government has taken notice of this. This issue of forei...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the strike at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) enters its second month, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is calling on the Ford government to stop interfering in negotiations and immediately meet with union leadership to help end the labour disruption. In a letter sent today to Labour Minister David Piccini and Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney, OCEU President Harry Goslin clearly states the provincial government is d...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Preceptis Medical, Inc., a pioneer in pediatric ENT innovation, today announced the publication of a health economic study assessing the financial impact of shifting pediatric tympanostomy tube (ear tube) placement from operating room to in-office settings. The analysis, published in the Journal of Medical Economics, demonstrates significant cost savings potential for Commercial and Medicaid health insurance payers that provide access to in-office ear tube...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With more than 3,600 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) employees poised to pass the one-month mark on strike, the union representing the workers says the agency continues to obstruct a fair resolution - putting injured workers, staff well-being, and the public compensation system at greater risk every day. Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) says it has made repeated, good-faith efforts to bring the strike to an end - including participating...

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tadaweb has secured $20 million to scale its Small Data Operating System for publicly available information (PAI) and open-source intelligence (OSINT). The software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform is used by defence, national security, public safety, cyber threat intelligence and corporate security organisations across Europe and the U.S to boost the efficiency of analysts and investigators by reducing time to insight from days to minutes. Accelerating PAI and OSINT an...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Thursday, June 19, striking workers from Canadian Hearing Services (CUPE 2073) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (OCEU/CUPE 1750) will join forces with the Sault Ste. Marie and District Labour Council for a solidarity rally outside MPP Chris Scott’s office at 154 Great Northern Road in Sault Ste. Marie. As the CHS strike enters its eighth week and the WSIB strike surpasses one month, workers, will call out the Ford government’s ongoing p...

PICKERING, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the historic strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers reaches the one-month mark, Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join the picket line in Pickering tomorrow, June 19 at 10:00 a.m., in a show of solidarity with members demanding a fair contract, mental health protections, and an end to unsafe workloads. The picket will take place outside the constituency office of Ontario’s Min...

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced its new testing and certification program for battery containment enclosures, including the battery charging or storage cabinets that are becoming more common on city sidewalks and in apartment buildings to address growing concerns around hazards of lithium-ion batteries for e-bikes. Safety-certified battery containment enclosures are growing in popularity for use with e-bikes...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF: Gilead’s Greed Kills Promise of Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention...