Advocacy Group Opinion

This category contains the most recent releases and statements from a huge range of advocacy and lobby groups and coalitions. Find responses to political and policy decisions, calls for investigations and action, and announcements of new partnerships, protests, legal actions, fundraising events, educational efforts and awareness campaigns. This section also contains results and reports from studies, opinion polls, and surveys.

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19 Jan, 2024, 17:15 ET NetJets threatens litigation over alleged slowdown

This week, NJASAP, the independent labor union representing the 3,200-plus pilots who fly for NetJets, received a letter from NetJets counsel...

19 Jan, 2024, 10:03 ET Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) Response to CMS Statement on FDA LDTs Proposed Rule

Statement attributable to: Octavia Peck Palmer, PhD President, Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) "We at the...

19 Jan, 2024, 07:51 ET National Press Club Statement on House Passage of PRESS Act

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism...

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Last week, Gov. Katie Hobbs released her budget proposal to slash Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and completely repeal the tax credit scholarship...

18 Jan, 2024, 17:46 ET Congress Must Legislate Policy Changes to End the Border Crisis, Says FAIR

Nearly halfway through the fiscal year, Congress has failed to act on two of its most pressing responsibilities: approving a federal budget and...

18 Jan, 2024, 16:44 ET INDIANA TEAMSTERS COMMEND STATE SENATOR TOMES FOR INTRODUCING AV LEGISLATION

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today commended Indiana State Senator Jim Tomes (R-Wadesville) for introducing legislation, Senate Bill 57 ...

18 Jan, 2024, 09:43 ET Florida AFL-CIO Grants Dr. Barbara Sharief Prestigious Statewide Early Endorsement

Dr. Barbara Sharief, candidate for Florida Senate District 35, is pleased to announce the endorsement of her campaign by the Florida AFL-CIO, a...

17 Jan, 2024, 20:55 ET PPMW's Dr. Serina Floyd speaks at U.S. Senate briefing on the state of abortion rights

Dr. Serina Floyd, Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC (PPMW), spoke at a U.S. Senate Democrats briefing today...

17 Jan, 2024, 15:25 ET Pacific Legal Foundation: Freelancers sue Department of Labor over vague, new contracting rule

Yesterday, Pacific Legal Foundation, on behalf of Fight For Freelancers, a coalition of more than 2,500 freelancers in professions ranging from...

17 Jan, 2024, 15:15 ET Consumer Advocacy Organizations Question Insurance Commissioner Role in Anti-Consumer Legislation

Consumer organizations are publicly asking why California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's Department of Insurance (CDI) is hurriedly attempting ...

17 Jan, 2024, 14:28 ET New Survey Finds Dramatic Rise in Regulations Undercuts American Manufacturing and National Priorities

Today, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) released the results from a new survey on the ballooning regulatory burden on chemical manufacturers in...

17 Jan, 2024, 10:29 ET The Oregon Group Predicts Lithium Demand set for 20 years of Rapid Growth

TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The demand for lithium, essential for electric vehicles, is expected to face twenty years of rapid growth,...

17 Jan, 2024, 10:29 ET Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease applauds U.S. EPA recommendation to increase minimum disinfectant levels and placing greater emphasis on protecting homes from legionella

The Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease (APLD) says new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommendations for legionella mitigation are a...

17 Jan, 2024, 08:53 ET New Elections Book by Dr. Louis Perron Shows How to Beat Incumbents

With the U.S. presidential campaign officially kicking off, it's perfect timing for the release of Dr. Louis Perron's new book, "Beat the Incumbent:...

17 Jan, 2024, 08:43 ET Voters Strongly Oppose Weakening Patents, New Poll Shows

The Biden administration may soon endorse a proposal before the World Trade Organization (WTO) that would suspend patent protections on Covid-19...

17 Jan, 2024, 08:00 ET STATEMENT BY GLENN J. CHAMANDY IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MONTREAL, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Glenn J. Chamandy, former President and CEO and co-founder of Gildan Activewear Inc., today issued the...

17 Jan, 2024, 08:00 ET SANDY MODELL WONDERS IF HIS BOOK SHOWN ON THIS BILLBOARD ABOUT HIS SON MURDERED IN FLORIDA COULD IMPACT THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE?

Could a book alleging corruption, negligence, and betrayal in connection with the murder of a young man penned by his dad be the proverbial smoking...

16 Jan, 2024, 15:21 ET TEAMSTERS APPLAUD INTRODUCTION OF CARS PACKAGE ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

The Teamsters applauded the introduction of two bills in California that are part of the California Automotive Regulatory Standards (CARS) Package, a ...

16 Jan, 2024, 10:00 ET New Documentary Warns American Church of Complacency/Complicitness on Par with 1930's Pre-Holocaust German Church

Today's American Church faces a crucial decision: the choice to silently abandon its mission of proclaiming liberty or to stand up to the forces of...

15 Jan, 2024, 08:27 ET QFG Slams WHO's Latest Report as 'Unscientific'

A public health advocacy group based in the Philippines has criticized the latest report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the use of...

14 Jan, 2024, 12:43 ET National Press Club Statement On Iranian Journalists Release From Prison

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism...

12 Jan, 2024, 15:00 ET The Executive Leadership Council Releases Open Letter to Corporate America Ahead of 2024 Martin Luther King Holiday

The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) today released an open letter ahead of the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend calling on Corporate America to...

12 Jan, 2024, 13:29 ET Introduction of Breast Imaging Legislation Will Benefit Thousands of Pennsylvanians

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization commends Representative Curry (D-Delaware County) for working with Komen to eliminate ...

12 Jan, 2024, 12:21 ET Vanda Pharmaceuticals Comments on FDA's Recently Announced Guidance on Communication with Health Care Professionals Regarding FDA-Approved Drugs

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) submitted a comment letter (here) on January 5, 2024, regarding the FDA's recently announced...

12 Jan, 2024, 10:00 ET The Epoch Times and Sen. Ron Johnson Host Screening of Jan. 6 Documentary in U.S. Capitol

The Epoch Times held a screening on Jan. 9, 2024, in the U.S. Capitol building for the second part of EpochTV's exposé-style documentary, "The Real...