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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance Julie Su’s nomination to be Labor secretary, with several senators’ floor votes still in question.   The committee voted 11-10 to advance Su, who took over as acting secretary last month after Marty Walsh’s departure...

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday, said that the office of the Senate President, should be zoned to the South-East. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, National Coordinator, HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, drummed support for Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, saying that he was the best man for the job...

From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa A group, Niger Delta Peace and Development Advocates (NPDA), has reiterated the call for the position of the Senate Presidency to be zoned to the South East geo- political zone. The President of the NPDA, Mr Kelvin Ebi-Thomas, said in a statement that the call has become imperative to promote justice...

A new Senate bill aims to expand protections for Americans' health and location data. It follows concerns that such information could be used to identify individuals seeking reproductive health care services after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last year.  The Upholding Protections for Health and Online Location Data (UPHOLD) Privacy Act

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- middlemen between pharmacies, health insurers, and drug companies -- are responsible for driving up prescription drug prices and shuttering independent pharmacies, witnesses said during a hearing held by the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee. Three of the four witnesses -- an economist, a physician, and a pharmacist -- called

Published: Jan 29, 2023 by Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead In Small Business News 0The Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit Act has been reintroduced to provide payroll tax relief to eligible small businesses.Senate Bill Would Give Payroll Tax Relief to Some Small BusinessesThe new legislation creates a special tax credit that is available to businesses that had previously applied