Public Policy & Government News

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, today announced that Jack Molloy, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, will participate at the upcoming BofA Securities 2025 Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 09:20 a.m. PT. A live webcast and replay of the session will be featured on Motorola Solutions’ Investor Relations website at www.motorolasolutions.com/investor. About Motorola Sol...

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green Oceans, joined by a coalition of environmental, fishing, tribal, and community organizations, called upon U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to halt all offshore wind construction in the New England coastal waters. Citing a recent Government Accountability Office report that confirms repeated oversight failures by BOEM, the coalition urged Secretary Burgum to declare a comprehensive moratorium and begin a thorough reevaluation of the projects, inclu...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Food Allergy Fund applauds the release of the Make America Healthy Again report, which provides a roadmap for addressing the childhood chronic disease crisis, and thanks the MAHA Commission for prioritizing bold, science-driven solutions to address the health challenges, such as food allergies, that face our children. “Food allergies are a serious and rapidly growing public health crisis, affecting more than 33 million Americans—including 1 in 13 children and 1 in...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) came to the negotiating table last week amidst an ongoing province wide strike impacting thousands of Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians, they did so not to bargain - but to demand silence and acquiescence. CHS said they’d only be willing to make an offer to settle the month-long strike if their list of conditions was met; this included an end to a campaign meant to shine a light on how CHS has distanced itself from the...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading nonprofit breast cancer organization, is deeply troubled by passage of legislation by the House of Representatives which drastically cuts funding for federal health insurance programs and implements damaging reforms. The Congressional Budget Office estimates these changes, combined with the failure to renew health care tax credits, could cause nearly 14 million people to lose their insurance coverage, increasing the U.S. uninsured ra...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The South Carolina Supreme Court handed down a ruling that has major implications for asbestos litigation and insurance recovery. The state’s high court affirmed sanctions against Canadian company Atlas Turner Inc., including a default judgment for refusing to provide court-ordered discovery in an attempt to shield liability in an asbestos-related death. The ruling also upheld the appointment of a receiver to pursue the company’s insurance assets. “The ruling sends a cl...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Docebo Inc. (NASDAQ: DCBO, TSX: DCBO), a leading learning platform provider with a foundation in artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation, today announced that its LearnGov platform has achieved FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization, authorizing its use across U.S. federal agencies. This milestone reflects Docebo’s commitment to the public sector and deploying cloud-based, secure, and compliant e-learning programs aligned with federal cybersecurity standards. With its lis...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the first day at the negotiating table in more than two weeks between Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) and CUPE 2073, there were zero proposals exchanged, and no bargaining to speak of. CHS came without a plan move forward, instead bringing list of demands to members, including an end to the public campaign that’s seen dozens of current and former CHS clients share heart-wrenching stories of being let down by the agency. Through a government-appointed mediator, CHS i...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, today announced that Storme Sixeas has joined the firm’s Washington National Tax Office (WNTO) as its new Tax Legislative Affairs leader. In her role, Sixeas will navigate the intersection of tax policy and government, serving as a trusted advisor to clients by providing guidance on tax legislative matters. With more than two decades of...

OLYMPIA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and officials are hopeful that fatal motorcycle crashes decreased in Washington. As the weather gets warmer and the roads get drier, the Department of Licensing (DOL) and Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) are reminding drivers of all motor vehicles, including cars, trucks, and motorcycles, to safely share the road. According to data from the Washington State Department of Transportation, motorcyclist f...