SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 27 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Enrollees in 12 HealthCare.gov states would see their annual payments at least double on average without enhanced subsidies * * * Without the enhanced subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollees in 12 of the states that use HealthCare.gov would see their annual premium payments at least double o  more

FREMONT, California, July 27 -- The Broadband Forum, an organization composed of the industry's broadband operators, vendors, thought leaders who are shaping the future of broadband and observers, issued the following news release: The Broadband Forum is proud to announce significant advancements in the remote management of broadband and Wi-Fi Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). Version 1.4 of USP (User Services Platform / TR-369), version Device:2.18 of the TR-181 data model, and version 1.3 o  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: This week Kamala Harris re-stated her pledge to labor honchos that if elected she will impose the "PRO Act" on the American people. The legislation would ban Right-to-Work laws including in Right-to-Work swing states WI, GA, AZ, and NV and destroy the livelihood of independent contractors nationwide. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act would increase the power of union bosses at the expense of  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 26 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on July 26, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement regarding the California Supreme Court ruling to uphold Proposition 22. "The Chamber is pleased that the matter is resolved and businesses, workers, and consumers can continue to reap the widespread benefits of the gig economy," stated Maria S. Salinas, President & CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamb  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The National Alliance to End Homelessness issued the following statement on July 26, 2024: * * * The National Alliance to End Homelessness expressed its dismay following Gov. Gavin Newsom's Executive Order N-1-24, which directs California state agencies and departments to begin clearing encampments on state property utilizing a deeply flawed model. Now, more than ever, elected officials, homeless system leaders, and frontline homeless services providers must work in stra  more

OAKLAND, California, July 27 -- The Center for Environmental Health issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * EPA Sued for Failure to Implement TSCA Directive to Prevent Significant and Serious or Widespread Risks to Health * * * Washington, DC -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must take prompt action under section 4(f) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to halt the manufacture and distribution of tens of millions of plastic containers with dangerous l  more

SAN JOSE, California, July 27 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: MILPITAS, Calif. - July 26 , 2024 - SEMI, the industry association serving the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded the United States Department of Commerce 's announcement of a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms for an award under the CHIPS and Science Act to support Amkor Technology con  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York, NY On Thursday, Riders Alliance, the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Hochul and the State of New York urging the court to declare the Governor's actions unlawful, thus lifting the block on the Congestion Pricing program. The challenge, filed by Earthjustice, in the Supreme Court of the State of New Yor  more