WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Accommodation during the LA28 Games: The Role of Short-Term-Rentals - A report from Airbnb, San Francisco, California- February 2026 (18 pages) * * * Airbnb issued a report examining how short-term rentals can contribute to accommodation supply and support housing access during the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, highlighting opportunities and potential challenges as the region prepares for a significant influx of visitors. The analysis maps how   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The California Dental Association and the Save Our Dental Care coalition have launched a public advocacy campaign urging action to prevent a proposed $1 billion reduction in Medi Cal Dental funding set to take effect July 1. The coalition, composed of 80 health care, labor, workforce and children's advocacy organizations, introduced a new website providing tools for dentists, patients and supporters to contact state legislators and share personal accounts about how the pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Coalition Against Religious Discrimination has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing opposition to any changes that may weaken the safeguards protecting beneficiaries of DOL-funded programs. In a letter addressed to the agency regarding the Request for Information pertaining to faith-based organizations, CARD emphasized that the current regulations already do not pose barriers to participation for faith organizations. CARD's posi  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 15 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * MarinHealth Medical Center nurses to strike on Feb. 18 * Nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., will hold a strike for one day on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about nurse retention, patient care, and safe staffing. The nurses are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Research from Southern California University of Health Sciences shows wide geographic disparities in access to Medicare covered acupuncture, underscoring policy limitations that restrict who may provide the service despite federal coverage approval. Medicare began covering acupuncture in 2020 as a non pharmacologic treatment for chronic low back pain. However, according to findings presented at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine conference, utilization varies   more