WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Josh Protas, chief advocacy and policy officer for Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, Virginia, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Caught in the Middle: Supporting Families in the Sandwich Generation": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and esteemed Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you at this hearing on the important topic   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Alliance to Save Energy issued the following commentary by stakeholder relations associate Joe Robison and Deepika Arora Sadahiro, manager of product management at Willow: * * * Smarter Building Controls, Lower Bills: Modernizing Federal Housing at Low Cost The U.S. federal government operates more than 350,000 buildings and spends over $6 billion annually on energy. Many, especially federally supported housing, rely on outdated systems that drive up costs and limit   more

GEELONG, Australia, May 24 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * Switching to a four-day work week went surprisingly well for 15 Aussie companies * By Professor John Hopkins from the Deakin Business School. This article first appeared in The Conversation. In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much human labour that people would be working 15-hour weeks - if they worked   more