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The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release:. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that workers in Berrien, Cook, Crisp, Dougherty, Turner and Wilcox counties may now be eligible for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from the severe storms and tornadoes which…

As senior vice president and community health investment officer, Dr. Raju will evaluate the needs of the most-vulnerable communities Northwell Health serves, assess programs that enhance the health system’s ability to respond to those needs and collaborate with community-based organizations to create problem-solving solutions.

EMC Insurance Group, a publicly held insurance holding company, issued the following news release:. EMC Insurance Group Inc., today announced that it expects to report net income in the range of $2.18 to $2.23 per share and non-GAAP operating income1 in the range of $2.05 to $2.10 per share for the year ended December 31, 2016. The low amount of catastrophe and…

Jan. 28– You might not have heard of the University at Buffalo’s Clinical and Translational Institute, but if you’ve been downtown, you’ve likely seen it. It takes up about half of the 10- floor building that opened in 2012 on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus that also houses Gates Vascular Institute, a $291 million project by Kaleida Health and UB.

The National Association of Electrical Distributors issued the following news release:. Today the National Association of Electrical Distributors announced its 2017 “Light Up the Hill” initiative to repeal the federal estate tax. As part of the initiative NAED supports Senator John Thune and Congresswoman Kristi Noem’s introduction of the Death Tax…

Jan. 28– FARMINGTON– Today marchers descended on Washington, D.C., for the annual anti-abortion protest, March for Life. Sarah Herth– organizer of ProtestPP, a local group that meets monthly to publicly protest Planned Parenthood– has participated in the March for Life in the past, but was unable to do so this year as she is awaiting the imminent birth of her child.

Mark Dayton is ready for the Capitol to return to its normal level of bickering, chaos and policy after telling the state he had cancer and fainting in front of a statewide audience last week. “Business as usual” included defending his $46 billion two-year budget proposal, signing a long-awaited health insurance premium relief bill and hosting a water summit in…

MNsure has its own budget for advertising and outreach and will spend around $80,000 over the next five days until Jan. 31 encouraging Minnesotans to buy health insurance. “Our ads and outreach will continue through Jan. 31,” said MNsure CEO Allison O’Toole Friday. Trump has called for a repeal of former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, and this week…

As hundreds of thousands of pro-life supporters come to Washington for today’s March for Life, Congressman Robert Pittenger sent a letter to President Trump outlining shared pro-life priorities for Congress and the new Administration. Congressman Pittenger’s letter was co-led by Congressman Chris Smith and Chairman Diane Black and was co-signed by…

Cigna issued the following news release:. Cigna and HeartWell LLP have launched a program to improve quality and cost of care for people diagnosed with chronic coronary artery disease. The program is part of Cigna Collaborative Care, a value-based model that uses incentives to engage health care providers and helps drive improved health, affordability and…

Tom O’Halleran, D- Ariz., issued the following news release:. Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran, joined by 26 members of the bipartisan Congressional Native American Caucus, sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell addressing the impact a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will have on tribal communities.

Jan. 28– For the 44th year since the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. And people like Bill Banuchi of Newburgh are sensing that, with the election of Donald Trump as president, they might finally see that decision– which made abortion legal in the United States– overturned. Banuchi couldn’t be in Washington this year because he was scheduled to teach a class in…

Jan. 28– WASHINGTON– Cape Codders and several local churches took part in the March for Life in the nation’s capital Friday, putting their support behind the anti-abortion movement. For Andrea St. Germain, chairwoman of the Cape Chapter of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, this was at least her eighth time attending the rally and march over the past 30 years.

Jan. 28– Six months ago, a fire destroyed the tiny wooden sanctuary where members of Hawk Creek Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart, Minn., had worshiped for 140 years. Now, a new building is about to rise from the ashes, and that’s no surprise to the church’s pastor, the Rev. Within hours of the devastating July 23 blaze, sparked by a lightning strike, Bowman said he saw God’s…

—After more than four decades, the March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington. No matter the weather, thousands of abortion opponents gather every year on the National Mall, many wearing matching hats or scarves from their school or church groups, and listen to speeches from social conservatives in Congress before marching to the Supreme Court.

Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster joined Nashua city officials, treatment and healthcare providers, recovery advocates, and firefighters at Harbor Homes in Nashua to hear more about the harmful impact that repealing the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion without a replacement would have on New…

Jan. 27– The Limestone County Water& Sewer Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution to borrow $23 million in an effort to pay down old debt and pay for ongoing projects. He said the authority has poured about $57.1 million into the system over the last six years through three previous bond issues and the $10 million sale of sewer line to the city of…