Congressman Bradley Byrne released the following statement announcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made an agricultural disaster designation for counties in Alabama affected by Hurricane Sally. Byrne said: “As farmers in Southwest Alabama continue to recover and rebuild after Hurricane Sally, USDA and the Trump administration continue to…
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Hagel Lawfirm, a boutique estate planning and litigation law firm in Mississauga and surrounding areas, focuses its growth strategy on acquisitions of law firms from retiring lawyers and those struggling to thrive in today's competitive legal environment. “We believe that implementation of legal tech is a differentiator in the legal field,” says Dorothy…
In a deeply divided nation while an election is already underway, the U.S. Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court by a vote of 52-48. The American public deserved a comprehensive vetting and full assessment of the legal views of the person nominated to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Barrett's academic…
After polls close at 8 p.m. in Pennsylvania, the first results that come in could make it look like former Vice President Joe Biden is winning in a landslide. All this means we may or may not know who actually won Pennsylvania– or the White House– on Nov. 3. So while Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes are key, we’ ve got a whole country full of data to look at.
District Judge Gerald J. Pappert, who on Monday spent more than six hours questioning FTC and Jefferson lawyers on the intricacies of antitrust law and its application to the Jefferson-Einstein deal. The FTC has alleged that the combination will significantly reduce competition and allow Jefferson to force insurance companies to pay higher prices, which…
Oct. 27– PANAMA CITY– Zeta is expected to be only a tropical storm when it likely makes landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, but Bay County officials are still preparing. Bay County officials said they are taking Zeta seriously, even though the county is not expected to get much wind or rain from the storm. Emergency Management Chief Frankie Lumm said Bay County…
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania issued the following news release:. Open enrollment for 2021 health insurance coverage in Pennsylvania begins November 1, 2020, and will continue through January 15, 2021. Final approved rates for individual and group policies in Pennsylvania were announced October 15.
U.S. Representative Greg Steube today penned an opinion piece in the Hill, outlining the dangers of the effects of Democrats' prescription drug pricing proposals. “The Republicans presented H.R. 19, a common-sense and inclusive drug pricing proposal, which sought to incentivize competition in the market to drive prices down and expand market access for more…
Rob Portman, R- Ohio, issued the following op-ed, published in Youngstown Business Journal:. In a new op-ed for Youngstown Business Journal, Senator Portman applauded the executive action signed by President Trump last week to assist the Delphi salaried retirees. President Trump's executive action directs the secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and Treasury to…
They failed to pass COVID relief this summer and fall, and have failed us again with the rushed appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Amid this crisis, it is hard to believe that on November 10th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, the law that has made regular health care available for the…
The share of protected US households, those with either a pension or annuity, grew from 37% in 2019 to 40% this year, representing approximately 3.1 million newly protected households. Additionally, the study determined that this year’s increase is attributable to annuity ownership.
Thomas Carper, D- Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 26:. Today, just hours before the U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons joined Delawareans who are benefitting from the Affordable Care Act to highlight what's at stake if the landmark health care law is…
WINDSOR, Connecticut, Oct. 27– LIMRA issued the following news release:. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country, new research from LIMRA and Boston Consulting Group finds 4 in 10 consumers purchased life insurance using a hybrid of online and consulting with a financial professional, an increase of 10 percentage points compared with life insurance…
Tom Keepers, executive director and executive vice president at the Consumer Credit Industry Association, has issued a public comment on the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rule entitled “Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards; Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance”. The comment was written and posted on Oct. 26, 2020:.
Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release on Oct. 26:. The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services announced that starting today consumers can preview 2021 healthcare plans and prices on HealthCare.gov. “Thanks to actions by the Trump Administration, Americans are enjoying more plan…
Congresswoman Jackie Speier, co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans' confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. “With just eight days to go until Election Day and nearly 63 million Americans having already cast their ballots, the Senate has rammed through…
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today slamming President Trump and Senate Republicans for the dangerous and rule-shattering nomination and confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court:. “Senate Republicans have broken rules and shattered precedents to stack the Supreme Court with right-wing…
Following the Senate confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:. “The Republican-controlled Senate rushed to rubber stamp President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court while they have refused to lift a finger to address the worsening public health crisis…
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following working paper entitled ” Family and Government Insurance: Wage, Earnings, and Income Risks in the Netherlands and the U.S.”. We document new facts about risk in male wages and earnings, household earnings, and pre- and post-tax income in the Netherlands and the…
