Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty
Kenosha, WI….Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on all counts.
CVS Health to Accelerate Omnichannel Health Strategy Including 900 Store Closures
Woonsocket, RI….Health (NYSE: CVS) announced several steps to support its strategy of making health care more affordable, accessible and convenient for consumers. Prem Shah has been named to the newly created role of Chief Pharmacy Officer and will oversee the omnichannel pharmacy strategy, effective immediately. On January 1, 2022, Shah and Michelle Peluso will become Co-Presidents of CVS Health’s […]
CBO Summary of Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act
Washington, DC…CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would result in a net increase in the deficit totaling $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not counting any additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement. CBO This estimate is based on language in two documents, which are available from the House Committee […]
Governor Newsom Tours Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with White House Port Envoy John Porcari, Highlights Actions to Address Supply Chain Crisis
Los Angeles, CA…At the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach today, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the ongoing work to address the global supply chain crisis, including policies to help ease congestion and alleviate backlogs. The Governor was joined by Port Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force John D. Porcari, ILWU […]
OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Covid Vaccine Mandate
Washington, DC…From OSHA Today…”On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, published on November 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61402) (“ETS”). The court ordered that OSHA “take no steps to implement or enforce” the ETS “until further […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Bernard Law (Monty) Montgomery
“When I told a senior officer that I must have a new head gunner, he remarked that the present man was a delightful person and was also a golf champion. I agreed he was delightful, but added that unfortunately the game we were about to play was not golf.” ― Bernard Law (Monty) Montgomery 17 […]
President Biden and President Xi of the People’s Republic of China Virtual Meeting
Washington, DC…Good to see you, Mr. President. Next time, I hope we get to do it face to face like we used to when we traveled through China. We’ve spent an awful lot –- a lot of time talking to one another, and I hope we can have a conver- — candid conversation tonight as […]
President Biden at Signing of H.R. 3684, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Washington, DC…Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. AUDIENCE: Joe! Joe! Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Heather. Thank you, thank you, thank you. AUDIENCE: Joe! Joe! Joe! THE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.) Well, thank you. Heather, you thought — you’re surprised you’re standing here. (Laughter.) Jill was very surprised I’m standing here. (Laughter.) Well, Heather, […]
Secretary General: NATO Stands with Ukraine Amid Russian Saber Rattling
Brussels, Belgium…NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at NATO Headquarters on Monday (15 November 2021) to discuss the security situation in and around Ukraine. ‘In recent weeks, we have seen large and unusual concentrations of Russian forces close to Ukraine’s borders,’ said the Secretary General. He underlined that NATO […]
Governor Newsom Announced California has Joined BOGA
Sacramento, CA…Newsom Administration has advanced efforts to protect communities from oil drilling, phase out oil production no later than 2045 and reduce demand for oil by ending the sale of new gas cars by 2035. California’s COP26 delegation has joined with international partners, U.S. climate officials and others to advance collaboration on a wide array […]