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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and 19 of her colleagues have condemned U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s decision to fire the members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and
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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has achieved a significant victory in a series of grievances filed on behalf of five employees who were offered positions as correctional supervisors (CS) in the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. The grievances, which were heard by the Grievance Settlement Board,
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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and The Crown in Right of Ontario, represented by the Ministry of the Solicitor General, have reached a milestone in their grievance case. After a conference call on May 23, 2025, Arbitrator Bram Herlich issued a decision that outlines the next steps in
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The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has been conducting an investigation into the practices of community renewable energy facilities (CREFs) in Washington D.C. as part of Formal Case No. 1171. Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) has submitted its Forty-Fourth Bi-Weekly Report to the Commission, detailing the
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The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has received the Pepco's Supplier Diversity Program 2024 Annual Report, submitted by Vernice Lewis, Director of Diverse Business Empowerment at Exelon Corporation. The report provides an overview of Pepco's efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in its
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The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia recently received an application for reconsideration from Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) regarding the implementation of a multi-year rate plan for electric distribution service in the District of Columbia. In May 2025, the Commission issued Order No. 22416, which granted the
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Pepco, a leading power company in the District of Columbia, has issued a public response to DC Formal Case No. 1176, addressing questions regarding its March 31, 2025, reconciliation filing. The responses, dated June 5, 2025, aim to clarify discrepancies and inaccuracies in the filing. The case involves Pepco'
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U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, Raphael Warnock, and Lisa Blunt Rochester led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in condemning U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to gut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have conducted a study on the effects of chemotherapy on bone mass, publishing their findings in a recent report. The study revealed that chemotherapy can cause rapid bone loss and deterioration of bone microarchitecture in disease-free mice, leading to low bone
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More than 460 employees at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were laid off in a wave of federal health agency cuts are being rehired, federal officials announced. The layoffs were part of a Trump administration plan to eliminate 10,000 health and human services
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The Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) has partnered with Dubai AI Campus to develop a future-proof workforce through AI-driven training and education programs, supporting Dubai's goal of becoming a global hub for technology and innovation. Key Takeaways: * The partnership aims to train over 10,000 individuals by
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Representatives Joyce Beatty, Greg Landsman, Mike Lawler, Don Bacon, and Zach Nunn reintroduced the Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act, a bipartisan legislation aimed at supporting vulnerable students in paying for college campus housing. The bill would allow eligible students in or formerly in foster care, as well as
