Opioid crisis briefing to be held by House, Senate health committees
The House committee on health and the Senate commerce, consumer protection, and health committee will be holding an informational briefing on plans to combat the state's opioid epidemic with healthy alternatives on Thursday. Rep. John Mizuno, cha.....»»
Cannabis And Coronavirus: HEXO Delays Financial Statements, Canopy Growth Closes Stores
At the World Health Organization media briefing held March 11, COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic. “This is not just a public health crisis, it.....»»
Still no reported cases of coronavirus in Hawaii, but health officials say "it"s only a matter of time"
Rep. John Mizuno, chair of the House Health Committee, held an informational briefing on the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak in China as well as the measures being taken by the State of Hawaii at the Capitol on Monday. There are still no confirmed case.....»»
Watch Live: Zuckerberg Faces House Commerce Committee In 2nd Day Of Testimony
Mark Zuckerberg helped trigger a vicious short-squeeze in Facebook shares on Tuesday during his marathon session answering questions from 44 Senators during a joint hearing held by the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees.....»»
Greg Walden on the prospects for the House-Senate opioid bills
Oregon's only congressional Republican has taken a leadership role in combating the opioid crisis......»»
Oregon Senate passes measure to hold health care organizations accountable for cutting costs
House Bill 2081 passed with bipartisan support......»»
The Moneyist: ‘I am held hostage in my own home’: My husband’s son lives with us. He is physically abusive and menacing
‘Because my stepson has mental-health issues, my husband thinks we cannot kick him out of the house until he is able to sustain himself.’.....»»
The Moneyist: ‘I am held hostage in my own home, which he treats like a garbage dump’: My husband’s son lives with us. He is a slob, physically abusive, lazy and menacing
‘I am held hostage in my own home, which he treats like a garbage dump. Because my stepson has mental-health issues, my husband thinks we cannot kick him out of the house until he is able to sustain himself.’.....»»
House, Senate committees plan hearings following GameStop"s surge
Top Democratic lawmakers on Thursday promised to hold hearings on the stock market, which has seen huge moves lately for GameStop and other heavily s.....»»
Biden"s White House press secretary Jen Psaki promises to bring "transparency and truth" back to the briefing room
Psaki said the administration will restore daily weekday press briefings and regular briefings with public health officials to discuss the pandemic. White House press s.....»»
Newly unsealed court documents reveal Sackler family’s early concerns over lawsuits
The court filing comes days after two Sacklers, David and Kathe Sackler, testified before a House panel that they did not feel personally responsible for the opioid crisis......»»
Capitol Report: ‘I’ll never lie to you’: Press secretary gives first White House briefing in more than a year
President Donald Trump’s White House press secretary held the first news briefing in more than a year on Friday, fielding questions on China, sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden and more topics......»»
Trump says he "has a good idea" of how Kim Jong Un is doing seconds before saying "nobody knows where he is"
Carlos Barria/Reuters At a Monday White House briefing, Trump said he has "a good idea" of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's health .....»»
How the coronavirus crisis is upending the battle for state legislatures and will reshape who controls the US Congress
Associated Press In addition to the presidential election, 33 US Senate races, and hundreds of House seats, control of 86 state legislative chambers and thousands of s.....»»
Capitol Report: Bill Gates has a big problem with Trump’s ‘dangerous’ decision to defund the World Health Organization
President Trump announced Tuesday at another contentious White House briefing that.....»»
An emergency measure just passed that will require San Francisco to rent 7,000 hotel rooms to house its entire homeless population during the COVID-19 public health crisis
Ben Margot/AP An emergency .....»»
TV networks cut away from the White House coronavirus briefing as Trump contradicted his health experts
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News cut away from President Trump's lengthy coronavirus briefing on Monday night. During the briefing, Trump chafed at the idea of continuing the widespread order.....»»
Hotels could be used to house COVID-19 patients
Pennsylvania's hotels could become an important line of defense in the care of COVID-19 patients. Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said that talks are being held right now between her department, the Pennsylvania Emerge.....»»
Cannabis And Coronavirus: HEXO Delays Financial Statements, Canopy Growth Closes Stores
At the World Health Organization media briefing held March 11, COVID-19 was officially declare.....»»
Editor"s Briefing: Coronavirus puts Kansas Medicaid expansion debate in a new, stark light
Gov. Laura Kelly started the week with an extraordinary news conference to press for action to safeguard the health of Kansans. Saturday evening, she held another extraordinary news conference that had a very different triggering event, but also involve.....»»