PORTLAND, Oregon, April 25 -- The Chronic Disease Coalition issued the following news: The only thing more complex than health care is paying for health care. "Charity care" is an umbrella term that can encompass many different programs -- implemented by hospitals, drug manufacturers, and others -- that are designed to assist low-income patients with high-cost treatments. Complex 340B programs, copay accumulator bans, and deceptive alternative funding schemes all leave chronic disease patient  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, a case in which the Court is considering whether city ordinances that punish the status of being homeless impose "cruel and unusual punishment" in violation of the Eighth Amendment, Constitutional Accountability Center Deputy Chief Counsel Brian Frazelle issued the following   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The International Center for Law and Economics issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on today's vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FTC) to adopt a rule classifying internet service providers (ISPs) under Title II of the Communications Act. The following quote can be attributed to ICLE Senior Scholar Eric Fruits: "Title II is much more than net neutral  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 24 -- The International Center for Law and Economics issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement in response to today's vote by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt a rule banning all new noncompete clauses in employment contracts and rendering existing noncompetes unenforceable for all but senior executives. This first quote can be attributed to ICLE Senior Scholar Da  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on April 24, 2024, by CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna: * * * "We applaud U.S. lawmakers for approving nearly $10 billion in additional humanitarian and food assistance funding, which is crucial for addressing conflict-driven and other crises around the world. This injection of resources is urgently needed to enable the international community to confront catastrophes in areas where humanitarian responses have struggled to su  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 24 -- The American Forest Resource Council issued the following news release: In America, checks and balances serve a critical purpose: they prevent the concentration of power in any single branch of government. They also keep the people's expression of the "public interest" at the forefront of federal laws and regulations. However, recent actions by the D.C. Circuit Court--now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case called Seven County Infrastructure Coalition   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Alliance to End Homelessness issued the following news release: Even in a divided country, we can agree that homelessness is terrible, especially in a country as rich as ours. We should also agree on the solutions that have been proven time and again to solve homelessness. On April 22, the solutions to homelessness will come into full view when the U.S. Supreme Court hears the most important case in decades influencing how communities treat their residents   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following statement on April 22, 2024, by President Christian F. Nunes: * * * Christian F. Nunes, National President, National Organization for Women (NOW) issued the following statement in response to today's oral arguments in the City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court: "As I sat inside the Supreme Court and listened to the arguments in the Grants Pass case, I hope all of the Justic  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 23 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: A tour of the Butte Falls Natural Resource Center alternates between examples of student lessons made real and visions of piles of rubble and cluttered old buildings becoming amazing education opportunities. The Butte Falls Charter School has turned a decommissioned state fish hatchery into a staff recruiting tool and a student point of pride -- a learning facility the likes of which "city schools" don't  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 24 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Will, you Arnett getting it! Because Will Arnett has claimed in advertisements on the podcast SmartLess that birds used in the egg industry--in which chickens are packed into warehouses and slaughtered as soon as their egg production drops--"live their best hen lives," PETA has rescued a hen from a farm in Oregon. The bird, who the group named Willamena, will actually live her bes  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: What do the world's largest hotel chain, an entertainment giant and a big box retailer all have in common? Each recently committed to reducing single-use plastic after signing agreements with Green Century . Green Century used its position as shareholders to win plastic reduction agreements from Costco*, Disney*, Marriott*, Hilton*, Mattel*, Hasbro*, and Choice Hotels* - and the mutual fun  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 22 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on April 20, 2024: * * * STATEMENT OF MARY KASZYNSKI, Director of Government Relations, on the House passing bills to fund allies: "Finally. "It should have never taken this long. This should have passed months ago. The need and urgency has been clear for a long time. House Republicans blocking aid, on the orders of Donald Trump, underminded our allies and empowered American adversaries. Their actions are inexcusable. "Uk  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 25 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Statement of Mary Kaszynski, Director of Government Relations, on the Senate passing bills to fund allies: "We applaud the Senate for taking swift action and getting these vital bills to the President's desk. The delay that was caused by Republicans doing the bidding of Donald Trump has not been without significant cost to Ukraine and security in Europe and around the world. "Ukrainians are giving   more