NEW YORK, Oct. 18 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release: * * * Actors' Equity and Broadway League Reach Tentative Agreement * New York -- Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, has released the following statement from Executive Director Al Vincent, Jr., lead negotiator in the union's negotiations with The Broadway League for a new Produ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Hey Jane, a telehealth provider specializing in reproductive healthcare, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging the elimination of restrictions on access to mifepristone under the single shared system risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program. The organization expressed concerns over the existing barriers faced by patients seeking medication abortion treatment and requested that the agency refrain from implem more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Hey Jane, New York, a telehealth provider of reproductive and sexual healthcare, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opposing citizen petitions FDA-2025-P-3288-0001 and FDA-2025-P-1242-0001. The organization urges the FDA to refrain from implementing measures that would impose additional barriers to patient access to mifepristone, a medication crucial for medication abortions. Since its inception in 2021, Hey Jane has facilitate more ST

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 19 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark's Medicare Advantage plans once again earn high scores in federal quality program * PITTSBURGH (October 19, 2025) -- Highmark announced today that its Medicare Advantage plans in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York have achieved at least a 4.0 quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Highmark's HMO and PPO pl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "REPUBLICANS CARE MORE ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS THAN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, where he highlighted how Democrats remain committed to reaching a spending agreement that actually improves the quality of life of the American people, while Republicans are focu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "REPUBLICANS CARE MORE ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS THAN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, where he highlighted how Democrats remain committed to reaching a spending agreement that actually improves the quality of life of the American people, while Republicans are focused on stunts and extendin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CBS MIAMI: "HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SOUTH FLORIDA ARE AT RISK OF SEEING THEIR PREMIUMS, COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CBS Miami's Facing South Florida with Jim DeFede, where he reiterated that Democrats will continue to fight to protect the American people from the healthcare  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CBS MIAMI: "HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SOUTH FLORIDA ARE AT RISK OF SEEING THEIR PREMIUMS, COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CBS Miami's Facing South Florida with Jim DeFede, where he reiterated that Democrats will continue to fight to protect the American people from the healthcare crisis Republicans have cr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE PROTESTS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE TODAY, THE PEACEFUL EXPRESSION OF DISSENT, IS ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH THE AMERICAN WAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Velshi, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to stand up for the healthcare of the American people and support everyday Americans in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE PROTESTS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE TODAY, THE PEACEFUL EXPRESSION OF DISSENT, IS ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH THE AMERICAN WAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Velshi, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to stand up for the healthcare of the American people and support everyday Americans in our continued fight again more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The NYU School of Law Brennan Center for Justice and Columbia University Knight First Amendment Institute, both of New York, have submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) opposing a proposal from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agency's request aims to collect social media identifiers from over three million individuals applying for immigration benefits annually, which would include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent r more ST

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Further Enhances Global Private Equity Platform With New York Partner * Paul Hastings LLP has further strengthened its premier global private equity platform with the addition of partner Anthony Cahill in New York. Cahill joins from leading growth equity investor TCV, where he was vice president and associate general counsel, and previously practiced at Weil, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs" at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 22, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Mark Cuban, Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, Cost Plus Drugs, Dallas, TX * G. Keith Smith M.D., Co-Founder, Surgery more PR