SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Ascension St. Agnes nurses ratify first-ever union contract * Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes in Baltimore, Md., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a three-year contract on Saturday, winning their first-ever collective bargaining agreement in a watershed moment for nurses across Baltimore. RNs are the hospital are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). "Af more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2026: * * * Medicaid Enrollees Challenge Rule Threatening Coverage for People With Serious Health Conditions Federal Rule Unlawfully Narrows Protections for People Who are Medically Frail or Have Special Medical Needs Baltimore - Today, five Medicaid enrollees, American College of Physicians, American Academy of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13314) on Sept. 17, 2026, by public finance analyst Victoria M. Martinez: * * * The IRS Direct File Program The IRS Direct File (DF) program provided certain taxpayers with the option of electronically filing (e-filing) their federal tax return through a free, secure portal on the IRS website during the 2024 and 2025 filing seasons. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) suspended the DF program in October 2025. This In Fo more PR