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US News: MUMBAI: A bipartisan bill – ‘Equal Access to Greencards for Legal Employment’ aka the Eagle Act, has been introduced by US politicians.

Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) June 02, 2021 -- Immigration Voice, a national non-profit organization that advocates for the alleviation of restrictions on

H.R. 239, Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act 05/25/2021 | 05:46pm EDT Send by mail : Message : As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on May 4, 2021 By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars 2021 No periods beginning in 2032? * = between zero and $500,000. H.R. 239 would eliminate copayments that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) charges to veterans who receive contr...

IBM helps developers scan sites and apps for accessibility issues Developers are aware that they need to make their websites and apps accessible to as many people as possible, but actually achieving this aim can be a tough task. To mark the tenth anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, IBM is launching a new multi-scan report tool as an update to the Accessibility Checker, part of the companys Equal Access Toolkit. The tool scans an entire site or app with simple page clicks and rol...

Society selects students for their outstanding scholarly achievement and commitment to advocacy and to fostering diversity By Saralyn Cruickshank / Published May 14, 2021 Five Johns Hopkins graduate students have been selected to join the universitys chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. The Bouchet...

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[co-authors: Michelle Fong, and Adrienne Peng] New Federal Developments Activity On April 15th, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced the renewal of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). The COVID-19 PHE will be renewed for another 90 days, beginning on April 21 (the date the PHE was previously scheduled to expire) and extending through July 21, 2021. This update enumerates the key regulatory flexibilities and funding sources that are linked to the PHE, as well as key emer...

Mini Chopra, Livermore This is apropos of your article, dated April 8, 2021, reporting the key highlights of a recent privately sponsored public poll on Eden Downtown. As a public-spirited citizen and a staunch advocate for affordable housing, I have some serious reservations about the veracity and credibility of the findings of this (so-called) public poll. I have outlined my three-pronged concerns as follows: 1. A Paid Propaganda?: The hosts and sponsors of this poll are none other than the S...

Meredith Hendrix, Livermore

Advocates working to help homeless people are celebrating the death of a bill this week that would have criminalized camping on public property anywhere in the state.  House Bill 0978, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, passed the House floor this week but its Senate counterpart, SB 1610, sponsored by Sen. Paul Bailey, R-Sparta, only received one vote of support during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.  The bill sought to make soliciting or camping on a state or in...