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LOS ANGELES, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A hearing has been ordered in the voting rights case brought by medical marijuana patients against the federal government. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Guilford set March 26 to hear arguments regarding whether federal authorities should be enjoined from sending letters ordering the closure of medical marijuana collectives in Costa Mesa, California. The patients in the case allege they have been denied the right to vote on medical...
The U.S. Health and Human Services said on Friday that the federal government plans to withdraw funding for a Texas program the provides over 100,000 women with birth control who are unable to afford it. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the agency is pulling the funding out because Texas does not divvy up the money to Planned Parenthood clinics. Texas Governor Rick Perry called the decision an "egregious federal overreach" after it was announced. Perry said...
Hoffa: It's Bizarre To Argue That U.S. Truckers Aren't Hurt by Program WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union filed counterarguments in its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation's pilot program to open the border to dangerous and illegal Mexican trucks. General President Jim Hoffa said the federal government's claim that Mexican trucks won't affect Teamster truck drivers is "bizarre." (Logo:...
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FM Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a GSA Schedule 66 contract and are now certified to provide goods and services to the Federal government. Acknowledging the growth in federal spending through the General Services Administration (GSA), FM Systems has placed their superior audio and video test equipment on the government's electronic ordering system, GSA Advantage!®. FM Systems will also market the...
Today, Cross Law Firm, S.C. and Nolan & Auerbach, P.A. jointly announce the settlement of their clients’ respective qui tam lawsuits against the for-profit hospice chain Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. Odyssey has agreed to pay the federal government $25 million to resolve two qui tam lawsuits which alleged, inter alia, that it submitted false claims to Medicare for continuous home care services that were not provided in accordance with requirements of the Medicare Program. Ft. Lauderdale,...
Statement by The Honorable Arlene Wohlgemuth, Executive Director and Director of TPPF's Center for Health Care Policy: AUSTIN, Texas, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The federal government's proposed denial of Medicaid funds to the Texas Women's Health Program threatens state sovereignty and the rule of law. Nothing in the federal Medicaid statutes prevents states from imposing their own requirements for qualified providers in addition to federal requirements....
Information Request Seeks Records From Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Demonstrate Whether It Has Been Doing Its Water Resources Protection Job MILANVILLE, Pa., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The citizen group Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) has filed a public records request to force the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), which includes officials from Pennsylvania, New York State, Maryland and the federal government, to show what, if anything, it...
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that 6E Technologies have been awarded a GSA Schedule 70 contract and are now certified to provide goods & services to the Federal Government. Acknowledging the growth in spending through the General Services Administration (GSA), 6E Technologies have placed their extensive Information Technology (I.T.) Solutions offering on the government's electronic ordering system, GSA Advantage!®. "As a leading...
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA Applications is pleased to announce that EBA Energy (Eskinder Berhanu & Associates) has been awarded a GSA Schedule 03 FAC contract and are now certified to provide goods & services to the Federal Government. Acknowledging the growth in federal spending through the General Services Administration (GSA), EBA Energy has placed their Sustainable Energy Consulting and Engineering Services on GSA Advantage!®, the government's...
GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA Greenville is pleased to announce that Data-Link Associates (DBA: DLS Weapon Storage Systems) has been awarded GSA Schedules 84 & 75 contracts and are now certified to provide goods & services to the Federal government. Acknowledging the growth in federal spending through the General Services Administration (GSA), Data-Link Associates have placed their Weapon Storage Systems on the government's electronic ordering system, GSA...
