April Bamburg News
Remington Hotels offers special rates for military, Defense Department personnel
By April Bamburg | May 19, 2020
Members of the military who have been displaced or are relocating have the support of Remington Hotels.
Indiana gubernatorial candidate won't reveal COVID-19 test results
By April Bamburg | May 14, 2020
Amid reports that there aren’t enough COVID-19 tests for individuals in the state of Indiana who have symptoms, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate has come under fire for his own COVID-19 test in April.
Arizona lawmakers urge Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to act on cell therapy classification
By April Bamburg | Mar 30, 2020
Arizona’s U.S. House members Tom O’Halleran (D), Ann Kirkpatrick (D), and David Schweikert (R) were among the bipartisan group of more than 70 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a unique payment code for chimeric antigen receptor T-Cell (CAR T-cell) immune therapy for cancer patients.
Chinese acquisition of Smithfield Foods continues to raise concerns
By April Bamburg | Mar 30, 2020
The controversial acquisition of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods by W.H. Group (a Chinese-owned corporation) continues to bring controversy, more than six years after the deal went through, particularly as North Carolina residents raise their voices about the effects of hog farms in the state – especially those operated by Smithfield Foods and its subsidiary in the Tar Heel State, Murphy-Brown.
U-Haul offers free storage for students affected by COVID-19
By April Bamburg | Mar 18, 2020
With colleges and universities across the country closing down to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, U-Haul is offering free self-store units to students who are forced to move because of COVID-19.
Austin Energy accused of manipulating monopoly status to subsidize wholesale operations, passing on costs to ratepayers
By April Bamburg | Mar 13, 2020
Austin Energy is a municipal-owned utility company, and as such, ratepayers are not allowed to search for better deals.
Indiana members of Congress urge Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create new payment mechanism for CAR T-Cell cancer treatment
By April Bamburg | Mar 10, 2020
Indiana’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on to a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to act now and create a billing code for an immunotherapy treatment for cancer patients.
Austin Independent Business Alliance: Paid sick leave hurts small businesses
By April Bamburg | Mar 9, 2020
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has been working to protect small-business owners in Austin from city government regulating the business practices of private employers – like mandating paid sick leave.
Comptroller Hegar looks to close loophole in local sales taxes issued for online sales
By April Bamburg | Feb 7, 2020
When you buy from an online retailer and pay a local sales tax, you probably expect the money to benefit your community, right? That’s not always what happens, according to an op-ed by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, published in the Dallas Morning News on Feb. 4.