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Musk helps update Kids Online Safety Act in final push for passage in the Republican-led House

With just weeks left to pass legislation before Congress adjourns, X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she worked with the authors of the...

Dec 2

Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic would be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under Biden proposal

Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by...

Nov 20

Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels

The company, which last month said it was studying the idea , will separate off entertainment and news channels including MSNBC, CNBC,...

Nov 13

Louisiana Eyes New Business Court to Settle Disputes

Louisiana lawmakers will consider a proposed constitutional amendment to create new specialized courts in the state during the third...

Oct 31

Letter: CVS Executive Change Is Questionable

Dear editor, CVS’ decision to replace its CEO with David Joyner—the former head of its Pharmacy Benefit Manager arm, CVS Caremark—is...

Oct 30

DuPont Plant in Louisiana Fined $480,000 for Benzene Releases

DuPont’s chemical manufacturing facility in LaPlace, Louisiana, has agreed to pay a $480,000 fine and implement new equipment to prevent...

Oct 21

Opposition Grows Against the Credit Card Competition Act

Credit unions and their advocates have spent months raising concerns with lawmakers about the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). These...

Oct 12

Employers must get off the sidelines in the obesity fight

Coverage of obesity treatments will become a recruitment and retention tool for workers in a competitive hiring market. Obesity is a...

Sep 11

Topgolf Sent Callaway Into the Rough

Duffers are ruining things for Topgolf Callaway MODG -2.51% . Serious golfers are reliably showing up on golf courses, spending money on...

Aug 22

Sen. Sanders' Bluster Threatens Innovation in Medicine

The recent outcry over the pricing of weight loss drugs like Wegovy, fueled by advocacy groups like Public Citizen, highlights a growing...

Aug 22

Louisiana has lagged behind other states in terms of job growth. Here are the plans to improve

Over the past eight years, Louisiana’s economic development performance lagged behind that of other most other Southern states and...

Aug 22

META is turning to this Louisiana solar farm for some of its power needs

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other worldwide social media platforms, will be filling some of its expansive...