Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 13, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Tuberville, Barrasso Push for Pro-Growth Tax Reductions, Lower Prices for Small Businesses
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator John Barrasso in introducing The Growing America’s Small Businesses and Manufacturing Act. This legislation will boost investment in further developing America’s manufacturing capabilities and help small businesses, farmers, and producers purchase the equipment and supplies they need to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cantwell Statement on House Republicans’ Proposed Medicaid Cuts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington Maria Cantwell 05.12.25 Cantwell Statement on House Republicans’ Proposed Medicaid Cuts Proposal unveiled last night would cause millions of poor Americans to lose coverage & drive up co-pays; GOP proposal could cancel health coverage for 780k Washingtonians WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the Republican leadership of […]
MIL-Evening Report: As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The number of climate change-related extreme weather events) is on the rise, making it harder for many people to buy affordable home insurance. The industry has already signalled […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Growing NZ – now and for the long term
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Tēna koutou kātoa. Greetings everyone. Thanks for coming. Thank you Sharesies for making the space available. You are exactly the sort of business we need more of to create opportunities for the next generation – Sharesies was started by smart people, who identified a gap in the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Backing businesses during Light Rail Stage 2A and across the ACT
Source: Australian National Party As part of ACT Government’s ‘One Government, One Voice’ program, we are transitioning this website across to our . You can access everything you need through this website while it’s happening. Released 12/05/2025 – Joint media release The ACT Government has today announced a targeted business support package to assist local […]
MIL-OSI USA: News 05/12/2025
Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Safeguard Transit Operations Against Chinese Influence
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Safeguarding Transit Operations to Prohibit (STOP) China Act, which would protect domestic transit operations and supply chains from […]
MIL-OSI China: Apple considers raising iPhone prices, WSJ reports
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Apple is weighing price increases for its fall iPhone lineup, a step it is seeking to couple with new features and design changes, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday, adding that the company is determined to avoid any scenario in which it appears to […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Promoting Gaelic in the Hebrides
Source: Scottish Government Support for local projects. Gaelic initiatives in the Outer Hebrides are to benefit from Scottish Government funding as part of efforts to grow the language. An Taigh Cèilidh (The Cèilidh House), a Gaelic cultural centre in Stornoway, will receive £10,000 to undertake renovations and purchase musical instruments. The visitor attraction includes a […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Peters & Colleagues Reintroduce Landmark Legislation to Restore Patent Protections
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott Peters (52nd District of California) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Kevin Kiley (R-CA-03) and U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) reintroduced legislation to restore patent eligibility for inventions that are essential to the life sciences and technology industries. Their […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Peters Launches Build America Caucus
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott Peters (52nd District of California) Abundance-Oriented Caucus to Focus on Peters’ Priorities: Unleashing American Energy, Building More Housing, Investing in Science Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50), along with a bipartisan group of Congressmembers, launched the Build America Caucus as a founding member. The […]
MIL-OSI Security: Rhode Island Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy and Obstruction of Justice
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Defendant used “virtual CFO” business to create shell companies and launder over $35 million BOSTON – The owner of a “virtual CFO” business from Rhode Island pleaded guilty on May 8, 2025 in federal court in Boston to laundering tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from internet fraud […]
MIL-OSI USA: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China
US Senate News: Source: The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Chris Hipkins: Pre-Budget speech
Source: New Zealand Labour Party So as we gather here for an early conversation about next week’s Budget, it’s also a good time for us to have some hard, and honest, conversations about the crossroads our country finds itself at. We’re at a moment that demands honesty. A moment that demands leadership. And above all, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Release; Budget should not be paid for by working women
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government must do three things in Budget 2025 if it is genuinely going to turn things around for New Zealanders. “First, it will need to properly fund our frontline public services,” Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. “Second, it will need to provide a credible answer to how the Government […]
MIL-OSI USA: Reed Opposes House GOP’s Steep Cuts to Medicaid Could Leave Thousands of RIers Without Health Coverage
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says House Republicans are proposing “catastrophic cuts” to federal Medicaid funding that goes to states to help provide health coverage. In Rhode Island, the federal-state program pays for about 1 in 4 Rhode Islanders’ health […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tupu Accelerator continues to nurture seeds of Māori startup economy
Source: Tapuwae Roa Tapuwae Roa has welcomed ten Māori-founded startups into the 2025 Tupu Accelerator cohort, continuing its mission to grow the Māori startup ecosystem in Aotearoa. Delivered in partnership with Sprout Agritech and co-funded by Callaghan Innovation, the eight-week programme now enters its second year and continues its mission to provide intensive support to early-stage […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Africa – The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and Africa Prosperity Network sign a Strategic Partnership on the eve of the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan
SOURCE: The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business Strategic MoU establishes framework for collaboration, event reciprocity, and new joint initiatives to accelerate Canada-Africa trade and investmentABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 12, 2025 – The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (www.CanadaAfrica.ca) and The Africa Prosperity Network (APN) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Emerging tech entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia to visit New Zealand this month
Source: Asia New Zealand Foundation Ten emerging tech entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia will visit New Zealand from 18-25 May to meet with leading innovators and businesses and attend a number of tech events. Their visit is part of the ASEAN Young Business Leaders Initiative (YBLI), managed by the Asia New Zealand Foundation on behalf of the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Dan Goldman Joins Councilmembers Erik Bottcher, Lynn Schulman, and Community Advocates to Introduce Legislation Strengthening Medicaid for People Living With Serious Mental Illness
Source: US Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) ‘Strengthening Medicaid for Serious Mental Illness Act’ Incentivizes State Support for Those with Serious Mental Illness Over One-Third of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Do Not Receive Any Form of Mental Health Treatment Read Bill Text Here See Pictures and Video from Press Conference Here […]
MIL-OSI USA: Chinese Company and Three Chinese Nationals Indicted for Unlawfully Importing Pill-Making Equipment Used to Manufacture Controlled Substances
Source: US State of North Dakota A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment against a Chinese company and three Chinese nationals for their alleged role in the illegal importation of pill-making equipment, the Department of Justice announced. According to an indictment returned April 23 and unsealed today, CapsulCN International Co. Ltd. (CapsulCN) and Xiochuan […]