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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for 2026-06-02 ( 18 items )  
Agricultural Groups Call for End to Countervailing Duties on Phosphate Fertilizers (10)
CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, June 2 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Agricultural Groups Call for End to Countervailing Duties on Phosphate Fertilizers Author: Bryan Goodman Sixty-five state and national groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today calling on him to end countervailing duties placed on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco to ease the pain felt by farmers as fertiliz more PR

Bradley Launches New Government Contracts Blog: GovCon Source: Legal Developments in Government Contracts & Bid Protests (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 2 -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bradley Launches New Government Contracts Blog: GovCon Source: Legal Developments in Government Contracts & Bid Protests Bradley is pleased to announce the publication of GovCon Source, the firm's newest blog covering legal developments in government contracts and bid protests. The GovCon Source blog discusses topics of importance to contractors doing business with federal, state and local governments more PR

Bradley Named to AHLA's Top Honors 2026 List (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 2 -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bradley Named to AHLA's Top Honors 2026 List American Health Lawyers Association - Bradley has been selected as a recipient of the American Health Law Association's (AHLA) Top Honors 2026 awards, which recognizes outstanding commitment to advancing the health law profession and supporting legal excellence in healthcare. The Top Honors Program celebrates organizations that demonstrate exceptional le more PR

Census Takers to Start Visiting Households for 2026 Census Test (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on June 1, 2026: * * * Census Takers to Start Visiting Households for 2026 Census Test Census takers and specially trained U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers today began visiting households in Huntsville, Alabama, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, that haven't yet responded to the 2026 Census Test. Residents in select parts of these metro areas were first invited to respond online May 1. 2026 Census Test: Household In more PR

Centennial Bank Advocates for Updates in FinCEN's Proposed AML/CFT Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Centennial Bank, headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, regarding the proposed rule on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs (AML/CFT). The bank, which operates in multiple states including Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, New York, Tennessee, and Texas, expressed general support for the modernization of AML/CFT r more ST

Civil Procedure at the Supreme Court: Selected Cases From the October 2025 Term Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11434) on May 28, 2026, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Civil Procedure at the Supreme Court: Selected Cases from the October 2025 Term During the October 2025 Term to date, the Supreme Court has considered multiple cases focused on procedural issues. Among them, as discussed in order below, are cases about the relationship between federal and state procedur more PR

ERDC Alumni Association Awards Scholarships to Eleven 2026 High School Graduates (10)
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, June 2 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * The ERDC Alumni Association awards scholarships to eleven 2026 high school graduates By Annette Kirklin, public affairs specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Alumni Association recently announced the recipients of its 2026 scholarships. Eleven high-school graduates were recognized more PR

Krannert Center announces performers for 2026-27 season (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, June 1 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Krannert Center announces performers for 2026-27 season * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Krannert Center for the Performing Arts ' 2026-27 season features a variety of performers that include Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Renee Elise Goldsberry, as well as Champaign-Urbana natives Somi and Sasha Velour. The season will feature a musical tribute for America's 250th celebration, as well as more PR

Medidata Champions Collaborative Scientific Advancement at ASCO With New Research on Oncology Protocol Optimization and CAR T Efficacy (10)
VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, June 2 (TNSrep) -- Dassault Systemes, a software company, issued the following news release: * * * Medidata Champions Collaborative Scientific Advancement at ASCO with New Research on Oncology Protocol Optimization and CAR T Efficacy Leveraging AI, trained on one of the industry's largest clinical trial datasets, Medidata delivers quantifiable evidence to improve breast cancer trial enrollment and evaluate the efficacy of tocilizumab for CAR T-induced CRS - NEW  more PR

Senator Katie Britt Applauds $6.95 Million Grant Awarded to Port of Chickasaw for Rehabilitation Project (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Katie Britt Applauds $6.95 Million Grant Awarded to Port of Chickasaw for Rehabilitation Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is applauding the award of a $6,954,000 Port Infrastructure Development Program grant for the Port of Chickasaw. This funding will rehabilitate docking structures and construct a new bulkhead along both sides of an existing slip at the port.  more PR

Senators Coons, Scott Introduce Bipartisan IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to Modernize HBCU Campuses (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Scott Introduce Bipartisan IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to modernize HBCU campuses U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Excellence Act, also known as the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, bipartisan legislation to rebuild and m more PR

This Immigrant Heritage Month, NPNA and Network Issues Declaration of Dreams and Vision of Transformation (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Partnership for New Americans posted the following news: * * * This Immigrant Heritage Month, NPNA and Network Issues Declaration of Dreams and Vision of Transformation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This Immigrant Heritage Month, as the nation prepares to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), along with our membership of the largest immigrant and refugee rights organizations across th more PR

U.S. Senators Katie Britt, James, Lankford, Maggie Hassan, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, James, Lankford, Maggie Hassan, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and several of their colleagues reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, which would take government shutdowns off the table an more PR

U.S. Trade Representative Greer: Trade Theory Must Catch Up With Tariffs, Industrial Policy, and the Costs of Globalization (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release: * * * Ambassador Jamieson Greer: Trade theory must catch up with tariffs, industrial policy, and the costs of globalization Ambassador Jamieson Greer published an article in the June issue of the International Monetary Fund's Finance & Development Magazine calling for the economics profession to revisit its assumptions and develop models that capture what matters to the real economy--including more PR

UAH, NASA Partnership Pushes Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Toward Making Deep Space Exploration a Reality (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 2 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH, NASA partnership pushes nuclear thermal propulsion toward making deep space exploration a reality Russ Nelson For decades, the challenge of deep space exploration has been less about where we want to go and more about how long it takes to get there. To meet those challenges, over 70 years ago researchers began experimenting with early nuclear propulsion systems as a means to power a future mission  more PR

W.Va. A.G. McCuskey Leads Coalition to Stop Activist Groups From Blocking Permitting Process Before It Begins (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 2 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to stop activist groups from blocking permitting process before it begins A federal appeals court recently handed activist groups a powerful new tool: the ability to sue and halt any federal permitting project before the responsible state agency has even had a chance to review it. West Virginia Attorney General  more PR

What They Are Saying: Strong Support for The Great American Cotton Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Strong Support for The Great American Cotton Plan * Here is what they are saying: Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler - "Proud to stand with Secretary Rollins, Representative Ciscomani, and our incredible American farmers in Arizona to launch USDA's Great American Cotton Plan. The Trump Administration is working every day to ensure that our producers co more PR

White House Sends 40 Nominations to Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on June 1, 2026, the nominations of 40 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark Abreu, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador. Alexander Alden, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Christopher Anderson, of  more PR