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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2024-12-12 ( 7 items )  
Alzheimer's Association: BOLD Legislation to Strengthen Nation's Dementia Public Health Infrastructure Signed Into Law (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: * * * Third Alzheimer's Association priority legislation signed into law this Congress * * * Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2024 -- The bipartisan BOLD Reauthorization Act, legislation which will enable public health departments to implement effective dementia interventions, has been signed into law. The bill, which passed unanimously out of Congress, will reauthorize the Building Our Largest Dementia (B more PR

Core Webinar Series: Build Your Personal Website With Quarto (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: -Core is pleased to present the four-part webinar series "Build Your Personal Website with Quarto." Are you interested in sharing your work, such as scholarship, creative work, and other projects, and increasing your online visibility? Creating a personal website allows you to highlight yourself and your work, develop an online presence that connects people to you and your wor more PR

CPA: Liberty Steel Closures Highlight Urgent Need to Address Mexico's Violations and Steel Import Surge (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement highlighting the harm caused by Mexico's ongoing, blatant violation of the 2019 joint steel agreement. Earlier this month, Liberty Steel announced its decision to idle its wire plant in Peoria, Illinois after idling the steel mill rod mill operations there in October. Liberty Steel also suspended rod mill o more PR

CUB Statement on Consumer Victory: FERC Rejects PJM's Anti-Consumer Transmission Proposal (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected anti-consumer proposals by PJM Interconnection and a group of transmission owners that would have given transmission owners more control over power grid planning. CUB is grateful to Earthjustice, who acted as our legal counsel, and our partners in this case: Delaware Division of the Public Advocate, Office of the People's Counsel for the Distri more PR

NMMA Canada Joins Ontario Stakeholders at Boating Ontario's Annual Conference (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: NMMA Canada joined Boating Ontario for their annual conference, Dec. 2-4, providing an opportunity for stakeholders in Ontario's recreational marine industry to gather, share insights and collaborate under the theme "Charting Pathways to Excellence." Boating Ontario continues to be a key partner for NMMA Canada and the Canadian Marine Recreation Association (CMRA more PR

People's Action: Statement Regarding the Arrest of a Suspect in Connection With the Shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- People's Action issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * People's Action Institute Executive Director Sulma Arias issued the following statement regarding the arrest of a suspect in connection with the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson: "Law enforcement has taken a suspect into custody and media outlets have published a transcript of what is understood to be a written confession. We condemn this horrific act of gun violence. We are sho more PR

PLA provides funding to more than 100 public libraries as part of $2.7 million effort to boost digital literacy (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 10 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: CHICAGO The Public Library Association (PLA) has selected more than 130 public libraries across 42 states to host digital literacy workshops, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T. The PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive and the new PLA Digital Navigator Workshop Incentive support public libraries in their work of improving basic digital skills among fa more PR