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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2024-12-14 ( 7 items )  
Alianza Americas and Concord Baptist Church Call on Local and State Officials to Fight Back Against Trump's Plan to Separate Families (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: Alianza Americas, a network of 58 Latin American and Caribbean Immigrant-led organizations, and Concord Baptist Church call on the leadership of city and state governments to protect immigrant children and families. For centuries, civilization has regarded so much respect for places of worship, schools, and hospitals because we find hop more PR

AMA statement on MedPAC meeting (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release: Statement attributable to: Bruce A. Scott, M.D.President, American Medical Association"The American Medical Association (AMA) commends the Medicare Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for again acknowledging during their meeting today the widening gap between what Medicare pays and physicians' practice expenses and for stressing for the third straight year that physician payment rate u more PR

American Academy of Pediatrics: Medical Jargon Could Be Unintentionally Scaring Some Pediatric Patients (10)
ITASCA, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Being able to communicate effectively with patients is a cornerstone of the medical profession -- but what if that patient is a child? Gaps in language can cause children to misinterpret medical terms used by their pediatrician and, in turn, suggest a far more frightening scenario. The perspective piece, "Children's Understanding of Commonly Used Medical Terminology," p more PR

CAIR Questions Legality of U.S. Nonprofit Funding Military Gear for Israeli Unit Accused of War Crimes (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * CAIR responds after DropSite News reports that Illinois nonprofit 'Friends of Paratrooper Sniper Unit 202' raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for Israeli military gear * * * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed concern over allegations that the Illinois-based nonprofit F more PR

California Changes to Prop 65 Reflect Recreational Boating Industry Recommendations (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Last week, California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) finalized its proposed changes to Proposition (Prop) 65 short-form warning requirements. In the final proposal, OEHHA includes "safe harbor language" for recreational marine vessel parts, easing the regulatory burden on the industry, and providing clarity and consistency for Prop 65 wa more PR

Discriminatory Anesthesia Reimbursement Policy Dropped After AANA Action (10)
ROSEMONT, Illinois, Dec. 14 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) welcomes the reversal of a discriminatory anesthesia reimbursement policy enacted by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options, Inc. Under the policy, reversed after AANA loudly opposed and drew public attention to its implementation, Kaiser would not reimburse anesthes more PR

Journal of Marketing: How Luxury Brands Can Navigate the 'Enrichment Economy' (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from ESSEC Business School and University of Bath published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines the enrichment economy, where consumers use goods to increase their capital. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "The Enrichment Economy: Market Dynamics, Brand Strategy, and Ethics" and is authored by Delph more PR