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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for 2026-10-20 ( 7 items )  
Alaska Airlines names Amaresh Siva Chief Information Technology Officer (10)
SEATTLE, Oct. 19 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines names Amaresh Siva Chief Information Technology Officer * Veteran technology executive will lead Alaska's enterprise technology, data, digital, cybersecurity and AI strategy, focused on operational reliability, modernization and long-term growth. Siva brings nearly three decades of technology leadership experience across CVS Health, Target Corporation and GE Capital, including large-scale  more PR

C-SPAN ELECTION NIGHT 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- C-SPAN, a public affairs network providing Americans with unfiltered access to congressional proceedings, issued the following news release: * * * C-SPAN ELECTION NIGHT 2026 20 HOURS STRAIGHT. RESULTS FROM ACROSS AMERICA. VICTORY AND CONCESSION SPEECHES. NO COMMERCIALS. NO PARTISAN PUNDITS ON C-SPAN's FLAGSHIP COVERAGE. DEMOCRACY UNFILTERED. - WASHINGTON, DC (October 19, 2026) -- When Americans go to the polls on November 3, C-SPAN will be there to bring viewers the election results, the candidates' reactions, a more PR

Center for American Progress: Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Spikes Costs and Guts Protections for Student Loan Borrowers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSbrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: * * * Oct 19, 2026 Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Spikes Costs and Guts Protections for Student Loan Borrowers Washington, D.C. -- President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" is raising monthly bills and weakening the safety net for struggling student loan borrowers, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. The report provides new data analysis demonstrating the range of ways this law--whi more PR

Gallego, Bicameral Collation Press Trump Administration on Illegal Reallocation of Funding for Minority Serving Institutions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSida) -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * October 19, 2026 Gallego, Bicameral Collation Press Trump Administration on Illegal Reallocation of Funding for Minority Serving Institutions WASHINGTON -- Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and a bicameral coalition of Democratic lawmakers in pressing U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon on the administration's illegal decision to redirect funding from Minority-Serving Inst more PR

Long and Interstate Travel May Be a Barrier to Care for Certain Pediatric Cancer Patients (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Long and Interstate Travel May Be a Barrier to Care for Certain Pediatric Cancer Patients * Patients with the greatest social vulnerability were least likely to cross state lines to receive medical care ATLANTA - One in five pediatric cancer patients in a large national cohort lived more than 90 minutes away from their treatment center, and patients with the highest social vulnerability were least more PR

NOAA: Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea October 19, 2026 A major marine heatwave in the Bering Sea set off a chain reaction that resulted in a dramatic surge in snow-Tanner hybrid crab abundance, posing new challenges for federal fisheries management. - A team of scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Kodiak Laboratory has uncovered an unexpected ecological aftermath f more PR

University of Tasmania: Antarctica Courses Win National Travel Industry Award (10)
HOBART, Australia, Oct. 19 -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Antarctica courses win National Travel Industry Award 19 Oct 2026 A partnership that develops courses for Antarctic cruise passengers has won a prestigious National Travel Industry Award. The University and cruise company HX have won the Most Outstanding Travel Industry Training Program prize at the awards. The 2021 partnership created a first for the tourism industry with an education program on Antarctic science, wildlife, governance, history and r more PR