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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday June 07, 2020 ( 3 items )  

AFGE: Largest Union Representing Federal Employees in Minnesota Calls for Immediate Resignation of Minneapolis Police Union President Bob Kroll
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, June 4 -- The American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) District 8 National Vice President Gregg James released the following statement calling for the immediate resignation of Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll. AFGE District 8 represents federal employees, including federal law enforcement officers, in Minnesota, as well as Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and   more

Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Protester at Omaha Bar
MANHATTAN, New York, June 3 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Nebraska chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement following reports (https://t.e2ma.net/click/lsvemd/14r4iob/xxf7lk) that James Scurlock, a 22-year-old Black man, was shot and killed outside of an Omaha bar while protesting police violence following the k  more

University of Nebraska Medical Center Physician/Researcher Among Authors of Major Study on Remdesivir
OMAHA, Nebraska, June 4 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: A major, scientific study on the results of the drug, remdesivir, used to treat patients hospitalized with coronavirus, was published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading scientific medical journal. The preliminary results about the study were released in late April, by an independent data and safety monitoring board overseeing the trial, while the study was sti  more