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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Friday June 25, 2021 ( 4 items )  

N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences: Museum Paleontologist Redescribes Triassic Protomammal Using CT-Data
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSJou) -- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences issued the following news release: The Museum's Research Curator of Paleontology, Christian Kammerer, has co-authored a new paper: "Cranial anatomy of Bolotridon frerensis, an enigmatic cynodont from the Middle Triassic of South Africa, and its phylogenetic significance," published in the journal PeerJ on June 16, 2021. Bolotridon was historically one of the most poorly-known cynodonts (a group of synapsids,  more

N.C. Restaurant & Lodging Association Foundation Awards Scholarships to Support Students Pursuing Hospitality Degrees
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 (TNSAwa) -- The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association issued the following news release: The NCRLA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (NCRLA), has announced its scholarship recipients for 2021. Twelve students in the state have been selected to receive scholarships. Scholarships are distributed to students pursuing post-secondary studies in culinary arts, restaurant management, or similar fields,  more

North Carolina Justice Center: Last States to Expand Medicaid Unite to Urge Congress to Guarantee Access to Affordable Healthcare
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSPol) (TNScapv) -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news release: After years of inaction from state legislatures, advocacy organizations from the remaining non-expansion states have united to urge Congress to guarantee access to affordable healthcare for over 2 million Americans in the coverage gap. "Without Medicaid expansion in the Senate budget, more than 600,000 North Carolinians are left wondering why state leadership continues to  more

Rural Coalition: More Than 25 Organizations File Amicus Brief to Release Wisconsin Order Halting $4 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for BIPOC Farmers
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 25 (TNSOps) (TNSCapV) -- The Rural Coalition issued the following news release: On behalf of the Rural Coalition, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Land Loss Prevention Project and 23 additional farm, rural, environmental, health and civil rights groups, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed an amicus brief yesterday asking a federal court in Wisconsin to allow the distribution of $4 billion in loan forgiveness set asid  more