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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday May 21, 2023 ( 7 items )  

API: New Analysis - Louisiana's Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Resources Provide Over $54 Billion in Economic, Trade & Job Benefits
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 17 (TNSres) -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) and American Petroleum Institute (API) today released new analysis on the growing economic contributions of America's natural gas and oil industry in all 50 states, including investment in Louisiana ranging from taxes and workforce wages paid to indirect and induced jobs in retail, manufacturing, agriculture an  more

Coalition Calls for Responsible Budget, Tax Relief
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 17 (TNSgov) -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: A coalition of groups and trade associations released a letter to the Louisiana Legislature regarding the development of the state budget. The coalition consists of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Americans for Prosperity (AFP), Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI), Louisiana Committee for a Conservative Majority (LCCM), Lou  more

Earthjustice: Exxon Attempts to Evade Responsibility for Exposing Texas Community to Harmful Pollution
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 17 (TNStalk) -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Environment Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil Corp., a case that community groups brought to stop Exxon's extraordinary, repeated violations of the Clean Air Act at its Baytown, TX petrochemical facility in their neighborhood. Exxon admits that it violated the Clean Air Act thousands of times and accepts that the government ca  more

Heart Rhythm Society: Management of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy Consensus Statement Emphasizes Shared Decision-Making
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 20 (TNSres) -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release: * * * The Heart Rhythm Society releases comprehensive guidance for managing arrhythmias in the pregnant patient and fetus * * * The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) released a new expert consensus statement on the management of cardiac arrhythmias during pregnancy. The 2023 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy is a comprehensive resource with practical   more

Human Rights Campaign Condemns the Louisiana House for Advancing Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 17 (TNSgov)(TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, condemns the Louisiana House for passing House Bill 648, which would ban physicians from providing age-appropriate, best practice health care for transgender minors under the age of 18. It also bans insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for min  more

Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association: New Analysis - Louisiana's Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Resources Provide Over $54 Billion in Economic, Trade & Job Benefits
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) and American Petroleum Institute (API) today released new analysis on the growing economic contributions of America's natural gas and oil industry in all 50 states, including investment in Louisiana ranging from taxes and workforce wages paid to indirect and induced jobs in retail, manufactur  more

NGA: Governors Announce Bipartisan Permitting Vision To Accelerate Project Delivery
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSgov) -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: National Governors Association (NGA) Vice Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards released the following statement as Co-Chairs of the Energy and Infrastructure Working Group. "Governors are working together across party lines and state lines on common sense solutions to safely speed up the process to deliver energy and infrastructure benefits nationwide, and we   more