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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday May 31, 2023 ( 3 items )  

ABA to Honor 2023 Award Recipients for Domestic, Sexual Violence Advocacy, Judicial Excellence
WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSawa) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence will award Beth S. Posner, clinical professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, the 2023 Sharon L. Corbitt Award for exceptional service and leadership and the Honorable Melissa L. Pope, chief judge for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Court, the Judith S. Kaye Award for judicial excellence. The  more

First Five Years Fund Fact Sheets: Child Care & Development Block Grant in North Carolina
WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSres) -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Child Care & Development Block Grant in North Carolina The Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal grant program that allows states to provide child care assistance to lowincome working families with children under age 13. The majority of th  more

North Carolina Justice Center: House Bill 346 Authorizes Blue Cross NC to Evade State Conversion Laws and Dictate the Health and Wellbeing of 4.3 Million North Carolinians
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 31 (TNSgov) -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news release: The North Carolina Senate passed House Bill 346 through a floor vote of 41-5. Despite the NC Justice Center's concerns over transparency, regulation, competition, and protecting affordability and accessibility to healthcare, House Bill 346 will soon allow Blue Cross NC to funnel policyholder money into an unregulated shell company and drain nonprofit assets that should be used exclus  more