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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday July 09, 2023 ( 3 items )  

FoA Files Lawsuit Against BLM Plan to Annihilate Wyoming's Wild Horses on Behalf of Meat Industry
DARIEN, Connecticut, July 4 (TNSgov) -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Friends of Animals has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Wyoming against the Bureau of Land Management for its plan to eliminate wild horses from more than one million acres of federal public lands in the southwestern part of the state. The BLM's illegal plan--an attempt to appease the meat industry, specifically the Rocks Springs Grazing Association--would zero out the wild horse populations i  more

LIMRA: U.S. Workplace Benefits Sales Results Mixed for First Quarter 2023
WINDSOR, Connecticut, July 7 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * Life insurance and supplemental health insurance down slightly while disability insurance sales rise * * * Coming out of the pandemic, workers are stepping back to re-evaluate what they are looking for in a work experience. At the same time, inflation is putting a squeeze on workers as they try to meet daily living expenses. "Our research reveals that concerns about inflation greatly impacted the benefit  more

USCMO Condemns The Recent Attack on State Representative Maryam Khan in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSgov) -- The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations issued the following news release: The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation's umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim organizations, strongly condemns the heinous attack that took place on State Representative Maryam Khan in Connecticut on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023. This cowardly act targeted not only a respected representative but also violated the sanctity of a religious holiday. Marya  more