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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday September 03, 2023 ( 2 items )  

GLOBAL Awards Improve Health for Down Syndrome
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 31 -- The Global Down Syndrome Foundation issued the following news release: This year, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) Awards Program hit the $1.1 million mark providing over 300 awards to local Down syndrome member organizations in 46 states and 6 countries since the program started in 2011. The 2023 GLOBAL Education Awards will go to 13 organizations in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas, Virgini  more

Nebraska Farm Bureau: Statement by Mark McHargue, President, Regarding EPA's New Waters of the U.S. Rule
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 1 -- The Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023, by President Mark McHargue: * * * "Despite rebuke from the Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has clearly not learned their lesson about making proper regulations. Time and again, the Biden EPA has had an opportunity to develop a Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule that not only protects water, but also respects private property rights and the rights of states to protect th  more