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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday November 19, 2023 ( 4 items )  

American Mathematical Society: Ostrik Awarded 2024 Chevalley Prize in Lie Theory
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: The 2024 Chevalley Prize in Lie Theory is awarded to Victor Ostrik of the University of Oregon "for his fundamental contributions to the theory of tensor categories, which have already found deep applications in modular representation theory and Lie theory," according to the prize citation. Three papers were the basis for this award: "On symmetric fusion categories in positive char  more

CAIR Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Shooting Outside Rhode Island Mosque
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for a shooting outside a Providence, Rhode Island, mosque that left one person injured. Police said a 52-year-old man who was selling Islamic items was shot outside the mosque Frida  more

Construction Employment Rises In 40 States & D.C. From October 2022 To October 2023, While 22 States Increased Headcount Last Month
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 [Category: Construction]-- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: California and Kentucky Top Rankings of Year-over-Year Increases, While Colorado and North Dakota Lag; Ohio and Kentucky Lead in Monthly Gains, While Tennessee and Rhode Island Experience Largest Declines Construction employment increased in 40 states and the District of Columbia in October from a year earlier, while 22 states added construction jobs from Septemb  more

The Economic Progress Institute Announces Dwayne Keys of Compass Working Capital as New Board Chair
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 -- The Economic Progress Institute issued the following news release: The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) announced the addition of Doris Blanchard, Erica Hammond, and Joseph Maya Rodriguez to EPI's Board of Directors. EPI also announced Dwayne Keys as the new Board Chair. "EPI is well positioned for another year of policy wins for low- and -moderate income Rhode Islanders with the support of our new Board Chair, Dwayne Keys, current board members and additi  more