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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday December 10, 2023 ( 4 items )  

ACLU: Lawsuit Filed Challenging Delaware Pretrial Voter Disenfranchisement
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The ACLU of Delaware, American Civil Liberties Union, Shaw Keller LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP filed a lawsuit challenging Delaware's failure to provide eligible incarcerated voters any constitutionally guaranteed method of voting, which violates their First  more

ASMFC Seeks Contractor to Facilitate Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Management Objectives Workshop
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a facilitator to conduct the Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Management Objectives Workshop. The contractor would design and facilitate the workshop, as well as develop a report of workshop conclusions and recommendations as input to the Commission's Horseshoe Crab Management Board   more

Nemours Children's Health Announces $6.75 Million Donation From Elizabeth W. Snyder
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 6 -- Nemours Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley announced today a $6.75 million donation from Elizabeth W. Snyder, who recently retired from her role as a Director of W. L. Gore & Associates, endowing the positions of two nationally recognized orthopedic surgeons in Wilmington, Delaware. Along with the two endowed chairs, additional funds will go to developing enhanced programming for patients with   more

Open Space Institute Supports Expansion of Pennsylvania's Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: The Open Space Institute (OSI) announced that its Delaware River Watershed Protection Fund has supported The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Pennsylvania and Delaware in acquiring nearly 80 acres in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, for addition to the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The property, which has been transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), is OSI's eighth addition since 2014 to the Cherry  more