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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Friday March 08, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Combat Antisemitism Movement Q&A: 'It's So Important That We're Not Silent' - Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook Fosters Community Unity in Antisemitism Fight
MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, March 8 -- The Combat Antisemitism Movement issued the following Q&A on March 7, 2024, with Coral Springs Mayor Scott J. Brook: * * * South Florida was well represented at the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism in Fort Lauderdale last November, with dozens of area municipal leaders participating in the annual forum organized by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM). Among the local officials attending the summit, held in the shadow of the October 7th Hamas   more

Family Physicians Respond to Health Care Provisions in Funding Package
LEAWOOD, Kansas, March 7 -- The American Academy of Family Physicians issued the following statement on March 6, 2024, by President Steven P. Furr: * * * "The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) appreciates that Congress has provided partial relief from Medicare physician payment cuts but remains concerned that more short-term patches will limit meaningful investment in the primary care workforce. "We've repeatedly told Congress that the 3.4% Medicare payment reduction that went into  more

Heritage Action Cheers Mississippi Senate's Ranked-Choice Voting Ban
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Heritage Action for America issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million activists nationwide, including thousands of Mississippians, commended the Mississippi Senate for passing SB 2367 (https://www.legislature.ms.gov/calendars-and-schedules/senate-calendar/#:~:text=65.-,S.%20B.,voting%3B%20prohibit%20in%20Mississippi%20elections), legislation that strengthens election integrity in the st  more

OKC ZOO: MONARCH WAYSTATION NAMES STUDY COULD ENCOURAGE MORE CONSERVATION EFFORTS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 8 (TNSres) -- The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden issued the following news release: A new scientific paper from the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden's Postdoctoral Fellow in Conservation and Science, Dr. Emily Geest, and the University of Kansas' Drs. Chip Taylor and Kristen Baum could be useful in encouraging new monarch butterfly waystations across North America. They recently published a paper in the journal People and Nature about patterns in th  more

Susan G. Komen: Introduction of Breast Imaging Legislation Will Benefit Thousands of Kansans
DALLAS, Texas, March 8 (TNSres) -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, issued the following news: Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization, commends Representative Linda Featherston (D-Overland Park) and Representative Laura Williams (R-Lenexa) for working with Komen to eliminate financial barriers to earlier breast cancer detection by ensuring that  more