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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Tuesday March 12, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ASRT Announces 2024 Election Results
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 -- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists issued the following news release: Members of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists have elected four officers to serve on the 2024-2025 ASRT Board of Directors. * * * Daniel DeMaio Daniel DeMaio, M.Ed., R.T.(R)(CT), was elected to serve as president-elect. DeMaio is an associate professor and director of the radiologic technology program at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. DeMaio curre  more

HRC's Weekly State Fights Report: The Tide Is Turning
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following Weekly State Fights Report on March 11, 2024: * * * TOPLINE TAKEAWAYS: * 41 states are currently in session as of March 8 - So far, HRC is tracking about 780+ bills: - 190+ HRC supports - 430+ HRC opposes - Five anti-LGBTQ+ bills have passed into law (Ohio: HB 68, Tennessee: HB 0878, Utah: HB 261 & Utah: HB 257, Wyoming: SF 9) - Three pro-equality bills have passed into law (Maine: LD 279, California: SB 339 & New Mex  more

NBAA, Cutter Aviation Launch 'Fueling the Future' Program in Support of Industry Advocacy
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The National Business Aviation Association issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Today, in partnership with Cutter Aviation - a fixed-based operator with six locations in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona - the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced the launch of the Fueling the Future program, which is designed to help the association in its advocacy initiatives to foster an environment that allows business aviation to thrive in the  more

Santa Fe Institute: Embodied Intelligence & a Sense of Self
SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 12 -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Generative AI has garnered widespread attention over the last year with the viral success of ChatGPT. Those selling the hype and doomers alike suggest that these AI models will soon be conscious or self-aware. Cognitive scientists, however, are not convinced. "A key feature that is currently missing in AI is the causal understanding of the world that we as humans have," says SFI External Professor Nihat Ay   more