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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Tuesday March 19, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Children's Minnesota Marketing and Communications VP Among 2024 Women in Business Honorees
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 19 -- Children's Minnesota, a provider of health care for children, issued the following news release: Hillery Shay, vice president of marketing and communications at Children's Minnesota, has been recognized as one of Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's 2024 Women in Business honorees. Hillery is among a prestigious group of 50 women recognized for their professional achievements and contributions to the Twin Cities community. In three years at Children's Min  more

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Indigenous Rights Protected in US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy issued the following news release: According to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), the Rural Coalition and the Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, the measures enacted by Mexico's 2023 Decree are necessary to safeguard the legal rights of Indigenous peoples and are not a restriction on trade. The three groups submitted a written position to the dispute settlement panel in the case brought by the U  more

MATTER 360 Repurposes More Than 6.5 Million Pounds of Medical Surplus in 2023
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, March 18 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota-based global NGO MATTER today announced, through the MATTER 360 initiative of repurposing medical equipment and supplies, that more than 6.5 million pounds of medical surplus was diverted from landfills in 2023, an increase from nearly 3.5 million pounds in 2022. MATTER has been involved in repurposing medical equipment and supplies si  more