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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Wednesday March 20, 2024 ( 5 items )  

2024 Auto Care Connect Conference Keynote Speakers Announced
BETHESDA, Maryland, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Auto Care Association issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The Auto Care Association today announced its final lineup of keynote speakers for the 2024 Auto Care Connect event, taking place May 5-8 in Chicago, Ill., at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. This year's guest speakers will be Armida Ascano, chief content officer, Trend Hunter; Dr. Peter Fader, Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia professor of marketing, Wharton School, University of Pennsylva  more

CAIR Thanks Maryland Supporters After 'Bad Faith Bill' Passes House Without Provisions Targeting Muslim Community's Chosen Representative
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today thanked the tens of thousands of Maryland residents and community leaders who successfully called on their lawmakers to oppose bad-faith legislative attempts by pro-Israel groups and lawmakers that would have singled out and removed the Muslim civil rights group from Maryland's Hate Crime Commission d  more

Johns Hopkins APL Team Readies Advanced Imager for Integration Onto NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe
LAUREL, Maryland, March 19 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Another instrument planned for flight aboard NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is ready for installation on the spacecraft. IMAP-Ultra is one of 10 instruments contributed from across 25 partner institutions on the Princeton-led IMAP mission set to launch in 2025, and the third instrument to be delivered for integration. IMAP-Ultra, a particle imager   more

Security Industry Association Expands Its Team to Better Serve Its Members
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 20 -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: The Security Industry Association (SIA) has welcomed four new members to the SIA team to support the association's members and initiatives: Rachel Tayag, associate director of learning and development; Adriana Lopez Cadima, senior manager of design and videography; Natalie Robinson, senior manager of member services; and Adom Yusuf, senior manager of standards and technology. Rachel Tayag   more

USP, ACS-CAN and Leading Health Advocacy Groups Call on Capitol Hill to End Drug Shortages
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 20 -- The U.S. Pharmacopeia, an organization that says it focuses on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), an independent, international and scientific nonprofit organization, and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS-CAN), the American Cancer Society's nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate, hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill today about drug shortages and   more