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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Friday March 22, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Environmental Entrepreneurs: Analysis - N.C. to Add 30K Jobs, $10B to GDP From First-Year IRA-Induced Clean Energy Projects
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 22 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: * * * * New report models impact of nine announced large-scale clean energy projects tracked by E2 in just the first year after the IRA was signed into law * During construction, projects will generate 24,600 jobs, $7.6 billion in new wages, add $10.2 billion to N.C.'s GDP * During operation, projects will generate 5,400 jobs, $380 million in wages, add $594 mill  more

Voting Rights Orgs Release Memo Citing Concerns With Using Mail Deliverability in Voter List Maintenance; Provide Recommendations for Keeping Eligible Voters Registered
DURHAM, North Carolina, March 21 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law posted the following news release: Voting rights advocates released a memorandum this week addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned as undeliverable in voter list maintenance. The memo is intended to guide advocates and election officials in improving voter registration and list maintenance practices to prevent the erroneous disenfranchisement of eligible voters. The "Ma  more