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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday March 22, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Disabled American Veterans Launches Twitch Channel
ERLANGER, Kentucky, March 22 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: By Kevin C. Miller In the more than 100 years since its founding, DAV has consistently sought innovative ways to connect with veterans, their families and supporters in exciting and meaningful ways. In 2024, DAV has begun to explore the gaming and livestreaming sphere by launching a Twitch channel. Video games and livestreams are powerful tools and platforms that can bridge the military-civilian divide, prov  more

Kentucky Youth Advocates: Statement on Passage of HB 275 by the Senate Education Committee
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 22 -- Kentucky Youth Advocates issued the following statement on March 21, 2024, by Executive Director Terry Brooks : * * * Child safety is an adult responsibility - the responsibility of parents, of educators, of our lawmakers. And today, our lawmakers in the Senate Education Committee exemplified that with the advancement of House Bill 275, championed by Representative James Tipton. HB 275 mandates that public schools, charter schools, and certified nonpublic sch  more

NASCIO Releases New Survey on the State Chief Privacy Officer Role
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 22 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Chief Information Officers issued the following news release: he National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) today released The Shifting Privacy Paradigm: State Chief Privacy Officers' Evolving Roles and Persistent Realities (https://www.nascio.org/resource-center/resources/the-shifting-privacy-paradigm-state-chief-privacy-officers-evolving-roles-and-persistent-realities/). As the landscape of priv  more

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Issues Statement on Kentucky House Resolution
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 22 -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association issued the following agency statement on March 21, 2024: * * * The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released the following statement on the passage of House Bill 220 in Kentucky. "PCMA applauds the legislature in Kentucky and Governor Beshear on the passage of HB 220, which expands on a previous version of the bill. The legislation will improve patient access to affordable prescription drugs by al  more

USAA Sends 2022 Disabled Veteran of the Year to Super Bowl
ERLANGER, Kentucky, March 22 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: By Victoria Short & Brian Buckwalter Thanks to longtime DAV partner USAA, the 2022 Disabled American Veteran of the Year and Army veteran Adam Alexander received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. About 12 years ago, Adam Alexander's unit came under attack during a deployment in Afghanistan. During that fight, a sniper's bullet struck him in the center of his forehead b  more