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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday March 24, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Commissaries Begin to Phase Out Single-Use Shopping Bags
WASHINGTON, March 20 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Editor's note: This article by Amanda Miller originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community. Shoppers stationed on Guam or Hawaii who buy a lot of groceries at commissaries may want to start stashing reusable bags in their trunks. The military grocery stores in the Pacific are among the first to announce that they're  more

Governors Highway Safety Association: Roadway Safety Groups Provide Funding for Safe Youth Mobility in Underserved Areas
WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Governors Highway Safety Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: * * * $125,000 in grants to Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Oregon and Texas will provide safer walking, biking and scooting options for youth in underrepresented communities * * * The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has awarded a total of $125,000 from the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) to five states to partner with community-based groups to implement   more

ICYMI: SBE Council Supports the Bipartisan CREATE Act
VIENNA, Virginia, March 23 -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Earlier this year, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act. The bipartisan legislation will support artists and small businesses in creative industries by increasing access to federal resources to help them grow. "Local artists, writers  more