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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Dakota Newsletter for Sunday March 24, 2024 ( 4 items )  

American Soybean Association: Soy Growers, Still Bruised by 2018 Trade War, Talk China Before House Ag
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 21 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release: For U.S. soybean farmers, the trade war with China that began more than five years ago does not seem so distant--especially with tit-for-tat tariffs levied during that time technically still in place. Josh Gackle, who grows soybeans in North Dakota, was invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Agriculture during a March 20 hearing entitled "The Danger China Poses  more

CodePink: Fargo Residents Keep Pressure on City Commission to Pass Ceasefire Resolution
FARGO, North Dakota, March 20 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: Residents of Fargo and members of the CODEPINK chapter of Fargo-Moorhead are wondering why, after over a month since the Fargo Human Rights Commission unanimously passed a ceasefire resolution, why the City Commission has not yet brought it to a vote. Tonight, they returned once again to de  more

Construction Employment Rises In 39 States Between February 2023 And Last Month, While 31 States Add Employees From January To February
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Texas and Alaska Register the Largest Yearly and One-Month Gains; New York and North Dakota Experience the Worst Declines over 12 Months, While California and Minnesota Have the Largest Decreases in the Latest Month Construction employment increased in 39 states in February from a year earlier, while 31 states added construction jobs from January to February, a  more

Public Knowledge Hails Antitrust Suit Challenging Apple's Anticompetitive Practices
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Public Knowledge issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and states including California, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Vermont filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The suit argues that Apple has abused its market power in the smartphone market through a series of anticompetitive actions, such as blocking third-party apps from working, suppressing cloud services for high quality games and services,   more