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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday March 26, 2024 ( 5 items )  

AFP Whitepapers Outline Best Practices for Treasury Transformation in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East and Africa Regions
BETHESDA, Maryland, March 26 (TNSres) -- The Association for Financial Professionals issued the following news release: The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) has released two whitepapers, "Treasury Transformation: Insights from Asia-Pacific (APAC)" and "Treasury Transformation: Insights from the Middle East and Africa (MEA), (https://www.afponline.org/publications-data-tools/reports/guides/additional-guides-whitepapers/Detail/2024-afp-whitepaper-treasury-transformation-insights-from  more

ASAM Appreciates Continued Workforce Funding, But Urges Congress to Improve Access to Addiction Treatment
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 26 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Today, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) thanked Congress for appropriating Fiscal Year 2024 funding for two vital programs that strengthen America's addiction treatment workforce. ASAM expressed disappointment, however, that several much-needed policies to make addiction treatment more accessible were left out of the final package--including   more

CAIR Urges Restorative Intervention in Case of Maryland Teens Arrested for Targeting Classmate With Nazi Salutes Over 'Religious Beliefs'
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today urged the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office in Maryland to implement restorative measures in the case of three boys arrested for allegedly "directing offensive comments to a classmate because of the classmate's religious beliefs." The religious harassment reportedly began in December 2023 and c  more

Center for American Progress: States Are Stepping Up to Protect Voting Rights in Absence of Federal Action
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: As legislation on voting rights awaits action in Congress, a growing number of states are passing their own laws to prevent voter intimidation and election interference, making it easier for Americans to exercise their right to vote. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress highlights voting rights laws recently approved in half a dozen states: California, Connecticut, New York, Oregon, Vi  more

Four INFORMS Members Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences issued the following news release: Four INFORMS members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Antonio Conejo is a professor in integrated systems engineering at The Ohio State University. Martha Grabowski is the McDevitt Distinguished Chair in Information Systems, Information Systems Program Director and professor of information systems in the Madden College of Business a  more