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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday March 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Center for Progressive Reform: North Carolina 'Carbon Plan' Fails to Address State's Pressing Environmental, Economic Concerns
WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Center for Progressive Reform issued the following news release: A decarbonization plan developed by Duke Energy, a private monopoly utility in North Carolina, would not be able to meet the state's legally required carbon emissions goals, according to a new policy brief by the Center for Progressive Reform. Regulators at the North Carolina Utilities Commission asked the company to devise such a plan for them after the passage of legislation that committed th  more

HISPANIC FEDERATION, PARTNERS DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 8.2 MILLION TO NEAR 14,000 NORTH CAROLINA FARMWORKERS AND MEATPACKERS THROUGH USDA RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM
NORTH CAROLINA, March 28 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Hispanic Federation (HF) announced that they have distributed more than $8.2 million to nearly 14,000 farmworkers and meatpackers, working in North Carolina since March 2023. The payments are part of the U.S. Department of Agri  more

Sigma Xi: Civic Science for Transformative Policy Solutions to Societal Challenges
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, March 28 (TNSres) -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, issued the following news release: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announce the release of the first special topics issue of 2024 of The Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG). The issue on "Civic Science for Transformative Policy Solutions to Societal Challenges" was released as a collaboration from JSPG, Sigma Xi, and the Rita Allen Foundation. In the s  more