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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Saturday March 30, 2024 ( 2 items )  

HRC's Weekly State Fights Report: Slew of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Become Law
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following Weekly State Fights Report on March 26, 2024: * * * TOPLINE TAKEAWAYS: * 34 states are currently in session as of March 22 * 8 states have ended session as of March 22 - So far, HRC tracking about 805+ bills: - 205+ pro-equality - 425+ anti-LGBTQ+ Eleven anti-LGBTQ+ bills have passed into law (Ohio: HB 68, Tennessee: HB 0878, Utah: HB 261, Utah: HB 257, Wyoming: SF 9, Utah: HB 157, Utah: HB 316, Alabama: SB 129, Utah:  more

Natural Resources Council of Maine: Restored Protections for Endangered Species Will Benefit Maine Wildlife
AUGUSTA, Maine, March 30 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: As Maine's iconic wildlife faces increasing threats from climate change, development, and pollution, restored protections for endangered species proposed by the federal government promise to help. Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service released three Endangered Species   more