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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday March 31, 2024 ( 11 items )  

AFIA Supports the EMIT LESS Act Introduced in the Senate
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 28 -- The American Feed Industry Association issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) applauds Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Senator Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on the introduction of the Enteric Methane Innovation Tools for Lower Emissions and Sustainable Stock (EMIT LESS) Act (https://www.bennet.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/c/1/c16d554e-92db-483f-bf69-cd49307  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Idaho Governor Signs Bill to Protect Faith-Based Adoption, Foster Care
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 27 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Idaho Gov. Brad Little's signing Monday of H 578, a bill that ensures faith-based adoption and foster care providers are free to serve children in need and work with the state to find loving, forever homes for kids: "Every child deserves a loving home that can provide them stability and opport  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Idaho Law Ensures Public Funds Do Not Promote Dangerous, Life-Altering Procedures
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 28 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Idaho Gov. Brad Little's signing Wednesday of HB 668 (https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/h0668/), a bill that protects taxpayer dollars from being spent on dangerous, life-altering procedures for individ  more

CAIR Condemns 'Racist Hate' Targeting Utah Women's Basketball Team in Idaho
WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSres) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned alleged "racist hate" targeting members of the Utah women's basketball team at a hotel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. According to media reports (https://www.espn.in/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39811783/utah-women-basketball-coach-ly  more

Environmental and Energy Study Institute: Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II New Co-Chair of House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Environmental and Energy Study Institute issued the following news release: Emanuel-Cleaver-II-Official-Photo-2018-400x400.jpgMarch 27, 2024--U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) is the new Democratic Co-Chair of the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus. He was invited to serve as co-chair by U.S. Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the co-chairs of the Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE) Caucus. U.S. Sens. Chri  more

FFRF Joins Brief in Idaho Emergency Abortion Care Case Before Supreme Court
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation, with a coalition of 100-plus groups, is sounding in on a second abortion-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case deals with the rights of pregnant persons under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, also known as EMTALA. Passed nearly 40 years ago, the act requires hospitals to stabilize patients experiencing a medical emergency and  more

Global Justice Center: International Human Rights Organizations Challenge Idaho's Abortion Ban at US Supreme Court
NEW YORK, March 29 -- The Global Justice Center issued the following news release: The Global Justice Center, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Ipas -- in partnership with Foley Hoag LLP -- today filed an amicus brief (https://www.globaljusticecenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Amicus-Brief_Idaho-v-United-States.pdf) in Idaho vs. United States, the United States Supreme Court case considering the enforcement of Idaho's near-total abortion ban. The brief argues that Idaho's abor  more

Idaho's Abortion Ban Seriously Harms the Health of Patients: PHR Amicus Brief to U.S. Supreme Court
NEW YORK, March 29 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release: In amicus curiae brief filed in Idaho v. United States, PHR documents how Idaho's abortion ban dangerously overrides U.S. government protections in the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA), fueling a health and human rights crisis for patients and physicians An Idaho state law ("The Idaho Act") that bans pregnancy termination except to prevent the death of a pregnant patient is "demonstrably in con  more

Pacific Legal Foundation: Wisconsin Eliminates Home Equity Loophole Following Supreme Court Case Last Term
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Last Friday, Governor Tony Evers signed into law Assembly Bill 969, which completely ends home equity theft in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is the fifth state -- along with Nebraska, Maine, South Dakota, and Idaho -- to ban home equity theft since the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Tyler v. Hennepin County that home equity theft is unconstitutional. "It's been almost a year since the   more

PRH Files Amicus Brief on EMTALA
NEW YORK, March 29 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on March 28, 2024: * * * This morning, Physicians for Reproductive Health, represented by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States detailing how abortion restrictions, including Idaho's extreme abortion ban, can conflict with physicians' responsibilities under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). PRH CEO & Presi  more

Universities Space Research Association Appoints Robert O'Brien Director, Center for Space Nuclear Research
COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 30 -- The Universities Space Research Association issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Universities Space Research Association today announced the appointment of Dr. Robert O'Brien as Director, Center for Space Nuclear Research. Rob brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise in the fields of space and nuclear science. As an internationally recognized Principal Space and Nuclear Scientist/Engineer, Rob has demonstrated exemplary leadership in   more