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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday June 02, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Center for Constitutional Rights: U.S. Non-Profit Supporting Palestinian Refugees Faces Baseless Lawsuit Aimed at Defunding UNRWA
WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 30 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: A U.S. nonprofit is asking a U.S. federal district court to dismiss a civil lawsuit that accuses it of aiding and abetting terrorism because of its support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the central component of its mission. In a motion filed late yesterday, UNRWA USA, which is independent from the UN agency, says the suit shoul  more

DANA A. ROBERTSON NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF ILA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NEWARK, Delaware, May 30 -- The International Literacy Association issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The International Literacy Association (ILA) announced the results of the ILA 2024 Board Election today, introducing Dana A. Robertson as the newly elected vice president of the Board. Robertson, associate professor of reading/literacy education and the program leader of the Reading and Literacy Education Program at Virginia Tech, brings a wealth of experience and dedication to  more

Delaware's Governor Signs CSF Priority Sunday Hunting Bill Into Law
DOVER, Delaware, May 31 -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following news release: Moments ago, Delaware Governor John Carney, a member of the Governor's Sportsmen's Caucus (GSC), signed House Bill 271 (HB 271) into law, removing the longstanding prohibition on Sunday gamebird hunting in Delaware. Delaware's definition of game birds includes waterfowl, rails, wild turkeys, pheasants, quail, chukar, and doves, amongst others. In 2016, the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen's Cau  more