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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Friday June 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

AFA Attends Ribbon Cutting of First Space Force Facility in Alabama
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association issued the following news release: Ken Philippart, AFA's Alabama State President, represented the Air & Space Forces Association during the ribbon cutting of the U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency Space Operations Center - South (OC-South), the first U.S. Space Force facility in Alabama, on May 21 at Redstone Arsenal. The event opened with the posting of the colors by the Huntsville High   more

ATA Applauds Provision to Block Independent Contractor Rule in House Appropriations Bill
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Today, the American Trucking Associations commended the House Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, led by Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama), for voting to advance a funding bill that would prohibit the Department of Labor from implementing the Biden administration's independent contractor rule. "When the U.S. Department of Labor replaced a straightforward definition  more

Challenger Center Partners With the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama to Open Challenger Learning Center
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Challenger Center, an organization that engages students and teachers in hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities that strengthen knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, issued the following news release: Challenger Center and the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama (CFNEA) are teaming up to establish a Challenger Learning Center in the state of Alabama. Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama will be situated in Rainbow City,   more