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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday July 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ISA Launches an AI-Powered Large-Language Model Trained on ISA Content
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, July 12 -- The International Society of Automation issued the following news release: * * * MimoSM service answers questions about industrial automation and cybersecurity * * * The International Society of Automation (ISA) - the leading professional society for automation - announced a new large-language model (LLM) trained on ISA content. Named MimoSM, this AI-powered LLM is educated on ISA standards, training, technical reports, white papers, article  more

N.C. Justice Center Issues Commentary: Closing the Wage Gap - Advancing Black Women's Economic Rights in North Carolina
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following commentary: * * * Closing the Wage Gap: Advancing Black Women's Economic Rights in North Carolina Written by Ivy Nicole-Jonet, Digital Communications Coordinator, Workers' Rights Project; Ana Pardo, Co-Director, Workers' Rights Project This month for Black Women's Equal Pay Day, we are spotlighting the persistent and pervasive wage gap that continues to undervalue the contributions of Black women in our  more

N.C. Justice Center Issues Commentary: Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina Hits 500,000 Enrollees in Under a Year
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 13 -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following commentary on July 12, 2024: * * * Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina Hits 500,000 Enrollees in Under a Year Written by Jen Sharp, Communications Specialist; Hyun Namkoong, Deputy Project Director, Health Advocacy Project In less than a year, North Carolina has already enrolled 500,000 people into our state's Medicaid expansion program. This is a huge milestone and an accomplishment truly worth celeb  more

N.C. Justice Center Issues Commentary: We Saved the Second Chance Act!
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following commentary: * * * We Saved the Second Chance Act! Written by Laura Webb, Director, Fair Chance Criminal Justice Project; Quisha Mallette, Staff Attorney; Timothy Young, Communications Specialist, Project Fair Chance Criminal Justice Project Automatic expunction of dismissed and not guilty charges lives to see another day. This year's legislative session brought a major challenge our way--Senate Bill 5  more