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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday July 28, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Court Rules in Favor of Native Hawaiian Midwives
NEW YORK, July 25 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Native Hawaiian midwives in Hawai'i can resume caring for their communities * * * Yesterday, a Hawaii state court temporarily blocked part of the Midwifery Restriction Law, which prevents pregnant people in Hawaii from using traditional midwives for their pregnancies and births, as they have for generations. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Native   more

Earthjustice Praises Bill to Codify 'Chevron Deference'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Corporate Capture Act. The bill would reduce the influence of corporations on   more