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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Tuesday August 06, 2024 ( 10 items )  

AANA's Innovation Lab Partners With LaaSy Health
ROSEMONT, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: * * * LaaSy Rm8's fifth partner since launch last year * * * The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and Rm8, its innovation lab, have partnered with LaaSy Health, a leading innovator in healthcare services. This collaboration will help provide AANA members accessible, affordable, and personalized healthcare. Through the partnership with LaaSy Health, AANA can pr  more

Boating Industry Applauds Advancement of Key Infrastructure Bills: the LAKES Act and EXPLORE Act
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The recreational boating industry, which generates more than $230 billion in economic impact and creates more than 812,000 jobs, applauds the recent advancement of two important pieces of legislation that strengthen the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation economy. LAKES Act included in WRDA The Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) act, introduced by Reps. Wes  more

Children With Complex Medical Conditions Carry Greater Risk of Neurodevelopmental, Mental Health Diagnoses
ITASCA, Illinois, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: A study, "Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Conditions in Children with Medical Complexity," found children with complex medical conditions were at three times greater risk of having neurodevelopmental diagnoses and two times greater risk of mental health diagnoses than children without medical complexity. The study, published in the September 2024 Pediatrics (published online Aug. 5)  more

Congress Introduces Bills to Protect Infants From Hazardous Weighted Sleep Products
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Kids In Danger, an organization that protects children by fighting for product safety, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA-08) introduced the Safeguarding Infants from Dangerous Sleep Act in the U.S. Senate and House that would ban weighted sleep products for infants. Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Kids In Danger (KID), and Safe Infant Sleep applau  more

NFA Permanently Prohibits Glencoe, Ill. Commodity Pool Operator East West Global LLC and Its Principal Luke Adrian From NFA Membership and Principal Status
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- The National Futures Association issued the following news release: NFA has permanently prohibited East West Global LLC (East West Global), a former NFA Member commodity pool operator located in Glencoe, Ill., from reapplying for membership and from acting or being listed as a principal of an NFA Member. NFA has also permanently prohibited Luke James Adrian (Adrian), a former principal and associated person of East West Global, from applying for NFA membership, reap  more

NMMA Applauds Senators Manchin and Graham for Introducing Legislation that Pushes Back Against the NOAA Vessel Speed Regulation
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Following the introduction of the bipartisan Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2024, sponsored by Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) released the following statement:  "With this bipartisan legislation, Senators Manchin and Graham are leading the way to protect marine li  more

NMMA President and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer on Fox News: "The NOAA rule will devastate the marine industry"
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: On August 2, NMMA President and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer joined Fox News to discuss the proposed NOAA vessel speed rule and the negative consequences the rule will inflict on American businesses, workers, and coastal economies if enacted. "If this rule becomes law, it's going to be devastating to the marine industry," Hugelmeyer told Fox News reporter David Kennedy. R  more

Parole Permits for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela Should Be Reinstated. They are Needed Now More Than Ever.
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: Alianza Americas, a network of organizations led by immigrants of Latin American and Caribbean origin in the United States, takes note with great concern of the decision of the Department of Homeland Security to suspend the humanitarian parole program for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan nationals due to potential fraud investig  more

Updates to Illinois' Biometric Privacy Law Too Small a Step in the Right Direction, Says ITIF
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Following Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signing into law an amendment to the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, issued the following statement from Senior Policy Manager Ash Johnson: BIPA is a prime example of privacy legislation go  more

World Evangelical Alliance: Growing Financial Disciples in Jordan
DEERFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- The World Evangelical Alliance issued the following news: Two members of the Global Generosity Network Coordinating Group visited Jordan in March 2024 to provide financial discipleship training. Nick Breach, Vice President - Global Field Operations of Compass and Adel Azmi, Executive Director of the Nabla Initiative based in Egypt supported the growth and multiplication of new financial discipleship leaders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a   more