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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday September 29, 2024 ( 5 items )  

ACLU of Louisiana Urges Censure of Rep. Clay Higgins for Racist Tweet About Haitians
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana is urging the House of Representatives to censure U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins for his racist, false, and dangerous tweet about Haitians. In a tweet posted on September 25, which has since been deleted, Rep. Higgins repeated the debunked claim that Haitians eat pets and described Haiti as "...the nastiest country in the We  more

America First Legal Fights for Women's Rights, Files Fifth Circuit Amicus Brief to Stop the Biden-Harris Administration from Redefining "Sex" as "Gender Identity" and Destroying Title IX
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL), with co-counsel Christopher Mills, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in State of Louisiana, et al. v. United States Department of Education, et al., arguing that the Biden-Harris Administration's attempted redefinition of "sex" as "gender identity" is an unlawful attack on the rights of America  more

ATA Leads 150+ Supply Chain Groups Calling on Congress to Pass Credentialing Reform
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation would eliminate waste and inefficiencies in credentialing system costing frontline transportation workers Today, the American Trucking Associations was joined by over 150 organizations representing trucking, rail, energy, organized labor, agriculture, third-party logistics providers and other key supply chain stakeholders in sending a letter t  more

Detention Watch Network: People Who Have Experienced Detention and Immigrant Justice Advocates Meet With Members of Congress to Halt ICE Expansion and End Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Detention Watch Network issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, a delegation of immigrant justice advocates and people who have experienced immigration detention representing Arizona, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Virginia and Pennsylvania will meet with their elected officials and key members of Congress to discuss the alarming abuses in immigration detention, negative impact of the detention and immigration enforcement system on local communiti  more

New Rule in Louisiana Strengthens Protections for Annuity Consumers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The American Council of Life Insurers issued the following joint statement: * * * American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) President and CEO Susan Neely and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)--Louisiana Chapter President Blake Gillies issued the following joint statement on the best interest annuity rule adopted by the Louisiana Department of Insurance: "The Louisiana Department of Insurance, led by Commissioner Tim Temple, has si  more