Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Friday October 11, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
Ad Council, AMA, and CDC Urge Americans to 'Play Defense Against Flu' With New Vaccination Campaign
BEVERLY HILLS, California, Oct. 11 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release:
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New PSAs remind audiences to receive their annual flu shot to protect themselves and their communities from the risk of flu and its potentially serious complications.
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NEW YORK, NY (OCTOBER 10, 2024) - As cold and flu season approaches, The Ad Council, American Medical Association (AMA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CDC Foundation today launched their annual flu vaccina
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CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS HONORS REP. DARRELL ISSA AS 'GUN RIGHTS DEFENDER OF YEAR'
BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 11 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release:
During the recent Gun Rights Policy Conference in San Diego, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms honored U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa as the "Gun Rights Defender of the Year" for 2024.
Issa, a veteran Republican congressman from California who chaired the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during the hearings and investigation of Operat
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Common Sense Media: New Survey Shows Young People Are Under Pressure About Their Achievement, Appearance, and Future
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024:
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A study by Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Indiana University, and Common Sense Media explores a range of pressures on American teenagers, one in four of whom are actively struggling with burnout
Research shows teens are not engaging in a variety of healthy self-care practices (sleep, exercise, time in nature) on a daily basis
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Earthjustice Se Solidariza con Los Damnificados por el Huracan Milton
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
San Francisco, CA A medida que el Huracan Milton causa impactos devastadores en gran parte de la Florida, la presidenta de Earthjustice, Abigail Dillen, emitio la siguiente declaracion:
"Nuestros pensamientos estan con los que sufren la devastacion del Huracan Milton, incluidos muchos de nuestros clientes y socios en la lucha por la justicia climatica.
"Conforme estos fenomenos natura
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Earthjustice Stands With Partners Impacted by Hurricane Milton
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
San Francisco, CA As Hurricane Milton causes devastating impacts across Florida, Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen issued the following statement:
"Our thoughts are with everyone suffering the devastation of Hurricane Milton, including many of our clients and partners in the fight for climate justice.
"As extreme storms hit back-to-back, there is no time to prepare or recover. We
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National Alliance to End Homelessness: California's Leading Homeless Policy Organizations Say NO to Proposition 36: Measure Likely to Increase Homelessness, Despite What Proponents Claim
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The National Alliance to End Homelessness issued the following agency statement on Oct. 10, 2024:
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As the leading homeless policy organizations in California, with deep commitments to ending homelessness for the nearly 200,000 people sleeping outside or in shelters on any given night around the state, we stand united in opposition to Proposition 36, which will likely make homelessness worse.
In a cynical and deceptive ploy that plays on voters' deep concerns about
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Pacific Legal Foundation: Horseracing Group Challenges HISA's Constitutionality, Files Cert Petition With U.S. Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 11 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024:
Today, Bill Walmsley, Jon Moss, and the Iowa Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association petitioned for a writ of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the illegally constituted Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
In 2020, Congress empowered the private Authority to create racetrack safety, medication, and anti-doping rules for anyone remotely involved in
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U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Scott Peters for California's 50th Congressional District
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Rep. Scott Peters to represent California's Fiftieth Congressional District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will stand up for free enterprise, including by vigorously advocating for public policy solutions that will spur economic growth, support jobs, and promote businesses of all sizes' ability to cont
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UCLA School of Law Williams Institute: More Than Half of Latinx LGBTQ Employees in the US Have Experienced Discrimination or Harassment at Work
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release:
Latinx LGBTQ employees face high levels of discrimination and harassment in the workplace, according to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. More than half (58%) of Latinx LGBTQ workers have experienced discrimination or harassment at work at some point in their lives. This includes being fired, not hired, not promoted, or being subjected to verbal,
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