Wednesday - December 4, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday November 07, 2024 ( 6 items )  

American Bridge 21st Century: Election-Denying, Anti-Abortion Rights Extremist Dan Bishop Loses Bid for North Carolina Attorney General
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: Tonight, Dan Bishop, who made a name for himself in Congress as an election denier and someone who fought against reproductive freedom whenever possible, lost his election bid to be the next attorney general of North Carolina. In response, American Bridge spokesperson Philip Shulman  more

Auto Care Association, MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Release 2024 Joint E-commerce Trends and Outlook Forecast Report
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Nov. 6 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association issued the following news release: BETHESDA, Md. The Auto Care Association and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers have released the 2024 Joint E-commerce Trends and Outlook Forecast report, providing insights into consumer purchase of automotive parts and accessories through the online channel. Unveiled at the 2024 AAPEX event taking place in Las Vegas, Nev., the report offers in-d  more

Campaign for Southern Equality: North Carolina Rejects Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson by Electing Josh Stein
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: By Adam Polaski News outlets have forecasted that Josh Stein has won the North Carolina Gubernatorial election. In electing Stein, voters have endorsed his long track record of supporting LGBTQ+ equality and also decisively rejected Mark Robinson, an extreme candidate with a long history of anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs and public statements. As Lieutenant Governor, Robinson was one of the most virulently  more

MEMA Report: ADAS Growth Leads to Safety Concerns
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Nov. 6 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association issued the following news release: Las Vegas, N.V. MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers' Mobility Technology Council (MTC) published an industry white paper identifying challenges with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) calibrations and highlighting several recommendations to address them. The MTC, in partnership with SEMA, produced the detailed ADAS paper recently and is lead  more

UNITE HERE Canvassers Knocked on Over Four Million Doors and Had Over 500,000 Individual Conversations With Voters in Nation's Largest Labor-Led Independent Door-to-Door Canvass
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release: * * * Face-to-face conversations with voters could make critical difference in razor-thin presidential election Hospitality union members began canvassing as early as July in ten states, including battlegrounds of Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and North Caro  more

Weathering the storm: OSU students help with hurricane relief
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University senior Coralee Castle woke up in the middle of the night and knew she had to do something. Over the next few days, she gathered supplies, collected donations and then drove a fully loaded 28-foot livestock trailer from Purcell, Oklahoma, to the mountains of North Carolina. Hurricane Helene had struck the Atlantic Coast in late September, leaving widespread destruction, especially in   more