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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday April 22, 2025 ( 4 items )  

'Let Us Do Our Jobs' - Major Aid Groups in Gaza Warn Aid System is Collapsing
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 19 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * "Let us do our jobs" - Major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing After 18 months of war, a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege, the humanitarian aid system in Gaza is facing total collapse with the CEOs of 12 major aid organizations making an urgent plea: let us do our jobs. A new humanitarian access survey of 43 international and Palestinian aid or  more

After Trump Administration's 90-Day U.S. Foreign Aid Review, the Human Toll is Immeasurable and Will Grow Exponentially - Oxfam
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 22 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * After Trump Administration's 90-Day U.S. Foreign Aid Review, the Human Toll is Immeasurable and Will Grow Exponentially - Oxfam 90 days ago, President Trump signed an Executive Order that began the assault on U.S. foreign aid and led to the illegal dismantling of USAID. Led by the world's richest man, Elon Musk, the sudden funding freeze and chaotic processes that followed left millions of people in the   more

Government Employee, Unions and Oxfam America Seek Court Ruling to Stop USAID Shutdown
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 22 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Government Employee, Unions and Oxfam America Seek Court Ruling to Stop USAID Shutdown Administration's Actions Ignore Constitutional Limits, Have Harmed Aid Organizations and Communities Worldwide Washington, DC -- In the face of continued efforts by the Trump-Vance administration to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA  more

Trump Attacks Marine Monuments in Rollback of Ocean Protection
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 19 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Trump Attacks Marine Monuments in Rollback of Ocean Protection Executive Order threatens endangered wildlife, scientific progress, and ocean heritage President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to roll back protections for marine national monuments. The order calls for a review of all existing marine national monuments to assess opening them to commercial fishing as he  more