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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Sunday July 06, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Recreation of Michelangelo's 'Pieta' Makes Bloody Plea to Tourists at Running of the Bulls
NORFOLK, Virginia, July 5 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Recreation of Michelangelo's 'Pieta' Makes Bloody Plea to Tourists at Running of the Bulls * Pamplona, Spain -- Ahead of the Running of the Bulls at the San Fermin festival, animal advocates from PETA and Spanish animal protection group AnimaNaturalis recreated the Pieta --Michelangelo's depiction of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus Christ--but inste  more

Sumitomo Drive Technologies Opposes Proposed Section 232 Tariffs on Gear Products
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Sumitomo Drive Technologies submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Industry and Security regarding proposed changes to Section 232 tariffs. The company, which has its North American headquarters in Chesapeake, Virginia, expressed strong opposition to including specific Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classifications under these tariffs. In their correspondence, Sumitomo emphasized that HTS classifications 8483.90.50, 8482.10  more

W.Va. Center on Budget & Policy's Statement on Senators Capito and Justice's Votes for Largest Medicaid and SNAP Cuts in History
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 1 -- The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy issued the following statement: * * * WVCBP's Statement on Senators Capito and Justice's Votes for Largest Medicaid and SNAP Cuts in History Charleston, WV-- Today, the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping reconciliation package that contains historically large cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, two programs that disproportionately benefit the Mountain State. This legislation generates deep harm for the most vulnerable Americ  more