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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday August 15, 2025 ( 4 items )  

DAV's corporate partners help keep the promise to veterans
ERLANGER, Kentucky, Aug. 14 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * DAV's corporate partners help keep the promise to veterans * Philanthropic organizations have been making DAV's mission possible since its inception. To help veterans attend the second DAV national convention, which was held in San Francisco, Henry Ford organized a cross-country caravan of 50 Model Ts, marking Ford Motor Co. as one of DAV's first corporate partners. Such de  more

Former Massachusetts secretary of veterans' services elected to lead nearly 1 million-member DAV
ERLANGER, Kentucky, Aug. 14 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Former Massachusetts secretary of veterans' services elected to lead nearly 1 million-member DAV * LAS VEGAS - Gulf War veteran and Boston native Coleman Nee was unanimously elected national commander of the nearly 1 million-member DAV (Disabled American Veterans) today at the organization's 103rd national convention in Las Vegas. "For more than a century, service to our   more

KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission Calls for Enhanced Local Involvement in Transportation Funding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission, Huntington, West Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) advocating for more robust involvement of local agencies in federal transportation decision-making. The commission oversees transportation planning for a region that encompasses parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, serving over 200,000 residents. In their communication, the KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission e  more

Western Kentucky University: Vecteezy Launches Education Plans, Giving Students Safe Access to Quality Creative Resources for Free
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 15 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * Vecteezy Launches Education Plans, Giving Students Safe Access to Quality Creative Resources for Free Vecteezy, one of the world's largest creative marketplaces for high-quality and affordable stock photos, vectors, and videos, today announced the launch of Vecteezy for Education, a new initiative designed to give schools, teachers, and students free access to over 60 million royalty-free creative  more