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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2019 ( 3 items )  

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: Wyoming Falls Short on Tobacco Control, Public Policies to Fight Cancer
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * - State-By-State Report Shows Wyoming Can Increase its Tobacco Taxes to Reduce Cancer Rates, Address Skyrocketing Tobacco and E-cigarette Use in the State * * * Wyoming continues to fall short on implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  more

Cynthia Lummis Pledges Support for U.S. Term Limits on Congress
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises Cynthia Lummis, 2020 U.S. House candidate for Wyoming Senate, for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. She is the first person in the race to do so. Currently, U.S. Term Limits has the support of nearly 70 pledge signers in Congress. USTL President Philip Blumel commented on the p  more

Wyoming Business Council: State Board to Consider Two Community Loans Aug. 8
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) will consider one Business Ready Community (BRC) loan request and one large loan project during its Aug. 8 quarterly meeting at 8 a.m. in the WYDOT Auditorium, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. Board meeting materials are available for review at http://wyomingbusiness.org/slib. BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY (BRC) GRANT APPLICATIONS Business Council staff review each applic  more