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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday September 01, 2019 ( 11 items )  

Alliance Defending Freedom Issues Statement on Vermont Medical Center Forcing Nurse to Assist in Abortion
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 28 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the announcement by the Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights that it is giving the University of Vermont Medical Center 30 days to change its policies after it broke the law by forcing a Catholic nurse to assist in an abortion: "Medical professionals should never be forced to sacrifice their commitment to protecting life to serve those in need. "T  more

American Academy of Pediatrics: Use of Cannabis Concentrate May Be a Marker of Risk for Other Substance Use
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: A study in the September issue of Pediatrics examined whether students who used cannabis concentrate, a highly potent form of cannabis, were at risk of other substance use. Researchers for "Cannabis Concentrate Use in Adolescents," published online Aug. 26, asked approximately 50,000, 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students from 245 schools across Arizona in 2018 about their lifetime and pas  more

EVENT Sept. 10, 2019: Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Schedules GIPS Standards Interactive Workshop
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute will host a GIPS Standards Interactive Workshop at the Fairmont Princess, Sottsdale, Arizona, on Sept. 10: Workshop topics include: * Fundamentals of Compliance * Composites and Pooled Funds * Calculation of Portfolio and Pooled Fund Returns, Including TWR vs. MWR * Calculation of Composite Returns * Preparing GIPS Composite Reports and GIPS Pooled Fund Reports * Error Correction * Asset Class/Asset Typ  more

EVENT Sept. 11-12, 2019: Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Schedules 23rd Annual GIPS Standards Conference
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute will host a 23rd Annual GIPS Standards Conference at the Fairmont Princess, Scottsdale, Arizona, on Sept. 11-12: Agenda and Speakers: Diversity and Inclusion in Investment Management * Why diversity and inclusion are priorities for investment leaders * Findings from industry round tables on how firms are thinking about diversity and inclusion * 20 recommended actions for firms to become more inclusive Speakers:  more

EVENT Sept. 25-27, 2019: Association for Career & Technical Education Schedules Best Practices & Innovations Conference
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The Association for Career and Technical Education will host a Best Practices and Innovations Conference at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa, Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 25-27: Keynote Speakers: Dr. Kevin Fleming, Author of the bestseller -(Re)Defining the Goal, Executive Vice President of Future N Focus Enterprises, and CEO of Telos Educational Services Cynthia Marble, Senior Consultant with SIGMA Threat Management Associates Dr. Jason Scales, Business Manager  more

EVENT Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2019: Optical Society Schedules JSAP-OSA Joint Symposia 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Optical Society will host a JSAP-OSA Joint Symposia 2019 at the Hokkaido University, Japan, Sept. 18-21: Agenda and speakers: Plasmonics and Nanophotonics Mun Seok Jeong (Sungkyunkwan Univ.); Donghyun Kim (Yonsei Univ.); Yasuyuki Ozeki (The Univ. of Tokyo); Pin Chieh Wu (National Cheng Kung Univ.); Takaaki Yano (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) * * * Photonics Devices, Photonic Integrated Circuit and Silicon Photonics Takuro Fujii (NTT); Tao Yang (Chinese Academy of Science  more

EVENT Sept. 4-6, 2019: Arizona School Boards Association Schedules 43rd Annual Law Conference
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 26 -- The Arizona School Boards Association will host the 43rd Annual Law Conference at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona, Sept. 4-6: Keynote speakers: Jim Walsh, Attorney and national Speaker Walsh Gaallegos Trevino Russo and Kyle P.C. Eric Liu, Civil Evangelist, Author, Founder and CEO of Citizen University Jessica Lahey, Educator, Author of "The Gift of Failure" * * * Agenda and speakers: What Public Schools Can Do to Create Future Informed, Eng  more

EVENT Sept. 5-6, 2019: Credit Union National Association Schedules CUNA Current Expected Credit Loss School
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Credit Union National Association will host an event entitled "CUNA Current Expected Credit Loss School" at the Mission Palms, Tempe, Arizona, on Sept. 5-6: The FASB's new Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) standard goes into effect in 2021. Under this new standard credit unions will be required to reserve for future losses over the life of a loan at the time of origination. This signifies a major change in how your credit union will need to calculate its loan reser  more

Greater Phoenix Chamber Applauds Voters for Supporting City's Future
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 28 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber applauds voters for voting no on "Building a Better Phoenix Act" (Prop 105) and the "Responsible Budget Act" (Prop 106). In June, the Chamber announced its opposition to both measures. Statement on Prop 105 The Chamber advocates for the development and maintenance of a balanced and cost-efficient transportation system that involves all modes of transportation.   more

Justine Wadsack Pledges to Support U.S. Term Limits on Congress
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- 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 candidate Justine Wadsack, 2020 U.S. House candidate for Arizona (district 2), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Currently, U.S. Term Limits has the support of nearly 70 pledge signers in Congress. USTL President Philip Blumel commented on Wadsack's pledge saying, "Justine  more

Nature Conservancy: Forest Restoration Increases Carbon Storage
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * - New research shows forest thinning will help the forests store more carbon. * * * A new study reveals forest thinning will help the forests store more carbon in the future, thereby helping combat the negative effects of a warming climate. Forest thinning helps prevent catastrophic fires that can threaten communities and foul our water and air. This new study by The Nature Conservancy in Arizona builds a   more