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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday May 03, 2020 ( 6 items )  

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: USDA Approves Additional States' Hemp Production Plans
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture are continuing to approve states' plans regulating domestic hemp production. Under federal law, states wishing to license commercial hemp production must submit their plans for approval from the federal agency. In recent weeks, the agency has approved plans submitted by regulators in Florida, Kansas, South Carolina, and W  more

Organization for Competitive Markets Calls for Breakup of Big Four Meatpackers
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 1 -- The Organization for Competitive Markets issued the following news release on April 30: Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) is calling for the breakup of the "Big Four" meatpacking companies: Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson. Together, these four companies control over 85% of the United States beef supply. Recent packing plant closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused supply-chain disruptions that have had severely harmful consequences for produc  more

Potential New HIV Treatment Developed at University of Nebraska Medical Center
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 28 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: A novel means to prevent HIV infection was developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center that could allow people with or at risk of acquiring the virus to take medicines once a year. The advance has the potential to eliminate complications that arise from missing doses of life-saving medicines, according to the study published in Nature Materials, a leading peer-reviewed biomedical  more

Society of Professional Journalists: Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards Winners Announced
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 28 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 7 with 2019 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 7 comprises Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other regional MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. Regional winners would normally be recognized at regional conferences, however, a  more

University of Nebraska Medical Center Remdesivir Clinical Trial Shows Accelerated Recovery From Advanced COVID-19
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 30 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Hospitalized patients with advanced COVID-19 and lung involvement who received remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who received placebo, according to a preliminary data analysis from a randomized, controlled trial involving 1,063 patients, which began on Feb. 21. The trial (known as the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial, or ACTT), sponsored by the National Institute of Allerg  more

University of Nebraska Medical Center: Experts Develop Guidelines for Meat Processing Facilities Regarding COVID-19
OMAHA, Nebraska, May 2 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Infectious disease and public health experts at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Global Center for Health Security and College of Public Health have developed a set of guidelines for meat processing facilities that include strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while the facilities continue to operate. The guide is intended to provide best practices and recommendations for mea  more