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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday April 07, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Rand: Online Tool Allows State-by-State Analysis of Firearm Death Rates Over 40-Year Period
SANTA MONICA, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Firearm homicides have risen faster relative to the overall national trend in states such as Wisconsin, Delaware, and Minnesota, while firearm suicides have risen faster in Alaska, North Dakota, and Montana, according to a new tool from RAND that allows users to examine state-level firearm death rates over the past four decades. The visualization tool shows that some states have seen reductions in violence re  more

Save the Date for SSGA's 2025 Events
MANKATO, Minnesota, April 3 -- The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance issued the following news: SSGA has announced dates for three events in 2025. The Identity Preserved International Summit will return Feb. 18-20 in Honolulu, Hawaii. SSGA's annual meeting will be held March 11, followed by Transportation Go! March 12-13 in Minneapolis. In January 2023, more than 150 people, including 50 foreign buyers, participated in the inaugural Summit, traveling from the U.S., South Korea, Japan, Vietnam  more

WLF URGES SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE ABOUT WHICH LAW GOVERNS CLIMATE-CHANGE LITIGATION
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear important cases about whether suits over greenhouse-gas emissions are governed by state or federal law. WLF's amicus brief explains why the Court should hear the cases and reverse the Hawaii Supreme Court. The cases arise from Honolulu's lawsuit against dozens of energy companies. The complaint alleges that the e  more