| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday May 26, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
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ACOG Statement on New Data Showing the Effect of COVID-19, Mental Health on Maternal Mortality
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued the following statement on May 21, 2024:
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The following statement is from Christopher Zahn, MD, FACOG, interim CEO and chief of clinical practice and health equity and quality for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists:
"The latest CDC data provide a closer look at how the tremendous disruption that COVID-19 created within the health care system worsened maternal health outcomes at the s
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Common Cause: New Report Examines Redistricting Impact on Native American Communities Post-2020 Census
WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSres) -- Common Cause issued the following news release:
A new report from Common Cause examines the impact of the recent redistricting cycle on Native American communities. "Stronger Together: Native Americans' Fight for Fair Redistricting," looks at the attempts to undermine the Native American vote through gerrymandering and how a number of them were foiled.
The report focuses particularly on Arizona, Alaska, South Dakota, Oregon, Minnesota, and New Mexico - states wit
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Mojave Desert Land Trust Joins Department of the Interior and Community Leaders to Discuss Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument
JOSHUA TREE, California, May 21 -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust issued the following news release on May 20, 2024:
On Saturday, May 18th, the Mojave Desert Land Trust joined local leaders and United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to discuss legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. to establish Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park.
Situated within one of the largest intact ecosystems in
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