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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday August 18, 2024 ( 3 items )  

A Record Number of Women are U.S. House Nominees in Minnesota, But Gains for Non-Incumbent Women Likely Small Across Other States
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: Primary elections were held on Tuesday in four states: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Hawaii also held primary elections on Saturday. Full results for women in these races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page (https://cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/results-august-13th-primaries-connecticut-hawaii-minnesota-vermont-and-wisconsin); there are no u  more

Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: Why are Most States Holding Back on Free Meals for School Kids?
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 14 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * Why are Most States Holding Back on Free Meals for School Kids? By Lara Salahi Amid growing food insecurity and economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, many states offered a single free school-based meal to all students for a limited time. Now that federal pandemic benefits are gone, dozens of states like Hawaii, Pennsylvania and Ohio have either introd  more

Soldiers Adapt to New, Autonomous Capabilities
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 12 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: As the Army fields autonomous capabilities throughout the force, Hawaii-based soldiers demonstrated that new technologies can be incorporated on the move and while in contact, senior leaders in the Indo-Pacific said. Just back from a six-month Operation Pathways rotation, having spent most of their time training with their counterparts in the Philippines, soldiers with the 2  more