Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 3 items )  

American Academy of Neurology: Costs Still on the Rise for Drugs for Neurological Diseases
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: The amount of money people pay out-of-pocket for branded drugs to treat neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease continues to rise, especially for MS drugs, according to a study published in the October 30, 2024, online issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found that average out-of-p  more

CCIA Releases Wrap Up Report on the State of Privacy Bills Across State Legislatures
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: The Computer & Communications Industry Association released its wrap up of state legislative activity around online privacy this past session with its State Privacy Landscape report. The legislative year ended with 136 privacy bills in over 30 states still under consideration and six more comprehensive state privacy laws added. Kentucky, Maryland, Minne  more

Environmental Groups Across the U.S. Call on EPA to Intervene in National Drinking Water Nitrate Crisis
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Groups Request EPA use Safe Drinking Water Emergency Powers to Protect MN, WI, IA, WA, and OR Communities from Further Harm * * * Today, a group of environmental and community organizations from across the United States penned a joint letter to the EPA, asking the agency to use its emergency powers to intervene in the drinking water crises their communities face. The 22 groups repres  more