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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Monday November 18, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Brazil Restoration & Bioeconomy Finance Coalition Launched to Mobilize $10 Billion for Forest Conservation and Bioeconomy by 2030
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- Conservation International issued the following news release: MANAUS, Brazil (November 17, 2024) - Today, on the margins of the G20, a group of public and private sector leaders launched the Brazil Restoration & Bioeconomy Finance Coalition (BRB Finance Coalition) to accelerate the conservation and restoration of Brazil's forests, with a targeted, aggregate investment of at least $10 billion by 2030 among all Coalition members. President Biden announced the laun  more

Chamber of Progress: Trump's FCC Pick Crusaded Against Content Moderation in Project 2025
MCLEAN, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2024: * * * Brendan Carr wrote plan to attack Section 230 * * * Today, President-Elect Donald Trump appointed Brendan Carr as the next Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Carr has stated his intention to weaken Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 28-year-old statute that enables online speech. Car  more