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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Tuesday November 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

ACLU Sues ICE for Records on Deportation Flight Infrastructure
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES The American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, and Mayer Brown LLP today filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to obtain records revealing how ICE Air   more

Hoover Launches Landmark Russia Abroad Digital Collection
STANFORD, California, Nov. 19 -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * The Hoover Institution Library & Archives has launched its Russia Abroad Digital Collection (RADC), an online, open access platform that provides a global gateway to digitized newspapers of the Russian diaspora between 1917-1992. * * * The Hoover Institution Library & Archives has launched its Russia Abroad Digital Collection (RADC), an online, open access platform that pro  more

SRI International: Teaching Machines to Learn Like Humans Could Help Autonomous Systems Deal With Unfamiliar Environments
MENLO PARK, California, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- SRI International issued the following news: SRI is spearheading a way for autonomous systems, such as self-driving vehicles and drones, to effectively operate in evolving and adversarial environments such as war zones. Autonomous systems are typically trained in high-fidelity simulation environments, such as warehouse interiors or city streets. Significant cost and effort go into making these training environments as realistic as possible to generat  more

TICAS Expands Its Higher Education Advocacy to New York
OAKLAND, California, Nov. 19 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Leading college access non-profit aims to increase postsecondary success in the Empire State * * * NEW YORK- The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), one of the nation's leading higher education research and advocacy nonprofit organizations, announced today the expansion of its state policy and advocacy portfolio to the State of New York. "Our e  more

TICAS: Farm Bill Negotiations Must Protect and Strengthen SNAP
OAKLAND, California, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following news release: In response to the ongoing consideration of the Farm Bill, Carrie Welton, Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy: Anti-Poverty & Basic Needs at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) released the following statement: TICAS urges Congress to pass a Farm Bill that protects benefits and includes common sense modernizations to align education and workforce needs. Lawma  more