Thursday - March 26, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California

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AARP, AACN Collaborate to Support HWE Initiatives
ALISO VIEJO, California, Feb. 25 -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * AARP, AACN Collaborate to Support HWE Initiatives AARP continues its collaboration with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to support initiatives to strengthen the nursing workforce with grants from the 2025 Nursing Innovations Fund Proposals are being accepted for grants from the 2025 Nursing Innovations Fund, a continuing collaboration between the Amer  more
As You Sow Withdraws Meritocracy Shareholder Resolution at Deere
OAKLAND, California, Feb. 24 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * As You Sow Withdraws Meritocracy Shareholder Resolution at Deere As You Sow Withdraws Meritocracy Shareholder Resolution at Deere PRESS STATEMENT MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 579-2188 BERKELEY, CA--February 24, 2024-- Today, shareholder representative organization As You Sow announced that it has withdrawn Proposal 05 from the proxy statement of Deere & Co (NYSE: DE), wh  more
BSA Statement Following the Introduction of California's Automated Decisions Safety Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Business Software Alliance (formerly BSA - Software Alliance) issued the following news release: * * * BSA Statement Following the Introduction of California's Automated Decisions Safety Act WASHINGTON - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) welcomes continued work from Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan to introduce the Automated Decisions Safety Act, a new version of AB2930, in the California State Assembly. BSA Senior Director of State Advocacy Heather Curry issued th  more
Carolyn Bull Appointed Director of RAND Australia
SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 24 -- Rand issued the following news release: * * * Carolyn Bull Appointed Director of RAND Australia Carolyn Bull, a leading Australian national security expert, has been named the new director of RAND Australia, effective February 25, 2025. Bull brings a wealth of strategic leadership credentials to the post, including roles in the intelligence community, academia, international development, and foreign service. Most recently, she served as the deputy head of  more
Departamento de Agricultura de Trump Demandado por Eliminar Paginas Web Vitales Para Agricultores
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Departamento de Agricultura de Trump Demandado por Eliminar Paginas Web Vitales Para Agricultores Washington, D.C. -- Hoy, Earthjustice y el Knight First Amendment Institute de la Universidad de Columbia, en representacion de la Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY), el Consejo para la Defensa de los Recursos Naturales (NRDC) y el Environmental Working Gr  more
Fort Peck Tribes, Conservation Groups Move to Defend Yellowstone Bison Plan in Court
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Fort Peck Tribes, Conservation Groups Move to Defend Yellowstone Bison Plan in Court Billings, MT -- The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, alongside conservation groups, today filed a motion to join a lawsuit to defend Yellowstone National Park's science-based bison management plan. The intervenors argue that a lawsuit filed by the state of Montana in December is a misgu  more
Four Officers Killed Over the Past Four Days
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Fraternal Order of Police issued the following news release: * * * Four Officers Killed Over the Past Four Days Congress Must Act by Passing Protect and Serve Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, was outraged at reports of four officers being shot and killed in the past four days. He called on Congress to take further action to prevent violence targeting law enforcement by immediately passing the "Protect and Serve Act." "So far this   more
The Planetary Society Welcomes the Reconsideration of Mass Probationary Employee Layoffs at NASA
PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 -- The Planetary Society issued the following news release: * * * The Planetary Society welcomes the reconsideration of mass probationary employee layoffs at NASA In response to the Trump Administration's reversal of a previously planned action that would have indiscriminately terminated the employment of more than 1,000 scientists, engineers, and explorers at NASA, The Planetary Society released the following statement: The Planetary Society welcomes the Trump   more
Trump USDA Sued for Erasing Webpages Vital to Farmers
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump USDA Sued for Erasing Webpages Vital to Farmers Washington, D.C. -- Today, Earthjustice and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, representing the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for unlawf  more