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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Thursday May 02, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Alliance Defending Freedom: KS Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto, Enacts Protections for the Unborn, Mothers
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 1 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the Kansas Senate's vote Monday, following the House's lead, to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of HB 2749 (https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hb2749/), a bill designed to better inform better support programs for mothers and their children, advance medical   more

Combat Antisemitism Movement Commends House Passage of Antisemitism Awareness Act Amid Rise of Campus Antisemitism, Urges Swift Senate Action
MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, May 2 -- The Combat Antisemitism Movement issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As pro-Hamas campus protests escalate and Jewish students' safety is further put at risk, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) applauds the efforts of Speaker Mike Johnson, Chairman Jim Jordan, Rep. Mike Lawler, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, among many others, in securing overwhelming bipartisan passage of H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA), today, by a 320-91 margin. This  more

Illinois Farm Families - We Are the 96%' Campaign Ad Wins National Award
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, May 1 -- The Illinois Soybean Association posted the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Illinois Farm Families (IFF) coalition won a Best of Show award in the consumer category last week at the National Agri-Marketing Association 2024 AgriMarketing Conference in Kansas City. The Best of NAMA awards program honors the best of the best work in ag communications; companies and agencies must first qualify through regional competition to advance to the national level.   more