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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Wednesday May 08, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Center for Victims of Torture: Trauma Across Generations - Mental Health Impacts of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 8 -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following statement on May 7, 2024: * * * The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today issued this statement on the mental health impacts of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the need for an enduring ceasefire. For the past seven months, the world has watched the carnage taking place in Gaza, often in real-time through social media posts from reporters and individuals who are living through it. Some Palestinians who w  more

Children's Minnesota Earns LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader Designation
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 8 (TNSres) -- Children's Minnesota, a provider of health care for children, issued the following news release: Children's Minnesota is proud to announce it has been re-designated as an "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader" by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The designation was awarded in the 16th iteration of HRC's Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), released today. The HEI is the nation's foremost benchmarking survey of health care facilities on policies and   more

Minnesota Corn Will Work to Shape 45Z Guidance
BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, May 8 -- The Minnesota Corn Growers Association issued the following news on May 7, 2024: * * * By Amanda Bilek, Minnesota Corn Sr. Public Policy Director Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released long-awaited guidance for the 40B tax credit. This tax credit was authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act and is geared towards blenders of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Although MCGA was disappointed in the guidance, it is important to note that the 40B   more

Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance: Wenberg Visits Midwest Members
MANKATO, Minnesota, May 8 -- The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance issued the following news: SSGA Executive Director Eric Wenberg met with members during a week-long journey across the Midwest last week. He traveled to Indiana where he saw the Pence Group, IOM Grain and Indiana Crop Improvement Association; Illinois for visits with US Nisshin Shokai, WeFarm Organics and Hang Tung Resources; and Wisconsin, where he stopped by The DeLong Co. Representing a trade association that listens, Wenbe  more