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PRWeb: Government Legislative http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Government Legislative from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com Broadband Coverage Maps Give Competitive Advantage for Stimulus Package Funds http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2643704.htm Connected Nation Uses GIS to Identify State Broadband Coverage Gaps (PRWeb Jul 17, 2009)

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]]> David Rivkin Testifies at Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings http://www.prweb.com/releases/David_B_Rivkin_Jr/Sotomayor_hearings/prweb2651434.htm Former White House Legal Advisor Testifies on National Security Issues (PRWeb Jul 17, 2009)

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]]> Planned Parenthood Takes Women's Health Message Directly to Congress http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2651444.htm Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM), along with the national organization Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), today hosted a Capitol Hill day. PPRM representatives joined more than 300 other Planned Parenthood staff, board members and volunteers from across the country to discuss with members of Congress the importance of making women's health a priority in health care reform. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2009)

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]]> Go Green or Get Billed Says UK Government http://www.prweb.com/releases/home-improvement/double-glazing/prweb2639184.htm Proposals put forward by the UK Government will see homeowners being charged higher rates of council tax and stamp duty if their home is not considered to be "Green". (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> Congressman Arcuri Visits Upstate HomeCare To Discuss Impact of Healthcare Reform http://www.prweb.com/releases/Arcuri/healthcare/prweb2643854.htm Congressman Michael Arcuri (NY-24) visited Upstate HomeCare in Clinton, NY on Wednesday, July 1st to learn more about how home healthcare directly affects the lives of his constituents, and help promote his initiatives on healthcare reform and funding. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> Forever Green? Find Out When "Cleaning Products 2009" Sweeps Into DC http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2643874.htm 3rd Annual Conference set for November 2- November 4, 2009 (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> AWWA to Congress: Water Infrastructure Bank Concept Holds Water http://www.prweb.com/releases/Water_Infrastructure_Bank/AWWA/prweb2647264.htm The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today urged members of Congress to create a federal water infrastructure bank to help America invest in its aging water systems. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> "Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me," a Book about Love, Inspiration and the Constitution http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2639444.htm With the 35th anniversary of the Nixon impeachment hearings (July 27) and Nixon's official resignation (Aug. 9) just around the corner, author and attorney Joy Rodino writes a poignant memoir about the wisdom she learned from her husband of 16 years, Congressman Peter Rodino -- an expert on the power and relevance of the Preamble. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> Telecommunications Titan Joins Connected Nation http://www.prweb.com/releases/Broadband_Networks/Connected_Nation/prweb2641364.htm Today, Connected Nation, an international leader in broadband strategy and programming, announced the engagement of Debra R. Covey as senior strategic advisor, where she will provide strategic and operational guidance for Connected Nation's broadband initiatives work that stems from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> Bottled Water No Safer than Municipal Water http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2639644.htm RainSoft, a worldwide manufacturer of water treatment systems, reacts to FDA's inability to assure safe, quality bottled water. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> Independent Voters and Small Business Owners Will Vote Against Congressmen Who Support a Second Stimulus - According to Breaking Zogby/O'Leary Report Poll http://www.prweb.com/releases/Economic_Bailout/Stimulus_Bill_Poll/prweb2640534.htm Americans resoundingly oppose a second dose of stimulus, according to a recent Zogby International/O'Leary Report poll conducted June 10-13, 2009. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> Electro-Mech Scoreboards Company Announces New Financing Options http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2641544.htm Electro-Mech, a scoreboards (http://www.electro-mech.com/) manufacturer with facilities in Wrigtsville, Georgia, announced today a new partnership with ACI Financial, Incorporated. The purpose of the partnership is to provide new financing and leasing options for Electro-Mech's scoreboard customers. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> National Sikh Organization Rejects 'Gaping Hole' in Oregon Discrimination Bill http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2642144.htm Yesterday, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)--the oldest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States--urged Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to veto a bill that effectively rubber-stamps a state law that forbids public school teachers from wearing any form of religious clothing. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare Votes to Recommend Ban on Feline Declawing http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2642644.htm The San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare voted 5-1 Thursday evening to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance to prohibit declawing of cats for non-therapeutic reasons. Jennifer Conrad, Veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project, a non-profit animal advocacy organization, testified in favor of a ban on the inhumane practice of declawing. Commissioner Philip Gerrie recommended that San Francisco adopt the language of an anti-declaw ordinance passed in West Hollywood in 2003. The West Hollywood law, introduced by West Hollywood City Councilmember, John Duran was sponsored by The Paw Project. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> Blackrock Microsystems Obtains Expanded 510(k) to Market NeuroPort System http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2643164.htm Blackrock's NeuroPort Biopotential Neural Signal Processing System enables acute monitoring, signal detection and analysis to facilitate development of new clinical therapies with the potential to improve diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of brain disorders including Epilepsy and Parkinson's disease. The NeuroPort System is uniquely capable of monitoring from as many as 256 channels, with the potential to be scalable to more than a thousand channels (in increments of 256 channels), to improve intracranial high-channel direct recording of brain activity.The enhanced NeuroPort System offers physicians and neuroscience researchers richer data related to spatial and temporal resolution at the level of single neurons. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> Senate Confirms Connected Nation Board Member Martinez for Obama Administration Role http://www.prweb.com/releases/United_States_Senate/Connected_Nation/prweb2635214.htm Connected Nation (http://www.connectednation.org) Board Member, Kathleen Martinez, Confirmed by Senate to Lead Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (PRWeb Jul 14, 2009)

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]]> Best Friends Animal Society: Dog Fighting Crackdowns Emphasize Need for Laws to Protect Innocent Animals Thrust into Harm's Way http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best_Friends/Animal_Society/prweb2636074.htm Ledy VanKavage of Best Friends Animal Society says last week's multi-state crackdown on dog fighting shows how important it is for meaningful reform in the way that states deal with dogs rescued from horrific conditions in dog fighting operations. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2009)

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]]> Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. is Compliant with Proposed United States Version of RoHS Standards for Products Manufactured after July of 2010 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2627254.htm Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc., a leading laboratory equipment manufacturer in Cornelius, Oregon, is already compliant and has been prior to its competitors with a US version of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) standards proposed to be implemented on products manufactured after July 1st, 2010. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2009)

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]]> Kleimann Report Details Best Practices for Developing Clear, Concise Privacy Notices http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2633244.htm Kleimann Communication Group, an international leader in bringing clear communication to organizations, is making their report, "Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice" publicly available. The report details best practices established through consumer testing, illustrating how the prototype notice and its components clearly inform consumers, who can, therefore, make informed choices. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2009)

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]]> NACA and Cook County Board President Todd Stroger Announce Same Day Solution for Homeowners with Unaffordable Mortgage http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2632184.htm Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) brings nationwide "Save the Dream" tour to McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24-27, 2009 (PRWeb Jul 12, 2009)

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]]> Pat Choate, Celebrated Economist, Author and Intellectual Property Expert, Joins AIPR Board of Directors http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2625674.htm Pat Choate - celebrated economist, author and intellectual property expert - joins the Board of Directors of American Innovators for Patent Reform, an organizations that opposes the Patent Reform Act of 2009. (PRWeb Jul 11, 2009)

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]]> North Carolina Legislature Releases Broadband Inventory Maps as First Step to Maximize Federal Stimulus http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2625494.htm State Legislative and Executive leaders have joined with rural advocates and the state's broadband providers to create reliable broadband inventory for North Carolina. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> IBWA Congressional Testimony Highlights Stringent Regulation of Bottled Water by FDA http://www.prweb.com/releases/Bottled_Water/Regulation/prweb2620594.htm The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) today presented testimony to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Energy and Commerce Committee of U.S. House of Representatives, on the regulation of bottled water. Addressing these issues, IBWA President and CEO Joe Doss stated: “Bottled water is comprehensively and stringently regulated in the United States at both the federal and state levels, which helps ensure its safety and quality. At the federal level, bottled water is regulated as a packaged food product by the FDA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It must meet FDA’s general food regulations as well as standards of identity, standards of quality, good manufacturing practices and labeling requirements specifically promulgated for bottled water.” (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> The American College Discusses Social Security Impact http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2618434.htm "Understanding Social Security" will be the subject of a cutting edge webinar for financial service professionals on Tuesday, July 14, from 1 - 2 p.m. The presentation will feature commentary from Social Security experts Kenn Beam Tacchino, JD, LLM, Director of the New York Life Center for Retirement Income and Bruce D. Schobel, CLU®, Vice President and Actuary, New York Life. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Peer-to-Patent Pilot Releases Second-Year Report Demonstrating Success of Public Participation in Patent Process http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2616834.htm Peer-to-Patent, the groundbreaking Web-based governmental "social networking" project, has released a second anniversary report, which illustrates the success of the pilot in improving patent quality by connecting the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to an open network of scientific and technical experts to enhance the patent examination process. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Swords to Plowshares Awarded $300,000 to Help Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Obtain Green Jobs in Bay Area http://www.prweb.com/releases/green_jobs_veterans/Afghanistan_Iraq/prweb2618154.htm The Department of Labor recently announced $7.5 million in employment and training grants designated to help Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans obtain WWW.STP-SF.ORG [green jobs]. Swords to Plowshares, a local veteran service agency, is one of seventeen recipients nationwide and will be awarded $300,000 to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the Bay Area train for employment in the green industry. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Concierge Medicine Takes Front Seat with Health Care Reform Uncertainty http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2619234.htm The need for Concierge Medicine is growing as individuals seek a higher level of customer service from their physicians. As President Obama seeks to reform health care, some doctors and their patients are taking steps to improve both customer service and access. After multiple requests by clients, Executive Medicine of Texas added Concierge Medicine to their list of services. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Autism Speaks Launches TV Ad Campaign Calling on Congress to End Insurance Discrimination Against Children with Autism http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2622224.htm Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, launches a new national television advertising campaign calling on Congress to put an end to private insurers' blatant discrimination against children with autism. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> The Mobile Advocacy Coalition Forms to Lobby FCC & Protect the Future of Mobile Marketing http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2613354.htm The Mobile Advocacy Coalition (http://www.mobileac.org) was formed in June 2009, in response to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, Inc. (No. 07-16356). According to the Mobile Advocacy Coalition, the decision to remand includes instructions that twist the meaning of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 in a way that imperils the entire mobile marketing industry. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Lending Industry Attacks California Homeowner's Rights to Legal Representation http://www.prweb.com/releases/loan-modifications/california/prweb2618464.htm California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told the legislature over the weekend that he would not sign AB 94, a law that would protect homeowners from mortgage modification companies, unless they included a clause that would prohibit attorneys from accepting retainers for performing legal services to prevent foreclosures. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2009)

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]]> As GLBT Rights Battles Continue, Author Warns of Jury Nullification by Christians http://www.prweb.com/releases/Samuel_Francis/Author/prweb2607364.htm The Obama administration wants to count same-sex unions in the 2010 Census and is moving to protect transgender federal employees. Individual states, meanwhile, are blocking measures to allow gays and lesbians to marry. Dr. Samuel A. Francis’ latest book warns of the possibility of jury nullification when right-wing Christians leverage Biblical law against the law of man. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2009)

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]]> Congress Resumes Health Care Talks After Independence Day Break http://www.prweb.com/releases/family_health_insurance/health_care/prweb2606624.htm Congress members are expected to resume debates the Monday following the Fourth of July break. To keep citizens aware of the dilemmas and decisions to be made in regards to family health insurance rates, FamilyHealthInsurance.net is compiling the latest information. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2009)

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]]> Health Care Reform Details Emerge with 'Play or Pay' Requirements, Leaving Some Wondering about Small Business Owner Insurance http://www.prweb.com/releases/small_business/health_care/prweb2602674.htm As the health care reform details emerge, more entrepreneurs are wondering about health insurance for small groups and business insurance premiums. Now, they are getting some answers and are turning to websites such as the Small Business Health Insurance Network to find coverage. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009)

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]]> Drivers with Small Children Buckle Up with Tighter Laws for the Fourth of July Holiday http://www.prweb.com/releases/CarWizard/automobile_insurance/prweb2606594.htm A new Minnesota state law was passed to better ensure the safety of children in cars by issuing stricter standards with booster seats. To keep drivers abreast of the latest news, CarWizard.com has compiled a list of items drivers with small children should be aware of when buckling up. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009)

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]]> NACA and Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (Oh-11) Announce Same Day Solution for Homeowners with Unaffordable Mortgage http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2603764.htm Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America brings "Save the Dream Tour" to Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, July 17-20, 2009 (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> U.S. Lags Behind G8 Nations in Growing Clean Energy Economy, Reducing Emissions http://www.prweb.com/releases/World_Wildlife_Fund/G8_Climate_Scorecard/prweb2600094.htm G8 Climate Scorecard Shows U.S. Has Much Catching Up To Do, says WWF (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> Delaware Legislature Passes Recycling Program For Plastic Bags, State Joins California, New York In Growing Recycling Trend http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2603964.htm The state of Delaware this week joined a growing national trend by passing legislation that expands consumer access to recycling plastic bags statewide. The law requires large retailers and chain stores that offer plastic shopping bags to provide collection bins for recycling, thus expanding plastic bag recycling opportunities for shoppers across the state. The Progressive Bag Affiliates of the American Chemistry Council, who represent the nation's largest manufacturers and recyclers of plastic bags, applauded the decision. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> BrassCraft 100% Compliant Plumbing Products are Now Available for 2010 Legislation http://www.prweb.com/releases/BrassCraft/Plumbing/prweb2600324.htm As a leader in developing innovative plumbing solutions, BrassCraft is proud to announce a full range of compliant products in response to new laws enacted in California and Vermont. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> Santa Barbara County Raises Bar For Online Open Government Standards http://www.prweb.com/releases/Legistar_InSite/Santa_Barbara_County/prweb2594474.htm The County of Santa Barbara has launched a revamped online legislative research center, making it even easier for citizens, press and elected officials to see the county's agendas, minutes and agenda item details. The new site, powered by Legistar InSite, also provides the indexing of meeting video with specific agenda items for instant access to video on an item of interest. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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]]> ThePowerOnline.org Launches Online LGBT Civil Rights Movement http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2592984.htm On the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots at the historic Stonewall Inn, The Power launches a national petition drive and online movement to expand the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include LGBT Americans, presenting Congressman Jerrold Nadler with signatures gathered during Pride Month from all 50 states and 36 countries; Congressman Nadler backs expanding federal civil rights laws to protect LGBT Americans. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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