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Many thanks to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) for inviting PCA’s Sean O'Neill, Sr. Vice President of Government Affairs, to participate on a panel at BPC’s inaugural Climate and Trade Summit today at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. Other participants on the panel, which was titled: Industry Perspective: The U.S. Carbon Advantage, included Brandon Farris with the Steel Manufacturers Association, Michael Parr with Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance, and Aram Zamgochian with ESS Inc. O’Neill spoke to the U.S. cement industry’s leadership role in reducing CO2 through the use of alternative fuels, the manufacture of lower-carbon cements, and its ongoing research to develop Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage. He additionally expressed confidence in the industry’s partnership with the federal government, specifically pointing to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recent announcement of more than $1.2 billion to cement manufacturers to assist in their decarbonization efforts. The companies receiving the monies have pledged to match the government funding. #PCAroadmap #CementIndustry #netzero #ClimateAndTrade24 #BPCLive

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How effective would the labels for consumer broadband for #wired as well as #wireless mandated by the Federal Communications Commission in the #US be? This is a question that has been on the minds of many. Just like #foodlabels, these aim to empower #consumers with actionable #information about the #broadband service they are purchasing, such as #speed, #price, and #data caps. The idea is to enhance #consumerwelfare through #competition, #choice and #transparency, including but not limited to the Quality of Service. However, the effectiveness of these labels in achieving their intended goals remains to be seen. Would it enable or stifle #innovation in terms of #traiff plans? Should Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) consider something like this in #India? What do you think? Anil Kumar Lahoti; Neeraj Mittal; Pradip Baijal; Harsha Vardhana SINGH; Rajat Kathuria; A. K. Bhargava; Lt Gen Dr SP Kochhar; Vikram TIWATHIA; Mahesh Uppal; V Sridhar; Rohit Kumar Singh; Anil Tandan; Pradeep Mehta; Nikhil Pahwa; Rajnesh Singh; Prasanto Kumar Roy; Shubhendu Parth; Dr. Lara Srivastava; Scott Wallsten; James Pethokoukis; Jhalak Kakkar Federal Trade Commission; Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI); Department of Telecommunications ( DOT ) Centre for Social and Economic Progress; Cellular Operators Association of India - COAI; ITU-APT Foundation of India; Broadband India Forum; Consumer Unity & Trust Society; Internet Society; MediaNama; Internet Society; Technology Policy Institute; Centre for Communication Governance; #FCC #broadbandlabels #QoS #mobilebroadband

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Last week, Results for America (RFA) made a valuable contribution to #states and #local governments when it released a free e-book, the "Evaluation Policy Guide," to help governments evaluate their programs and use existing evidence to develop initiatives and policies. According to Zachary Markovits, vice president and local practice lead at RFA, “The goal . . . is take the best practices of how to use evidence and make it really applicable to policy makers, whether in a #city, a #county, a #school district or a #state." According to a new Management Update by Barrett and Greene Inc. "The guide is helpful for managers at various levels of sophistication with sections that provide basic information about definitions of evidence, effectiveness. and equity, with others that expand on both policy development and practice -- identifying evaluation opportunities, successfully incorporating community input, avoiding bias and using evaluations to help make funding decisions." For more details about this work -- and how to get it yourself click here: https://lnkd.in/euMUwkxn Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Cheryl Burnett David Medina Chelsea Powell Maia Jachimowicz Jen Tolentino Naomi Goldstein Haley Kadish Patrick Carter John M. Kamensky Michael Jacobson American Society for Public Administration Rudy de Leon Dinglas, Ph.D. James Anderson Bloomberg Philanthropies Rakesh Mohan Kathryn Newcomer

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Instructive session today on leveraging issue associations at State Government Affairs Council (SGAC) national summit. Taking the time to understand the corporate structure of your members is critical for effective advocacy.

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New analysis of recidivism data from all 50 states through 2018/19. Rates have fallen 23%! Check out the report to see how your state's rate changed: https://lnkd.in/gjJXKzXn

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Hey #SNAP advocates and funders! 👋 Check out my latest blog highlighting some of the important commitments made in recent years to protect and strengthen SNAP in challenging political environments, including from Feeding America, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Food Research & Action Center, and Center for Law and Social Policy. We can and do #win in #red states, but it requires long-term #investment in #advocacy capacity! 🌟

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Will we see you at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Climate and Trade Summit tomorrow? Our Senior Director of Government Affairs, Aram Zamgochian, will join Michael Parr, Sean O'Neill, and Brandon Farris on the "Industry Perspective: The U.S. Carbon Advantage" panel. They’ll discuss the case for merging climate and trade policy, proposed legislation, potential policy designs, and bipartisan opportunities to accelerate the American clean tech sector. Join us virtually for an afternoon dedicated to shaping the future of climate and trade policy in the United States 👇 #ClimateAndTrade24 #BPCLive

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We released the latest report from the Domestic Relations Law Advisory Committee, "The Domestic Relations Code: Proposed Amendments to Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes – Report of the Advisory Committee on Domestic Relations Law."    This is a report recommending complicated statutory revisions and requires close reading.  The report proposes several amendments to 23 Pa.C.S. (relating to domestic relations) to custody, developing issues in family law, divorce, and the Uniform Parentage Act. It's available on our website https://lnkd.in/w_yZsY #divorce #custody #familylaw #Pennsylvania

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#DC #Council #overrides #Mayor #Bowser’s #veto #over #housing #program #rules "#Bowser #had #vetoed #emergency #legislation #passed in #April by the council #that #continued laxer #pandemic-#era #rules #allowing #voucher #applicants #to #self-#certify #their #information #if #they #had #trouble #obtaining #the #required #supporting #documents. The changes, lawmakers said, were #intended #to #help #homeless or undocumented applicants who could face significant hurdles gathering the documents. #The #legislation #also #prohibited the D.C. Housing Authority (#DCHA), #which #administers #DCs #local #voucher #programs, #from #inquiring #about #applicants’ #criminal #history #or #immigration #status. "

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check out this excellent primer - I learned a lot, and it made me think more about the constraints any one set of tools, like watermarking, are dealing with if we ask them to solve for an underlying concept - like "trust".

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Virtually attending FEMA's Risk Communications, Crisis Communications, and Community Engagement summit this morning. Great reminders from Nathan Tek, deputy spokesperson at the U.S. Department of State's presentation on how to communicate effectively during a crisis: 1) Speed matters. Get your information out there quickly. 2) When communicating about crises, are you ensuring your message is reaching populations that are often overlooked? Are you sensitive to the cultural contexts of the audiences that may impact how they receive your message? 3) Create a rhythm. Tell your audience when to expect the next thing. Over communicate in this area. Communicate frequently and often. 4) Don’t hide behind legal or technical jargon. Speak clearly and plainly. 

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2025 is shaping up to be an epic legislative year in Congress, regardless of the November election outcome. BakerHostetler's Peter Roskam offers a front-row seat to the most important policy debates in Congress in this debut episode of his new podcast “The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam.” Peter interviews Congressman Darin Lahood, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, and talks about the confluence of expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions with the need to raise the debt ceiling next year -- and so much more. Give it a listen and be sure to subscribe! #BHPodcast #Congress #Tax

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Zachary Markovits, Carrie S. Cihak, and Louise Geraghty have an important message for state and local government leaders: make use of time-limited federal American Rescue Plan funds by evaluating your programs *now* to support economic mobility and advance equity in your communities for generations to come. It's also flattering to see Mathematica named in the same company as MDRC, the California Policy Lab, the Minnesota Management and Budget’s Impact Evaluation Unit, and the San Diego County’s Office of Evaluation, Performance, and Analytics, all of whom help agencies maximize impact by building evaluation capacity. https://lnkd.in/eqNDYkQC

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Today, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) on United States Policy on the Antarctic Region, just ahead of the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. This policy reaffirms the United States' commitment to leading cooperative international efforts through the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) to ensure the Antarctic Region remains dedicated to peaceful purposes. It also emphasizes the importance of protecting Antarctica's pristine environment and ecosystems, recognizing its critical role in the global climate system, and supporting ongoing scientific research. The U.S. Antarctic Program, managed on behalf of the nation by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), supports three year-round stations on the continent and assets dedicated to exploring and understanding the Southern Ocean. In partnership with other Federal science agencies, NSF supports world-class research in Antarctica in aeronomy and astrophysics, ecology, atmospheric sciences, biology and medicine, geology and geophysics, glaciology, and ocean and climate systems, and living marine resources.  Read the full memorandum on the White House website, https://lnkd.in/esk22w7W. Photo credit: John-Michael Watson.

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Joined C-Span this morning to talk independent candidates and voters, the impact that each may have in the 2024 elections, and the technology and community the team at Good Party is building to make it possible for alternatives to the two party system to run, win and serve this year and into the future. Checkout the full interview here! https://lnkd.in/ev_uJ9rH"

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