Tag: renewal

As African Apparel Imports Dwindle, the Time for AGOA Renewal is Now

The clock is officially ticking on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and uncertainty about the trade preference program’s future is already eroding U.S. imports from sub-Saharan African (SSA) nations. Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) data from April revealed a concerning trend: imports from AGOA beneficiary countries decreased by more than 23 percent […]

Dion Foundation urges Mass. delegation to support renewal of rare-disease legislation

To the Editor: We reach out today as parents of three beautiful children, two of whom have recently been diagnosed with the ultra-rare neuromuscular disease limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2C (LGMD2C). The sad reality is that these ultra-rare diseases affect a very small percentage of children, making development of treatments and cures incredibly expensive for pharmaceutical […]

Boyne City Public Schools asks voters for operating millage renewal

BOYNE CITY — Voters in the Boyne City Public Schools district will have the chance to vote on an operating millage renewal this May 7. The district is asking for a renewal of their annual operating millage on non-homestead properties. This means no mills will be levied from primary residential properties. Money brought in from […]

Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced legislation Thursday that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americans’ civil liberties. The bipartisan legislation would reform and extend a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act known as Section 702, which […]