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Dame Jenni Murray advocates assisted dying reform after personal tragedies

Posted: January 21, 2024 at 9:18 am   /   Top Stories

The difference in the deaths of each of her beloved parents convinced Dame Jenni Murray to back the right to choose how and when to die. Daily Express :: News Feed

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PGA pro advocates for updated weed policy

Posted: July 3, 2019 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Robert Garrigus is back on the PGA Tour this week after he was suspended for violating the Tour's policy on marijuana use. Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Health Advocates Call for Fast Food Delivery Ban at UK Schools

Posted: June 27, 2016 at 5:33 pm   /   Education

(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Health experts in the United Kingdom are pushing for a ban to be placed on fast food deliveries at schools after it was found that 25% of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 admitted to placing orders while on school grounds. In a report by the Royal Society for […]

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Education Advocates Call for Permanent Funding Formula in Pennsylvania

Posted: May 7, 2016 at 5:26 am   /   Education

(Photo: Andrew Pons, Creative Commons) In Pennsylvania, a group of advocates from across the state gathered at the Capitol to ask lawmakers to boost the state’s funding for public education by $ 400 million. The advocates are members of the Campaign for Fair Education Funding, and they want the money to be used for what they […]

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McAuliffe Advocates for More Education Funding in Budget Proposal

Posted: December 21, 2015 at 5:47 pm   /   Education

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced his 2016 budget proposal, which includes further investment in higher education throughout the state to the tune of tens of millions of additional dollars. McAuliffe’s budget proposal would add $ 50 million in an effort to increase the number of in-state students who receive degrees, as well as $ 48.2 million for […]

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