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SIGMA LITHIUM AND BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RING NASDAQ OPENING BELL TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF LITHIUM VALLEY BRAZIL INITIATIVE

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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Sigma Lithium joined the Governor of Minas Gerais and the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy in Brazil to ring the Opening Bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, celebrating the launch of Lithium Valley Brazil.

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  • Sigma Lithium joined the Governor of Minas Gerais and the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy in Brazil to ring the Opening Bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, celebrating the launch of Lithium Valley Brazil.
  • Lithium Valley Brazil is an unprecedented collaborative effort marking the future of a more sustainable source of lithium.
  • Going forward, Lithium Valley Brazil will create optimal business conditions to foster significant increases in the production of high purity, battery grade environmentally sustainable green lithium ("Green Lithium") in Brazil.
  • NEW YORK, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGMA Lithium Corporation ("Sigma Lithium" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SGML, TSXV: SGML), Sigma Lithium Corporation, a Brazil-based company dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicle batteries with Green Lithium, and representatives from the government of Brazil celebrated the launch of Lithium Valley Brazil by ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York.

DOVE AND THE CROWN COALITION APPLAUD SENATOR CORY BOOKER'S LEADERSHIP ON THE CROWN ACT AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD UNTIL THE CROWN ACT BECOMES FEDERAL LAW

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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ENGLWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to the United States Senate Floor and made the case for the passage of the CROWN Act by unanimous consent. The CROWN Act provides legal protection against racial discrimination based on natural hair texture and protective hairstyles including locs, cornrows, twists, braids, and Bantu knots. Disappointingly, the CROWN Act did not pass in the U.S. Senate, but we remain grateful for Senator Booker's bi-partisan leadership as the original lead sponsor in Congress.

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  • Disappointingly, the CROWN Act did not pass in the U.S. Senate, but we remain grateful for Senator Booker's bi-partisan leadership as the original lead sponsor in Congress.
  • The CROWN Coalition is a powerful alliance including the National Urban League,Western Center on Law & Poverty, andColor Of Change, along with 100+ CROWN Act supporting organizations.
  • Today, the CROWN Act or legislation inspired by the CROWN Act provides legal protections to approximately 24 million Black citizens across the United States.
  • The CROWN Act and laws inspired by the CROWN Act have been enacted in 19 states.

California Senate Committee Kills Good Government Bill To Bar Destruction of Public Records using Secretive "Suspense File"

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Friday, August 12, 2022
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AB 2370 (Levine) would have required all state agencies to retain public records for a minimum of two years.

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  • AB 2370 (Levine) would have required all state agencies to retain public records for a minimum of two years.
  • State agencies currently have no minimum time requirement to keep records, placing the public's right to access those records at risk, said Consumer Watchdog.
  • "Shame on Senator Portantino for using the secretive 'suspense' process to quietly kill a good government bill that had nearly unanimous legislative support.
  • The bill arose from the government corruption scandal involving the Department of Insurance and the workers' compensation insurer Applied Underwriters.