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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

AG Moody Demands Answers About Online Retailer Temu's Business Practices and Chinese Communist Party Connections
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with 20 other attorneys general, is demanding answers from online retailer Temu following concerning recent reports. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are seeking information regarding the company's alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party, data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Ac  more

Attorney General Bird Demands Answers From Temu Over Concerns of Slave Labor and Ties to Chinese Communist Party
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state coalition in a letter to Temu, a Chinese-based online marketplace, demanding information on its ties to slave labor and the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP"). The letter follows concerns that Temu is profiting off of slave labor, breaking consumer protection laws, and violating Americans' data privacy. Last year, Congress rep  more

Attorney General Moody and 23-State Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Hear Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Case
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief, along with 23 other state attorneys general, urging the Supreme Court of the United States to hear Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota and confirm that states can make rules governing their own elections, including requiring voters to show proof of citizenship. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "In Border Czar Harris's Ame  more

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1666) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased i  more

FEC Issues Digest for Week of Aug. 12-16
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings On August 13, the Commission met in executive session. The Commission voted to cancel the open meeting scheduled for August 15. Chairman Sean J. Cooksey issued a Statement. * * * Advisory Opinions Comments received and extension of time granted Advisory Opinion Request 2024-06 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-06/) (American Target Adverti  more