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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Wednesday September 04, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11 Million To Support Multilingualism in Schools
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, the (Department) announced over $11 million in grants to support the recruitment and retention of bilingual and multilingual educators and provide high quality programming to Native students in an effort to strengthen and revitalize Native American languages. "Being multilingual is a superpower--a powerful asset that can connect students to their identity and c  more

Dominican felon arrested by ERO Boston receives 30 months in federal prison for unlawful reentry into US
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON An unlawfully present, 50-year-old Dominican national apprehended by Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after removal. Felix Reinardo Nunez-Guerrero received the 30-month federal prison sentence July 15 at the U.S. District Court for the District of M  more

ERO Boston arrests Brazilian national charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts child
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present, 24-year-old Brazilian national charged with five counts of raping a Massachusetts minor. Officers from ERO Boston arrested Warley Neto Aug. 23 at the Dukes County Superior Court in Edgartown. "Warley Neto allegedly repeatedly assaulted a Massachusetts child and represents a si  more

MA AG's Office Joins Coalition Supporting Florida Law That Prohibits Individuals Under 21 From Purchasing Firearms
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold a Florida law that prohibits individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms. The AGO and the coalition filed the brief in Natio  more

Mass. A.G. Campbell Leads Multistate Effort To Combat Youth Vaping Epidemic
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Coalition of 20 Attorneys General File SCOTUS Brief in Support of FDA's Denial of Flavored Vape Products, Highlighting the Importance of Federal Action to Support States' Efforts to Address Youth Vaping * * * Amidst an ongoing nationwide youth vaping epidemic, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general   more