| News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Friday September 06, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Alaska A.G. Taylor: Alaska Joins Case With 22 States to Overturn NEPA Ruling-Dangerous to the Energy Economy
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 5 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release:
The State of Alaska joined an amicus petition before the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a case that threatens the energy industry of States by how NEPA was applied. "The case is as much about federalism and State sovereignty as it is about environmental law," the brief states.
NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act, is a law that requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effect
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Attorney General Labrador Joins Effort to Protect First Amendment Rights
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 5 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador on Tuesday joined a brief in a First Amendment case aimed at protecting students' free-speech rights. Twenty-one other state attorneys general joined the brief. The friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involves an Ohio school district that is forcing students to either use preferred pronouns or be punished.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $28 Million in Grants to Recruit, Prepare, and Develop a Diverse Educator Workforce
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release:
U.S. Department of Education Additionally Releases New Data on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Approvals in Every State
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced more than $28 million in new awards in the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program to recruit, prepare, develop, and retain a strong, effective, and diverse educator workforce for classrooms across the country.
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Department of Labor Awards $49M for Job Training in High-Demand Sectors for Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, Northern Border Regions' Workers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority and the Northern Border Regional Commission, today announced $49 million in grant awards to prepare workers for good-quality, secure jobs in high-demand industries in their communities. These awards deliver on the Biden-Harris administration's
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Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Amicus Brief to Stand for Religious Freedom
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news:
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 16 attorneys general in an amicus brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in World Vision v. McMahon. The brief, which was led by the State of Montana, involves a question of the church autonomy doctrine governing interactions between religious and secular entities.
In 2020, McMahon applied for a job at World Vision, a "Christian Minist
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