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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday September 08, 2024 ( 5 items )  

AT&T Employees Nationwide Continue Winning Efforts to Remove Unwanted CWA Union Bosses Imposed Through 'Card Check'
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Mississippi & Louisiana In-Home Experts from AT&T Mobility locations across Mississippi and Louisiana have joined together to file petitions seeking elections to remove Communications Workers of America (CWA) union officials from power in their workplaces. The two groups of AT&T employees seek to join with hundreds of other AT&T workers in California, Tennessee and Texas who   more

Groups File Petition for Review Challenging FERC's Flawed Approval of CP2 LNG
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, Gulf Coast and environmental groups filed petitions for review challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of Venture Global's proposed CP2 LNG. In a 2-1 vote, FERC voted to approve the controversial liquified methane gas export project at its June meeting despite significant flaws in its analysis and information gaps in its review.One petition was filed by Sierra Club wi  more

LABI Releases Annual Legislative Scorecard, Spotlights Free Enterprise Champions
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Today, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) released the 2024 edition of its annual Legislative Scorecard, highlighting the legislators who supported bills that LABI's 2000+ members considered critical to Louisiana's business climate. This year's Scorecard details more than two dozen key votes cast by lawmakers throughout the legislative   more

Landry Lunacy - PETA Slams Governor's Bid to Have LSU Haul Live Tiger to Football Games
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Baton Rouge, La. - Following reports that Gov. Jeff Landry is pressuring Louisiana State University (LSU) to start bringing Mike the Tiger back to football games, PETA fired off a letter today urging him to abandon his bid to torment the animal. The group notes that subjecting a caged big cat to boisterous crowds is cruel and dangerous and points out that the school ende  more

Southern Environmental Law Center: Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Challenge FERC's Approval of CP2 LNG Project in DC Circuit
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Massive LNG export project would devastate Gulf fishing community * * * WASHINGTON - Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of impacted commercial Fishermen, landowners, Fishermen Involved in Sustaining Our Heritage, and For a Better Bayou, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, challenged the Federal Energy Regulatory Comm  more