| News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Friday September 13, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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A.G.'s Office Urges Congress to Prevent EPA Control of U.S. Waters
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024:
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 23 attorneys general on a letter to Congress to share their states' experiences and perspectives on the implementation of the Waters of the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court's monumental opinion in Sackett v. EPA. The letter precedes a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on "Water
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BLM Awards $2.76 Million Contract for Advanced Wildfire Communication Kits as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
Boise, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management today announced a $2.76 million award through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (https://www.whitehouse.gov/build/guidebook/), part of the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/) agenda, to 3T Innovations, LLC to create communication kits and on-site training to impr
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Nearly Half of Renter Households Are Cost-Burdened, Proportions Differ by Race
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release:
Over 21 million renter households spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs in 2023, representing nearly half (49.7%) of the 42.5 million renter households in the United States for whom rent burden is calculated. Although the median ratio of income-to-housing costs for renters remained unchanged from 2022 at 31%, there are differences in the income-to-housing cost ratio when comparing across householder
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New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
New CDC population data (https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/php/data-research/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html) from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. st
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New Resources from the U.S. Department of Education Will Help School Administrators Address Sex Discrimination and Provide Equal Opportunity Based on Sex including Pregnancy or Related Conditions and Parental, Family, or Marital Status
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release:
Today, the 's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two new resources to help schools comply with the 2024 amendments to Title IX Regulations, which went into effect Aug. 1, 2024. The resources explain how the 2024 Title IX Regulations clarify and update longstanding obligations related to Title IX coordinator duties, as well as prohibitions on sex discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditi
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White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Strengthens Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet:
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Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Strengthens Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence
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For too long, we have ignored the right of women to be free from the fear of attack based on their gender. For too long, we have kept silent about the obvious." - Joseph R. Biden, Jr. speaking at a Hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judi
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