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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 18 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Joins 26-State Coalition Supporting Virginia's Right to Remove Non-Citizens From Voting Rolls
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Griffin: '[T]he fundamental right of voting belongs to citizens, not non-citizens' * * * FAYETTEVILLE - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after joining with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting Virginia's lawful removal of non-citizens from it  more

Ark. A.G. Griffin Launches 'One Pill Can Kill,' An Initiative to Combat Fentanyl on College Campuses
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'The training and resources offered by the One Pill Can Kill initiative will save lives' * * * FAYETTEVILLE - Attorney General Tim Griffin today at the University of Arkansas issued the following statement announcing "One Pill Can Kill," an initiative to educate college students about the dangers of fentanyl and give them tools to combat it: "Fentanyl is  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,999,889 of Clean Ports Investments for Louisiana as Part of Investing America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice * * * DALLAS, TEXAS (October 29, 2024) -- As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the   more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Awards $78.9 Million for Affordable Housing
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * The Funding Will Create or Rehabilitate 3,571 Housing Units * * * DALLAS, TEXAS, October 29, 2024 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce that it has awarded $78.9 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 41 projects in its five-state District of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Me  more

Fla. A.G. Moody: Florida Lends Assist to Virginia in U.S. Supreme Court Fight for Ability to Maintain Integrity of State Voter Rolls
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 30 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody and state attorneys general from 24 other states are filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to allow Virginia to remove noncitizens from state voter rolls. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "States have a duty to maintain their voter rolls to ensure that only American citizens are able to vote. Virginia is tryin  more

Get ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 region changes at Nov. 14 webinar
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Are you ready for the TRICARE Open Season and the upcoming changes to TRICARE in 2025? Mark your calendar for a TRICARE webinar, "Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes," on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 2-3 p.m. ET on Microsoft Teams Live. This online event will help you prepare for the TRICARE Open Season and the new TRICARE contracts.  more

Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes at Nov. 14 Webinar
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Are you ready for TRICARE Open Season and the upcoming changes to TRICARE in 2025? Mark your calendar for a TRICARE webinar, "Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes," on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2-3 p.m. ET on Microsoft Teams Live. This online event will help you prepare for TRICARE Open Season and the new TRICARE contracts. Open season applies to you if you're eligible f  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Joins Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 30 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "It is gravely concerning that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice and liberal activists are fighting so hard to keep non-citizens on the voting rolls, especially this close to an election,  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Supports Virginia Challenge to Uphold Election Integrity
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today opposed the Biden-Harris Department of Justice's ("DOJ") last-minute effort to force Virginia to re-add self-identified noncitizens onto the State's voter rolls--in violation of both federal and Virginia law. In August, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order to uphold election integrity and remove more than 1,500 self-ide  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Urges Supreme Court to Protect Farmers and Cities From Green Activist Lawsuits
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 24 other states in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect states' powers to regulate and ensure access to clean water. At the Port of Tacoma, woke green activists sued to take regulatory power away from the states and give it to themselves. The same tactic could be used to sue farmers and cities--giving green activists the ability to i  more

Kan. A.G. Kobach Leads 27-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 30 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Virginia's law provides mechanisms to protect election integrity, while ensuring only U.S. citizens remain on voter rolls. * * * Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach lead a coalition of attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "It has always been against the law f  more

La. Gov. Jeff Landry Issues Call for Tax Reform Special Session
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: Governor Jeff Landry called the Louisiana Legislature to convene for a special session focused on rebuilding our outdated tax system and growing our economy. The special session will begin on November 6th and end no later than 6:00 PM on November 25th. The Tax Session Call is attached here (https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2024/73-JML-2024-Proclamation.pdf). "This specia  more

Louisiana A.G. Murrill Joins Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "Louisiana stands with Virginia! It's appalling that the federal government would sue Virginia when these people never had the right to vote in our country in the first place. We must  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Joins Brief Asking Supreme Court to Expedite High-Profile Voter-Registration Case
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "Election integrity starts with safeguarding the ballot box. Our brief calls on the Supreme Court to let states enforce our own election rules that don't allow non-citizens to vote. By expeditin  more

Ohio A.G. Yost, 24 Other AGs Ask Supreme Court to Intervene in Virginia Voter Registration Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 24 other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to permit Virginia's removal of roughly 1,600 self-identified noncitizens from voter rolls. Virginia is seeking intervention from the Supreme Court following a U.S. District Court ruling on Oct. 25 that ordered state election officials to restore the voter registrations of noncitizen  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case, Protect Election Integrity
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 30 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: With a presidential election less than a week away, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. In an amicus brief filed yesterday, Drummond and a coalition of 25 other states argue that a preliminary injunction halting the state of Virginia from removing self-identified non-citizen  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Joins Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "The right to vote in our federal elections is given to every American citizen, but nowhere in the Constitution does that include any non-citizens. Allowing non-citizens to cast a ballo  more

Team Minot Remains Ready During Global Thunder 25
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Staff Report, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - Global Thunder 25, the most recent iteration of U.S. Strategic Command's annual field training and command and control exercise, commenced here Oct. 15. Global Thunder exercises are annual Department of Defense training opportunities designed to train forces and assess joint operational readiness and are not held in respon  more