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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Announces Conviction in Public Integrity Case
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Public officials are obligated to act in the public's interest' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Josh Jackson, 41, a former Horseshoe Bend municipal employee, on three felony counts: "I am grateful for the diligent work of Special Agent Steve Moore of my office's Public Integrity Unit t  more

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Celebrates Newest Expert Field Medical Badge Recipients
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Jean Graves FORT JOHNSON, La. -- Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital welcomes home two of the U.S. Army's newest Expert Field Medical Badge holders to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Second Lt. Isella Wallace, chief of the patient administration division, and Spc. Jacob Babcanec, a physical therapy specialist, at BJACH both earned the coveted award during the EFMB lanes Oct. 22  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Reports Third Quarter 2024 Operating Results
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: DALLAS, TEXAS, October 29, 2024 - The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) today reported net income of $184.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. In comparison, for the quarters ended June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Bank reported net income of $187.3 million and $247.7 million, respectively. For the nine months ended  more

Louisiana A.G. Murrill Urges Parents to Be Cautious With Their Children While Trick-Or-Treating This Halloween
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 31 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: As Halloween approaches, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill wants parents to know that law enforcement agencies around the state will be on high alert to make sure our kids are safe while trick-or-treating. That includes keeping them safe from sex offenders. "State law prohibits sex offenders from participating in Halloween activities around children, including wearing mask  more

Miss. A.G. Fitch Praises Supreme Court Decision Allowing Virginia to Remove Noncitizens From Voter Rolls
JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 31 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: On Monday, Attorney General Fitch joined attorneys general from 25 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls. Today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Virginia. "It is critical that we uphold state authority to determine voter qualifications and ensure the integrity of our elections," sai  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Applauds SCOTUS Decision on Non-Eligible Voters in Virginia
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 31 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined attorneys general from 25 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. Today, the Supreme Court made the decision on its emergency docket that Virginia does not have to restore the registrations of 1,600 voters before next week's election. "We applaud the Supre  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks at Campaign Event at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 25 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Shell Energy Stadium: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Kelly and Beyonce! (Applause.) Hey, Texas! (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Texas. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, everybody. Thank you for being here this evening. Can we hear it for Ms. Tina Knowles? (Applause.) For Ms. Kelly? (Applause.) And Beyonce? (Applause.) What a warm Texas welcom  more