| News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Ark. A.G. Griffin Helps Secure Ruling to Vacate Illegal Biden-Harris Overtime Pay Rule
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024:
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Griffin: 'This is yet another failed attempt by the Biden-Harris administration to rewrite laws passed by Congress'
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Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated, nationwide, the Biden-Harris administration's rule regulating overtime pay for exempt employees:
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At the White House Tribal Youth Forum, USDA Announces New Investments in Tribal Students and Higher Education
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Tribal higher education opportunities and investments to train the next generation of agricultural professionals. During his remarks, Secretary Vilsack announced $5 million in grants to support Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universities through the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) Program. These programs ref
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Homeland Security: Preparing Our Ports for the Future of Alternative Maritime Fuels
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news:
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Fuels like ammonia will greatly reduce carbon emissions--better for the environment, but are they safe for our infrastructure? The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently conducted a market research survey to assess hazards associated with alternative fuel production, storage, and transport at U.S. ports. High-risk ports could be the sites for future amm
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Iowa A.G. Bird Opposes Biden-Harris Mandate That Jeopardizes Lifesaving, Small-Town Fire Departments
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 16 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024:
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she led 19 other states in a comment letter opposing a new Biden-Harris mandate that will shut down small-town, volunteer fire departments.
Approximately 70% of the nation's fire departments are made up of volunteers; in Iowa, that number is more than 90%. With the Biden-Harris Administration's changes to Occupational Safety a
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Crow Tribe of Montana
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the Crow Tribe to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storm and straight-line winds that occurred on Aug. 6, 2024.
The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals of the Crow Tribe. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing
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White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Transforms Nation's Infrastructure, Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America for the Three-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 15, 2024:
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Biden-Harris Administration Transforms Nation's Infrastructure, Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America for the Three-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Over $695 billion in funding and over 74,000 projects announced thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda
For far too long, this country's infrastructure was under resourced and neglected, lea
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