Saturday - November 23, 2024
News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Saturday November 23, 2024 ( 10 items )  

A.G. Coalition: U.S. Military Must Cease Its Unlawful Use of Racial Quotas
TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 23 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today led coalition of 19 state attorneys general in a letter urging U.S. military leaders to stop using unlawful and immoral racial quotas for recruitment and admission to military academies. "Racism has no place in the U.S. government, especially not in the United States military. The Supreme Court has made clear what the Constitution requires  more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes, Justice Department Seek Limits to Google Business Practices to End Search Engine Monopoly
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 23 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Attorney General Mayes and other state attorneys general along with the Justice Department late yesterday proposed a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers. "This bipartisan effort reflects a shared commitment to restoring fair competition in the digital marketplace," said Attorne  more

CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Segway Ninebot P100 KickScooters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Segway Ninebot P100 KickScooters Hazard: The front fork of the recalled KickScooters can break, posing fall and injury hazards to the rider. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: November 21, 2024 Units: About 1,400 Consumer Contact: Segway toll-free at 866-473-4929 from 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, by email at recall@segway.com, or online at http  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SEEK REMEDIES TO END GOOGLE'S SEARCH ENGINE MONOPOLY
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in announcing a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to benefit consumers. "For too long, Google has maintained a monopoly as an online search engine. The remedies include  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Calls on Biden-Harris Administration to Drop Last-Ditch Effort to Push Woke Agenda Out the Door
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 23 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she is calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to end his last-ditch effort to push the Biden-Harris Administration's woke agenda through the door before Biden leaves office. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution is meeting this week to negotiate an international plastics agreeme  more

N.C. A.G. Josh Stein Proposes Solutions to End Google Search Engine Monopoly
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein, other state attorneys general, and the Justice Department this week proposed remedies that would end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition. "Google damaged the market and harmed competition for North Carolinians," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "These steps would help restore healthy competit  more

NASS - Colorado Field Office: Monthly Chickens and Eggs - October 2024
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO Colorado egg production during October 2024 totaled 46.6 million eggs, up 20 percent from September 2024 but down 57 percent from October 2023 production, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average number of layers on hand in October 2024 was 2.00 m  more

Ohio A.G. Yost, Other AGs and DOJ Propose Final Judgment to Rein In Google's Anticompetitive Practices
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 37 of his colleagues and the U.S. Department of Justice have recommended a plan to resolve Google's anticompetitive conduct and promote fair competition in the internet search and advertising markets. The proposed final judgment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, marks the most recent development in a lawsuit dating to 2020  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Limit Girls' Sports Teams to Biological Females
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 23 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an Arizona case to protect girls' and women's sports. "Sports teams are divided by sex to begin with to give girls a level playing field so they're not competing against boys," Attorney General Wilson said. "Arizona's law restricting girls' sports teams to biologic  more

USDA Announces Investments for Tribal Communities and Acequias and Finalizes Agreements with Irrigation Districts to Produce Water-Saving Commodities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced next steps and selections within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Water-Saving Commodities program to support agricultural commodity production while reducing water losses in communities across the West. Today, USDA is announcing the preliminary selection of three Congressionally-authorized Indian Irrigation Projects supported by the U.S. Department  more