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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Thursday February 20, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Alaska A.G. Taylor: Alaska Supports Rehabilitation Act Funding and Protections
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 20 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Supports Rehabilitation Act Funding and Protections (Anchorage, AK) - Alaska's continued participation in the Texas v. Becerra multistate case ensures that the Rehabilitation Act will continue, without undue interference, to protect the rights of persons with disabilities and the federal funding that supports existing Section 504 protections. The new federal regulations that Alas  more

Attorney General Griffin Joins 36 AGs in Letter Asking FDA to Fight Distribution of Counterfeit Weight-Loss Drugs
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins 36 AGs in Letter Asking FDA to Fight Distribution of Counterfeit Weight-Loss Drugs Griffin: 'Consumers should be able to seek legitimate treatment without fear of the drugs they purchase being ineffective, or worse, outright harmful' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement after he joined a bipartisan coalition of   more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS BIPARTISAN COALITION CALLING FOR FDA ACTION AGAINST MAKERS OF COUNTERFEIT WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS BIPARTISAN COALITION CALLING FOR FDA ACTION AGAINST MAKERS OF COUNTERFEIT WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a bipartisan coalition of 37 states and territories urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift action against bad actors that are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes d  more

BLM and Forest Service postpone public meeting for the proposed Upper Pecos withdrawal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM and Forest Service postpone public meeting for the proposed Upper Pecos withdrawal TAOS, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service are postponing the Feb. 26, 2025, public meeting for the proposed Upper Pecos River Watershed Protection Area withdrawal. The agencies will notify the public when the meeting is reschedul  more

Md. A.G. Brown Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a 37-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and   more

Miss. A.G. Fitch Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers
JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 20 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * AG Fitch Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers (Jackson, Mississippi) Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a bipartisan 37-state coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepboun  more

N.C. A.G. Jeff Jackson and Bipartisan Coalition Urge FDA to Take Action Against Counterfeit Drug Sellers
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Bipartisan Coalition Urge FDA to Take Action Against Counterfeit Drug Sellers RALEIGH - Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 37 bipartisan Attorneys General called on the Food and Drug Administration to stop bad actors from selling harmful counterfeit versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Weg  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson calls for action against counterfeit weight loss drug makers (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today led a 37-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss  more

Wild horses, burros and trainers unite this weekend in Boise
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Wild horses, burros and trainers unite this weekend in Boise BOISE, Idaho - Trainers approved to adopt a wild horse or burro gathered from overpopulated Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public rangelands across the West will pick up their animal on Feb. 22 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Feb. 23 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Corral. This pick up launches the  more