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News Tipoffs - South Carolina Editors Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Fla. A.G. Moody Leads Fight Against Biden's Sue-and-Settle Gamesmanship
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 6 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Intervenor States that seek to prevent the Biden administration from weaponizing sue-and-settle tactics to avoid accountability for the border crisis. The Biden administration appears to have  more

Ga. A.G. Carr Shuts Down Biden Administration's Unlawful Climate Mandate for Businesses
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has successfully blocked an unlawful climate disclosure rule from the Biden administration's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Among other items, this rule seeks to require companies to produce disclosures concerning greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks, and risks related to the physical impact of storms, drought, and higher temperatures. The rule would also  more

Guardians Go Where None Have Gone Before
FORT JACKSON, South Carolina, April 6 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: By Robert Timmons, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Two Guardians boldly went where no Guardian had gone before and came out as drill sergeants. They received their distinctive drill sergeant hats and walked across the stage at Fort Jackson's post theater and into the record books during a ceremony held April 3. Tech Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji R. Moore became the first graduates from  more

N.D. A.G. WRIGLEY: MULTISTATE COALITION DEFEATS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S GREEN AGENDA IN COURT
BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 6 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced today that a 21-state coalition including North Dakota persuaded a federal judge to block the most recent example of federal overreach by the Biden Administration. The new federal rule would have required states to meet burdensome and expensive bureaucratic mandates for on-road vehicles. The 21-state coalition filed the successful court action  more

SBA Disaster Loan Program Activated in South Carolina by Drought
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in South Carolina for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Nov. 2, 2023.   more

Va. A.G. Miyares Shuts Down Biden Administration Climate Mandate on Businesses
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a victory against the Biden Administration's Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") mandate that forces businesses to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. Virginia joined a 25-state coalition in securing a temporary, nationwide block on President Biden's extreme climate mandate while the lawsuit continues. The man  more