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News Tipoffs - South Carolina Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 17, 2024 ( 9 items )  

20th Logistics Readiness Squadron Keeps the Air Force Force Generation Cycle Moving
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, April 17 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Kyrii Richardson, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron keep Team Shaw deployment ready by sustaining mission-ready requirements. The U.S. Air Force's big push towards the Air Force Force Generation Model will ensure Airmen are prepared to fulfill operational requirements stateside and overseas at a moment's notice. Both Airmen and e  more

Air Force begins service-wide lodging updates to improve guest experience
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force is improving lodging facilities across the enterprise to better serve Airmen, Guardians and their families. The Air Force Services Center team that manages more than 27,000 rooms at 89 Air Force Inns across the globe will roll out the changes over the next few years. The improvements, which are based on customer feedback, include ex  more

Ala. Gov. Ivey & Other Southern Governors Issue Joint Statement in Opposition to United Auto Workers Unionization Campaign
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 17 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Governor Kay Ivey, along with the governors of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, issued the following joint statement: "We the governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought into our states. As gov  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces $55 Million Available Through 2024 Affordable Housing Program General Fund
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it will accept applications for its 2024 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) General Fund round starting June 27, 2024, through July 29, 2024. FHLBank Atlanta is making a record amount available since the program's inception in 1990 - approximately $55 million   more

Fla. A.G. Moody Leads Multistate Legal Action Demanding the EPA Rescind 'Environmental Justice' Initiatives Harming States
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today led a 23-state coalition in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "T  more

Savannah River Site Team's Creative Solution Furthers Tank Waste Retrieval
AIKEN, South Carolina, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Innovation fueled the creation of a new tool at the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's (EM) Savannah River Site (SRS) that helps ensure equipment being lowered into an underground liquid waste tank does not encounter any interferences. This grinding tool, built by the construction team for SRS liquid waste contractor Savannah River Mission Completion   more

Tenn. Gov. Lee Joins Coalition of Governors in Opposing UAW's Unionization Campaign
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee joined five other governors in issuing the following joint statement opposing United Auto Workers (UAW)'s unionization campaign: "We the Governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Florida-Led Multistate Legal Action Demanding EPA Rescind "Environmental Justice" Initiatives Harming States
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Today, Attorney General Reyes joined a Florida-led coalition of 23 states in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race-conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. AG Reyes stated as follows: The Su  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Demands Bank of America Cease Practice of Debanking Conservatives
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 15-state coalition in a letter demanding Bank of America to provide a written report about its account policies and practices, update its terms of service to state that it does not discriminate against customers for their religious or political views or speech, and remove prohibitions on "intolerance" and "hate" from its online banking service agr  more