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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Saturday April 27, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Air Force to begin accepting warrant officer applications
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force is now accepting applications, from April 25 to May 31, for Airmen aspiring to become the inaugural cohort of warrant officers in the information technology and cyber career fields. Plans to re-introduce warrant officers to the Air Force was announced by Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall at the Air and Space Forces Association's  more

Civilian Leadership Development School Ribbon Cutting
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 27 -- Air University issued the following news: By Robert Dantzler, Air University Public Affairs Air University commemorates the opening of the Civilian Leadership Development School with a ribbon cutting ceremony April 25, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base. CLDS provides the DoD with the only degree-granting program for civilian employees and serves as a step toward readying the civilian force for future conflict. One-third of the Total Force is comprised of gover  more

Litigation: SEC Charges Atlanta-Based Hedge Fund Manager With Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-01771-SDG; N.D. Ga. Filed April 24, 2024) involving Craig Allen: * * * SEC Charges Atlanta-Based Hedge Fund Manager with Multimillion-Dollar Fraud * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Craig Allen for defrauding investors in The Cheetah Fund L.P., an Atlanta-based hedge fund that Allen founded and controlled. According to the SEC's compla  more

Md. A.G. Brown Calls on Congress to Expand Access to Reproductive Health Services
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow their families, including c  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Calls on Congress to Expand Access to Reproductive Health Services
LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general this week in urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, federal legislation to guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow  more

N.Y. Gov. Hochul, Majority Leader Schumer Announce Start of Construction for Edwards Vacuum's $319M Semiconductor Supply Chain Facility in Genesee County
ALBANY, New York, April 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: * * * Global Manufacturer of Dry Pumps Will Strengthen New York's Semiconductor Supply Chain, Create Up to 600 Jobs in the Finger Lakes Region Investment Driven by Domestic Semiconductor Industry Growth Spurred by Federal CHIPS and Science Law and New York's Green CHIPS Program Project Complements "Finger Lakes Forward" - The Region's Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communit  more

National Severe Storms Laboratory: DELTA Project Tests Tornado Hypotheses in the Field
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The National Severe Storms Laboratory issued the following news: Have you ever wanted to get up close and personal (well maybe not too close) with a tornado? If you answered yes, then the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) or one of its field experiment partners might be just the place for your next career. While maybe not realistic for most, NSSL staff has led field experiments gathering data to better understand severe weather for better than 60 years. Dur  more

President Biden Issues Remarks on Passage of National Security Supplemental
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- President Biden issued the following remarks by on the passage of the national security supplemental (H.R. 815): * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. It's a good day for America, it's a good day for Europe, and it's a good day for world peace, for real. This is consequential. I just signed into law the national security package that was passed by the House of Representatives this weekend and by the Senate yesterday. It's going to make America safer. It's going to make   more

South Carolina ETV: 'Reel South' Shares 10 New Films With Audiences Nationwide
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 27 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: The documentary series Reel South is premiering 10 new films as part of its ninth season. The series is executive produced by PBS North Carolina and South Carolina ETV. In addition to the national release on public television stations and streaming on the PBS App, Reel South's ninth season is currently broadcasting on PBS stations nationwide via the WORLD channel. Season 9   more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Lawsuit Against EEOC's Illegal Abortion Mandate
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 27 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 26, 2024: On Thursday, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 17-State coalition, led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA).  more