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News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors Newsletter for Wednesday February 28, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Coalition of Attorneys General Ask Federal Agencies Crucial Questions Regarding Missing Migrant Children
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on Feb. 26, 2024, with 21 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau o  more

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson Joins 22-State Coalition of Attorneys General Demanding Answers From Biden Administration on Trafficking of Migrant Children
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 28 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today sent a letter demanding that federal officials address a recent report that found unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the federal government are being released into unsafe situations, including into human trafficking. The attorneys general from 22 states demand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Ale  more

S.D. Gov. Noem Signs Bills Blocking Central Bank Digital Currency
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed two bills that block a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) from being utilized in South Dakota. "In South Dakota, we will always protect the economic Freedom of our people," said Governor Noem. "I VETOED last year's UCC bill because it limited economic Freedom and put South Dakotans at risk. I'm proud that we have been able to work together   more

S.D. Gov. Noem Signs Bills Into Law
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed the following nine bills into law: * SB 11 prohibits a practitioner from referring a patient to a medical cannabis clinic with which the practitioner or an immediate family member has a financial relationship and provides a penalty therefor; * SB 46 authorizes the disclosure of referral status by Department of Human Services personnel; * SB  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Joins 22-State Coalition Demanding Answers on 85,000 Missing Unaccompanied Minors
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sent a letter, along with 21 other Attorneys General, demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray address a recent report issued by the HHS Office of Inspector General. The report found   more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Joins 24 State Coalition Supporting Texas' Right to Self-Defense
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of state attorneys general in a legal brief arguing that Texas has a right to defend itself against invasion. The coalition of 24 state attorneys general, led by Kansas, filed the amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals late last week. "The federal government has abdicated its responsibility," Attorney General  more