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News Tipoffs - Kentucky Editors Newsletter for Wednesday March 20, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Fla. A.G. Moody Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Against Biden's Border-Related Political Gamesmanship
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 20 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Intervenor States seeking to keep the Biden administration from using shadowy gamesmanship to manipulate the president's most vulnerable political liability in an election year: the border crisis. The Biden administration, on multiple occasions, used these tactics i  more

Ky. Community College System President Outlines Accomplishments of First 70 Days, Quarles Commits to Transparency and Fixing Audit Findings
VERSAILLES, Kentucky, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Kentucky Community and Technical College System issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Ryan Quarles provided a comprehensive overview of his first 70 days to the KCTCS Board of Regents during last week's meeting. His "big four" accomplishments, he said, are working in Frankfort, building relationships among key partners, launching his Focus on the Future statewide tour, and being pres  more

Ky. PSC Issues Order Involving Big Rivers Electric
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00310) on March 19, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic 2023 Integrated Resource Plan Of Big Rivers Electric Corporation ORDER On March 8, 2024, Sierra Club moved the Commission to admit pro hac vice Kathryn Huddleston, an attorney whose office is in Texas, to practice law before the Commission on behalf of Sierra Club in association with Joe Childers, an attorney licensed t  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin Announces Launch of Responsible Gaming Public Awareness Campaign
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 20 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the launch of a nearly year-long public awareness campaign centered on preventing problem gambling and providing resources and support for responsible gaming. The announcement comes during Problem Gambling Awareness Month, which is aimed at increasing public awareness of problem gambling and the availabi  more

Partnership Between Murray State University and the Ky. Agriculture Dept. to Boost Economic Development in Agriculture
MURRAY, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Kentucky Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Murray State University and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture have announced a formal partnership in advancing economic development in the agricultural industry. Murray State has one of only three Master of Science in Economic Development programs in the country. Since its inception in 2016, the program has graduated students from around the world from Kuwait to Colorado, and has been a  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Pushes Back on Unlawful DEI Federal Regulation
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 20 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 19, 2024: On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 24 states in warning the Department of Labor (DOL) that its proposed rule to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into the National Apprenticeship System exceeds congressional authority, illegally promotes racial-discrimination, and is antithetical to the American ideal of equality. "Americans fought for   more