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Tipoffs for Tulsa, Oklahoma (City) Newsletter for Thursday March 21, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Free Press: Judge Allows Buffalo Shooting Case to Proceed to Merits, Rejects Social-Media Companies' Claims of Immunity Under Section 230
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: On Monday, a New York state judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against several social-media companies that alleges that platforms including 4Chan, Facebook, Reddit and YouTube helped incite a gunman who killed 10 people in an anti-Black attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, in 2022. The judge ruled that the pl  more

Nossaman Expands Eminent Domain & Valuation Practice Into Texas With Addition of Renowned Eminent Domain Attorneys Sejin Brooks, Melissa Ferringer
AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 -- Nossaman, a law firm, issued the following news release: We are pleased to announce Sejin C. Brooks and Melissa Ferringer have joined our Eminent Domain & Valuation Group in Nossaman's Austin office. Sejin and Melissa join as Partners. Before joining Nossaman, Sejin served as Partner at Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo. His practice focuses on eminent domain litigation and real estate transactions involving entities with the power to condemn. He has practiced almost excl  more

READOUT: U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba Joins Tribal Energy Equity Summit to Discuss Opportunities for Tribal Economic Development in the Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: TULSA, OK - Today, U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba delivered keynote remarks at the Tribal Energy Equity Summit. During her remarks, Chief Malerba highlighted several of the Treasury Department's Tribal economic development efforts, including the Department's work with Tribes to ensure they are able to take advantage of opportunities unlocked by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The  more

Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito: PFAS Letters From More Than 250 Entities Show Overwhelming Support for Passive Receiver Protections
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, submitted into the congressional record the below letters from more than 250 impacted entities urging that any legislation to address PFAS contamination cleanup also include liabilit  more

TEXTRON AVIATION FLIGHT ADVENTURE: IGNITING DREAMS, INSPIRING FUTURES
WICHITA, Kansas, March 21 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: At Textron Aviation we fulfill one of humanity's oldest dreams - the freedom of flight. Step into the world of one of our inventors, and you will discover a realm filled with awe and wonder. It's a place where curiosity dances in their eyes, imagination soars through their minds, and the magic of discovery fills their hearts. In the fall of 2025, Textron Aviation will bring this enchantin  more

University Celebrates 2024 National Libraries Week
SYRACUSE, New York, March 20 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse University Libraries, in collaboration with Pi Lambda Sigma chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information studies honor society at the University, is celebrating National Libraries Week April 7-13. The American Library Association has designated "Ready, Set, Library!" as this year's national theme. This year's activities will include: Virtual presentation on 'The Role of Libraries in Fig  more