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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Saturday March 23, 2024 ( 7 items )  

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Wyoming Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 22, 2024, entitled "Wyoming Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Wyoming had 19,000 job openings in January 2024, unchanged from December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job opening  more

Kan. A.G. Kobach Joins Coalition Against Biden's Attack on LNG
TOPEKA, Kansas, March 23 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined a coalition of 16 states led by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "The Biden administration's decision to ban LNG exports is putting America last by catering to climate extremists. The nation  more

N.Y. State Dept. of Public Service: New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Issues Preliminary March 26, 2024 Agenda
ALBANY, New York, March 23 -- The New York State Department of Public Service issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) will meet on Tuesday, March 26, at 2:00 p.m., in the 19th Floor Board Room of the Department of Public Service's (Department) Albany office, located at Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, and the 4th Floor Boardroom of the Department's New York City office, located at 9  more

Ohio A.G. Yost Leads Brief Supporting Federalism in Texas Border Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas' right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. "States have a right to enforce their own laws - especially when federal inaction leads to a crisis like the one at the Southern border," Yost said. "Ohioans shouldn't have   more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming: Lander Man Arraigned for Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: Brennon Scott, age 35, of Lander, Wyoming, was arraigned on Mar. 22 for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Scott pleaded not guilty. A trial has been set for May 28, before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl. Scott was detained at the request of the government and remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. If convicted, Scott  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Supports Texas' Right to Deport Illegal Immigrants
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 22-state coalition supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. Texas's state law, SB4, makes illegal immigration into Texas a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to the country from which they entered  more

Wyo. Gov. Gordon Signs Bill Outlawing Gender Reassignment Procedures for Children
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 23 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Governor Gordon signed SF0099 - Children gender change prohibition today, which bans physicians from performing procedures for children related to gender transitioning and gender reassignment. "I signed SF99 because I support the protections this bill includes for children, however it is my belief that the government is straying into the personal affairs of families" Governor Gordon  more