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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 17, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Fla. A.G. Moody Leads Multistate Legal Action Demanding the EPA Rescind 'Environmental Justice' Initiatives Harming States
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today led a 23-state coalition in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "T  more

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail 2023 Annual Report Released
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 17 (TNSres) -- The National Park Service Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail issued the following news release: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail has released its 2023 Annual Report (https://www.nps.gov/lecl/learn/news/2023-annual-report.htm). The report documents a year of work with partners across the U.S. to commemorate and protect the 4,900-mile-long historic route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. "It was a great year on the Lewis and Clark National Hist  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Announces Deadline Extended for Property Tax Relief Programs
HELENA, Montana, April 17 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the deadline to apply for two property tax relief programs would be extended to June 1 to give Montanans with a substantial hardship extended time to apply for relief. "Property taxes are too high, and homeowners deserve relief," Gov. Gianforte said. "In an effort to provide property tax relief to Montanans, we worked with the legislature to  more

Mont. U.S. Attorney: California Man Admits Trafficking More Than 12 Pounds of Meth to Silver Bow County
BILLINGS, Montana, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: A California man indicted as part of large drug conspiracy that had ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and brought methamphetamine and other drugs to Butte for redistribution admitted to a trafficking crime on Monday after law enforcement seized more than 12 pounds of meth from his vehicle, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Raymond Perez Ramos  more

NEH Announces $26.2 Million for 238 Humanities Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $26.2 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country. Grants awarded today will underwrite a new permanent exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh on how the Nile River shaped ancient Egyptians' ideas of life and death; provide for treatment and digitization of photo co  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Florida-Led Multistate Legal Action Demanding EPA Rescind "Environmental Justice" Initiatives Harming States
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Today, Attorney General Reyes joined a Florida-led coalition of 23 states in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race-conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. AG Reyes stated as follows: The Su  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Demands Bank of America Cease Practice of Debanking Conservatives
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 15-state coalition in a letter demanding Bank of America to provide a written report about its account policies and practices, update its terms of service to state that it does not discriminate against customers for their religious or political views or speech, and remove prohibitions on "intolerance" and "hate" from its online banking service agr  more