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News Tipoffs - Arkansas Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Ark. U.S. Attorney: Drug Trafficking Results in Over Dozen People Arrested on Federal Charges
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release: Fifteen people were arrested Tuesday morning as part of a sweeping law enforcement operation that targeted associates of a drug organization responsible for the distribution of methamphetamine in the Northeast Arkansas area. Law enforcement officers previously arrested one person on Monday and served arrest warrants on an additional three people already in c  more

DAF expands training for civilian Defender force
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Security Forces Center and the Department of Veteran Affairs' Law Enforcement Training Center have partnered to expand essential training for its civilian Defender force. Recently, they conducted an 80-hour beta test of a Civilian Law Enforcement Officer Supervisors' Course at the VA training center in Lit  more

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

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