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

Fed Vice Chair Jefferson Speaks at International Research Forum on Monetary Policy
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 16, 2024, by Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson at the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy: * * * Economic Uncertainty and the Evolution of Monetary Policymaking * * * Thank you, Matteo. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 13th International Research Forum on Monetary Policy. The vibrant discussions you will engage in at this conference, and your research more broadly, will help us to understand bett  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

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Antler Poaching Leads to Fine and Hunting Ban
JACKSON, Wyoming, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: On March 11, 2024, an Idaho man who poached elk antlers from the National Elk Refuge and Bridger-Teton National Forest and initiated efforts to sell them -- in violation of state and federal law -- has been fined $6,000, banned for three years from Wyoming public lands, and lost all hunting privileges worldwide for three years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic  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

Wyoming Judicial Council, Senator Barasso, Support Legislation to Increase Safety of State Court Judges
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 17 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news: Chief Justice Kate Fox praised the introduction of new legislation in the United States Congress designed to help state courts address escalating threats of violence against judges, court staff, and the public. The legislation comes on the heels of a surge in both threats and actual acts of violence against judges across America, and in Wyoming. "Local judges and court employees in Wyoming play an important r  more