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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Saturday May 25, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Ala. Gov. Ivey Releases Video Message Inviting Alabama Students to Partake in Her Summer Reading Challenge
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 25 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Governor Ivey today released a video message encouraging rising students in grades K through 8th to participate in her summer reading initiative, Governor Ivey's Summer Reading Challenge. She continues encouraging student literacy in Alabama. Governor Ivey invited students to join her in the challenge earlier this week. Further information regarding the challenge and students' participat  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,830,500 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities * * * On May 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $7,830,500 in grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/) agenda t  more

Office of Comptroller of Currency Announces Enforcement Actions for May 2024
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions t  more

S.D. Gov. Noem and Colleagues Push Back on Biden's Government Overreach
PIERRE, South Dakota, May 25 (TNSres) -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 23 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing proposed amendments to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Internal Health Regulations (IHR) and a new pandemic treaty. "South Dakota came out of the pandemic with the strongest economy in America, not because we listened to the World Health Organization - but because we trusted o  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Notice Involving CG Railway, Rail Ferry Service
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36775) entitled "CG Railway LLC - Operation Exemption - Rail Ferry Service": * * * CG Railway, LLC (CGR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 for after-the-fact authority to operate a rail ferry service between the Port of Mobile, Ala., and the U.S. maritime boundary line in the Gulf of Mexico./1 According to   more

Utah A.G. Reyes Defends American Firearms Manufacturers From Being Held Liable for Mexico's Gun Violence
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 25 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Reyes joined a coalition of 27 states Tuesday in defending American firearms manufacturers against attempts to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. In their petition, the attorneys general ask the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to correc  more