| News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Saturday May 25, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Federal Court Orders Backpay, Damages, Prohibits Greenville Cleaning Service From Violating Wage Laws After Department of Labor Sues
GREENVILLE, Mississippi, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
The Department of Labor has obtained a federal consent judgment that requires a Greenville cleaning and janitorial service and its owner to pay more than $127,000 in back wages, liquidated damages and compensatory damages following a court's finding that the two illegally terminated workers for asserting their rights to federally-mandated sick leave.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Launches $1M Native American Housing Opportunities Fund
DALLAS, Texas, May 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has launched a $1 million fund to support affordable housing on tribal lands in its District of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.
Through the new, Native American Housing Opportunities Fund, federally recognized tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) spons
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N.C. A.G. Stein Leads Coalition Fighting Against Patent Trolls
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 24, 2024:
Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 27 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief supporting Idaho's anti-patent troll law. Patent trolls are businesses that largely exist to bring patent infringement lawsuits. The Attorneys General argue that laws against patent trolls are essential to protecting innovation. At least 32 states have laws t
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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
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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
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