| News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 29, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Idaho A.G. Labrador Joins 19-State Lawsuit Against California & Others Threatening Energy System
BOISE, Idaho, May 29 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "climate crisis," and are demandi
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Okla. A.G. Drummond Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Halt Blue-State Attacks on American Energy System
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 29 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release:
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and Rhode Island to dictate American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies, and they demand billions of dollars in damages. As litigation proceeds
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R.I. U.S. Attorney: Contractor Sentenced for Bankruptcy Fraud, Suborning Perjury, Money Laundering, and Wire Fraud
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on May 28, 2024:
A self-employed contractor who waged a multi-year campaign of fraud, harassment, and abuse in the United States Bankruptcy Court, and who executed multiple schemes; made false representations; intentionally obstructed proceedings; and suborned perjury, all to conceal substantial assets from the bankruptcy court, has been sentenced to three years
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R.I. U.S. Attorney: Johnston Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on May 28, 2024:
The leader of a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that distributed and possessed enough fentanyl to create more than two million potentially lethal doses of the drugs has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Jonathan King, 33, of Johnston, who previously admitted to a federal judge that
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White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Launches Federal-State Initiative to Bolster America's Power Grid
WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 28, 2024:
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches Federal-State Initiative to Bolster America's Power Grid
Since Day One, President Biden has positioned America as a leader in the global race for a clean energy future, including by taking ambitious action to deliver a clean, reliable electric grid, which will help ensure that communities don't lose power during extreme weather events, lower energy costs
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