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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Tuesday June 04, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Colo. Gov. Polis Signs Bill to Support AmeriCorps Alumni With Educational and Workforce-Development Goals
DENVER, Colorado, June 4 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed legislation to provide a state income tax subtraction on the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for AmeriCorps members. With the signing of House Bill 24-1240, Colorado becomes just the sixth state in the nation to alleviate this financial burden for AmeriCorps alumni. This legislation, championed by the Polis-Primavera administration and supported by bipartisa  more

Iowa Agriculture Dept.: Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "May 2024 will go into the history book  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Defends American Firearms Manufacturers From Mexican Government's Legal Attack
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 27 state attorneys general are defending American firearms manufacturers from the Mexican government's attempt 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 a petition filed last week, Drummond asked the US. Supreme  more

S.D. Gov. Noem and Colleagues Push Back on Biden's Government Overreach
PIERRE, South Dakota, June 4 -- 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 our people  more