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News Tipoffs - North Carolina Editors Newsletter for Thursday July 04, 2024 ( 16 items )  

A Potential Game-Changer for Emergency Medicine: Synthetic Platelets
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 4 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who's bleeding severely. You know your patient's life is in danger, but there's not much you can do because the patient needs an infusion of blood containing platelets. Platelets encourage clotting, help stop bleeding, and are critical in emergencies like this. Yet, on board your ambulance, none are on   more

ACHP, USDA Forest Service Partner in Cultural Resources Management Internship for HBCU Students
WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the following news: The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), USDA Forest Service, Wayne National Forest in Ohio, and Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia joined together for the third year for the Cultural Heritage in the Forest (CHIF) HBCU Internship Program. The internship for nine students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from around the country featured hands-on tr  more

AG Nessel Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations
LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Supreme Court to reverse a mistaken decision by an appeals court overturning the ghost g  more

Attorney General James Takes Action to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations
NEW YORK, July 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the court to reverse a decision by an appeals court overturning this commo  more

Attorney General Josh Stein Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that overtur  more

Attorney General Kaul Joins Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 4 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Suprem  more

Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads Multistate Coalition to Fight for Ghost Gun Regulation Before the Supreme Court
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * View Amicus Brief (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-0703_23-852tsacTheDistrictOfColumbia.pdf) * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of a federal government rule that closes a loophole regulating ghost guns in the same way   more

Attorney General Schwalb Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin co-led a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule regulating ghost guns--untraceabl  more

Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 24 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations. "Ghost guns are guns. They exist for one reason--to evade background checks and law enforcement. The ATF rule is fully lawful and necessary to protect public safety. But we need to be clear-eyed abou  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Virginia Beach Area Employment - May 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 3, 2024, entitled "Virginia Beach Area Employment - May 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, rose by 17,100 over the year in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that th  more

Governor Cooper Joins US Department of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Durham to Tour Construction Projects and Transportation Investments
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for multiple stops during the first state trip of the Secretary's national summer construction tour. The Governor and Secretary Buttigieg attended the groundbreaking of the Salem Parkway Multi-Use Trail in Winston-Salem, visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University  more

Governor Cooper Signs Four Bills and Vetoes Two Bills
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: * Senate Bill 319: Insurance Rev/Online Auctions/Firefighters. * Senate Bill 355: North Carolina Farm Act of 2024. * House Bill 199: DMV Proposed Legislative Changes.-AB * House Bill 900: Certain CIHS Partners/Regulate Tobacco Prod. Governor Cooper issued the following statement on his signing of SB 355: "T  more

ICYMI: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Kicks off Summer of Construction Tour in North Carolina, Visits Construction Sites and Groundbreakings with Governor Cooper
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Governor Roy Cooper in North Carolina, where they visited active construction sites and groundbreakings for critical infrastructure projects that were made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, and met with local leaders, union representatives, workers, and small business owners. The trip marked the beginning of the S  more

North Carolina's May County and Area Unemployment Figures Released
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 95 of North Carolina's counties in May 2024, decreased in four, and remained unchanged in one. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.0 percent while Buncombe and Currituck Counties each had the lowest at 2.8 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky  more

President Biden Announces $1 Billion in Project Selections to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Through His Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Funding Boosted from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Support 656 Resilience Projects Nationwide President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell today announced the 656 project selections for $1 billion in climate resilience funding as part of his Investing in America agenda. The selections thr  more

South Carolina ETV Series 'What's Wild' Receives Southeast Emmy Award
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 3 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: The South Carolina ETV series What's Wild received an Emmy(R) Award from the Regional Southeast Emmy(R) Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Winners were announced on June 15 at the 2024 Southeast Regional Emmy(R) Awards held at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead Atlanta. Four SCETV programs were nominated for these prestigious awards. The "Threate  more