Friday - November 29, 2024
News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Friday August 09, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Attorney General Hilgers Joins Coalition to Stop Biden-Harris Administration From Extending Obamacare to Illegal Aliens
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers and a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Biden-Harris administration from extending Obamacare to illegal aliens. The final plan, set to take effect November 1, would make more than 200,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, including 2,420 from Nebraska,   more

Attorney General Moody Leads Multistate Coalition Against Biden-Harris Border Gamesmanship
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a 15-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of intervenor states that seek to prevent the Biden-Harris administration from weaponizing sue-and-settle tactics to avoid accountability for the border crisis. The Biden-Harris administration appear to have abandoned its defense of  more

Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Rural Utility to Bring Affordable Clean Energy to Rural Americans as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Lower Electricity Costs and Spur Economic Growth for Families and Businesses Across Nebraska Aug. 8, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is moving forward in the awards process with a new clean energy project through the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program. Secretary Vilsack announced that SE Municipal Solar LLC in Nebraska   more

DEA-Omaha-Division: Drug Enforcement Administration Recommends Including Conversations on Dangers of Drugs in Back-to-School Routines
OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: Students across Nebraska are returning to school this month and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is reminding families to make time for conversations about the unintended consequences of drug experimentation before kids head out the door for a new year of learning. Fentanyl and methamphetamine remain the top two drugs seized by DE  more

Interior Department Provides $325 Million to Increase Access to the Outdoors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: PHOENIX Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today announced the distribution of $325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia the largest annual distribution from the program since 1979. Investments from the LWCF are helping support the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful   more

Judicial Council of California Issues Opinion in John's Grill Vs. Hartford Financial Services Group
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 9 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. S278481) on Aug. 8, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Supreme Court of California, First Appellate District, Division Four JOHN'S GRILL, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans   more

TN AG Joins 15 State Coalition in Lawsuit to Stop Biden Admin From Extending Full Health Care Benefits to Illegal Immigrants
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with a coalition of 14 other state attorneys general led by Kansas, filed a lawsuit in federal court to halt the Biden administration's plan of extending ACA benefits to illegal immigrants. The final rule, scheduled to go into effect on November 1, would grant taxpayer-subsidized health plans to over 200,000 illegal im  more