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News Tipoffs - South Carolina Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Idaho Joins Coalition to Stop Biden-Harris Administration From Giving Obamacare to Illegal Immigrants
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 13 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a lawsuit in federal court last week to stop the Biden-Harris administration from giving Obamacare to illegal immigrants. Labrador is joined in the lawsuit by attorneys general from 14 other states, and the suit is led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. "The Biden-Harris Administration has made it overwhelmingly clear that our borders are wide ope  more

New Hampshire to Receive Millions From PFAS Settlements
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: Today, Governor Chris Sununu and Attorney General John Formella announce that New Hampshire will begin to receive tens of millions of dollars in settlement funds as a result of the State's ongoing litigation against the manufacturers of PFAS and aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). New Hampshire is estimated to receive a total award in excess of $65 million from the  more

UAGO Protects Children From Experimental Medical Procedures
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Florida's defense of a law protecting children from experimental medical procedures. In May 2023, the Florida State Legislature passed--and Governor Ron DeSantis signed--SB 254, which prohibited sex changes for minors. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida explained that "Flo  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Relation to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Anna Marie Omar, 50, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, pleaded guilty today to money laundering by engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Omar admitted that she fraudulently obtained a $20,833 PPP loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Ai  more