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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Wednesday August 14, 2024 ( 6 items )  

AG Reyes Opposes Activist Federal Immigration Rule
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 14 attorneys general on a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States in Kansas v. Mayorkas. The coalition, led by the State of Florida, requests that the nation's high court hear arguments in a question of a legal right of intervention to defend a federal immigration rule. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published an immig  more

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center establishes emergency response task force to support bases
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Task Force Agile Mission Support team is gearing up to provide enhanced emergency response resources to Air and Space Force installations affected by natural disasters and other events. TFAMS is the evolution of AFIMSC's Initial Response team, which stood up in 2020 to focus on providing civil   more

Governor Pillen Issues Statement Thanking Bipartisan Coalition of Senators for First-Round Advancement of Consensus Property Tax Relief Plan
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement after a bipartisan coalition of senators voted to advance property tax relief legislation: "I am grateful to Senator Lou Ann Linehan for her strong leadership in achieving this first step toward property tax relief. Although there is much work yet to do to achieve a victory for Nebraskans facing spiraling property tax bills  more

Mississippi Sues Biden Administration Over Partisan Voter Registration Order
JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Governor Tate Reeves, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and Secretary of State Michael Watson filed a complaint on behalf of the State of Mississippi challenging an illegal Executive Order directing an all-of-government voter registration effort by federal agencies and led by the White House. "This executive order is a prime example as to why the Biden-Harris administration has been such a disaster,  more

S.D. U.S. Attorney: Couple Sentenced to Over 37 Years in Federal Prison for Murder, Failing to Report Murder, and Illegal Firearms Possession
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Second-Degree Murder and Discharge of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence. The sentencing took place on August 1, 2024. Jerel Running Bear, age 34, was   more

TN AG Leads 15-State Letter Urging Biden Administration to Avoid Politicizing AI Regulation
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with attorneys general from 14 other states, submitted a comment letter to the Department of the Treasury, emphasizing the need for fair and unbiased regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector. The letter urges the Department to focus solely on risks to financial reliability and consumer protection rather th  more