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News Tipoffs - South Carolina Editors Newsletter for Thursday August 15, 2024 ( 11 items )  

AG Reyes Joins Brief Challenging Federal Attempt to Undermine Title IX Protections
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 22 attorneys general in an amicus brief in Alabama v. U.S. Secretary of Education at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Mississippi, supports a challenge to the federal government's brazen attempt to undermine Title IX discrimination protections for girls and women. At its core, Title IX ensures women an  more

Attorney General Bailey Files Suit to Prohibit Obamacare From Funding Illegal Immigrants
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 15 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: In his ongoing fight to protect Missourians' tax dollars from misuse, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that he joined a 15-state coalition in filing suit against the Biden-Harris Administration over its rule treating illegal aliens as legal citizens and making states pay for their public benefits. "Not only is the Biden-Harris Administration re  more

Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Regulations on Gun Sales
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Commonsense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal l  more

Attorney General Griffin Leads 26-State Amicus Supporting West Virginia Title IX Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 25 other state attorneys general calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up West Virginia's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's law protecting girls' sports: "Like Arkansas, West Virginia has a strong interest in sa  more

Attorney General Mike Hilgers Challenges Biden-Harris Administration's Unlawful Voter Registration Scheme
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 15 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of nine attorneys general in challenging the Biden-Harris Administration's unlawful plan to repurpose federal tax dollars for voter registration and threatening to diminish state authority over elections. Executive Order 14019, signed by President Biden in 2021, unlawfully directs federal agencies and departments to use money given to  more

Attorney General Miyares Joins Amicus Brief Supporting West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 26-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up West Virginia's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's law protecting girls' sports. "West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act is about fairness and protecting the integrity of women's s  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION TO PROTECT FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF GUN SALES
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/41.%20Multi-State%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf?language_id=1) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in supp  more

City Council Approves Plan for Remaining Federal ARPA Funding
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 15 -- The city of Spartanburg issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2024: Spartanburg City Council unanimously approved a plan on Monday to allocate the City's remaining federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. In his presentation to Council, City Manager Chris Story said that around $9.8 million had already been approved for allocation previously, leaving $7.25 million of the original $17.1 million in funding remaining. Among the items previously appr  more

EEOC Sues Buffalo Wild Wings for Religious Discrimination
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: ATLANTA BWW Resources, LLC, which owns and operates Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, violated federal law when it failed to hire a job candidate because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a server candidate for the Douglasville, Georgia location wore long skirts in public because of her sinc  more

Media Alert: Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: RESTON, Va. Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The airborne survey will be conducted from August of 2024 for approximately one year, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. The survey is being coordinated by the U.S  more

Minnesota National Guard's Aviation Headquarters Participate in Joint Training Exercise
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: The Minnesota National Guard's Inver Grove Heights-based 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade participated in an Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise, known as xCTC, as part of their annual training in July, at Minnesota's Camp Ripley. The exercise creates the opportunity train and certify squads, platoons, and companies in a tactical environment. It involves a combination of field exercis  more