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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

AG Moody Demands Answers About Online Retailer Temu's Business Practices and Chinese Communist Party Connections
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with 20 other attorneys general, is demanding answers from online retailer Temu following concerning recent reports. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are seeking information regarding the company's alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party, data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Ac  more

Attorney General Bird Demands Answers From Temu Over Concerns of Slave Labor and Ties to Chinese Communist Party
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state coalition in a letter to Temu, a Chinese-based online marketplace, demanding information on its ties to slave labor and the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP"). The letter follows concerns that Temu is profiting off of slave labor, breaking consumer protection laws, and violating Americans' data privacy. Last year, Congress rep  more

Attorney General Moody and 23-State Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Hear Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Case
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief, along with 23 other state attorneys general, urging the Supreme Court of the United States to hear Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota and confirm that states can make rules governing their own elections, including requiring voters to show proof of citizenship. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "In Border Czar Harris's Ame  more

Gov. Pillen Issues Statement on Efforts to Weaken Government Spending Caps in Property Tax Relief Plan
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding efforts by some senators to water down the local government spending caps in the property tax relief package currently moving through the Legislature: "I will veto any bill that comes to my desk with local government property tax collection caps that are weaker than those included in LB34 when it passed general fi  more

Governor Kelly, Attorney General Kobach Issue Bipartisan Letter Opposing Nebraska's Proposed Platte-Republican Interbasin Transfer
TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a bipartisan letter to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen expressing their objection to Nebraska's proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer. "The proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer would severely damage Kansas' finest fishing and boating destinations," Governor Laura Kelly said. "Places like Milford Lake are e  more