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News Tipoffs - Arizona Editors Newsletter for Saturday September 07, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Air Force to Establish Air Force Global Strike Command Wing at Offutt AFB
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force intends to activate a new wing headquarters, the 95th Wing, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. This new wing is one of the many efforts underway to reorganize the department for Great Power Competition. The creation of the 95th Wing under Air Force Global Strike Command will enable effective command of forces to ensure readiness, and  more

As Students Go Back to School, White House Announces Nearly $94 Million for Local Community Coalitions to Help Prevent Youth Substance Use and Address the Overdose Epidemic
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * In support of President Biden's Unity Agenda, new funding continues historic investment in community-led and evidence-based efforts to prevent youth substance use in every state across the country * * * To mark the start of a new school year, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced nearly $94 million in n  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $2 Billion in Grants to Improve Airport Infrastructure Across the U.S.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $1.9 billion for 519 grants in 48 states, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, in its fifth announcement under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An additional $269 million was also announced in FY 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grants to fu  more

DEA-Seattle: 'Drug Kingpin' Gets 28 Years for Trafficking Drugs From Mexico to Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: The leader of an extensive transnational drug trafficking organization was sentenced to 28 years in prison for running a conspiracy that trafficked vast amounts of dangerous drugs to Alaska. According to court documents, Miguel Baez Guevara, a.k.a. "Javi," 41, a U.S. citizen who was living in Mexico, was the leader of a transnational criminal drug tr  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $31 Million for Transformative Clean Energy Projects Led by Tribal and Local Governments
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Funding Supports Disadvantaged Communities, Energy Transition Communities, and Small-and Medium-sized Jurisdictions to Implement Clean Energy Projects to Spark Additional Investments * * * In support of the Biden- Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it has selected 12 local governments and tribes to receive over $31  more

Federal Aviation Administration: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $2 Billion in Grants to Improve Airport Infrastructure Across the U.S.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $1.9 billion for 519 grants in 48 states, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, in its fifth announcement under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An additional $269 million was also announced i  more

Litigation: SEC Vs. Raskob Kambourian Financial Advisors
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 4:24-cv-00442-MSA; D. Ariz. filed Sept. 5, 2024) involving Raskob Kambourian Financial Advisors Ltd.: * * * SEC Charges Investment Adviser for Failing to Disclose Fee Increases to Clients * * * On September 5, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Raskob Kambourian Financial Advisors, Ltd. ("Raskob Kambourian"), a formerly SEC registered investment adviser based in Tucson  more

N.Y. Fed President Issues Remarks to Council on Foreign Relations Event
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks on Sept. 6, 2024, by President and CEO John C. Williams at the Council on Foreign Relations event: * * * Introduction Good morning. I always appreciate the opportunity to speak before members of the Council on Foreign Relations./1 Before I get started, let me give the standard Fed disclaimer that the views I express today are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Open Market Commit  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Arizona Man Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: A resident of Peoria, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court to 102 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gib  more

Raising the Bar Across America
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments in America's Students, Schools, and Colleges Since day one of their Administration, President Biden and Vice President Harris have made fighting for public education a top priority and they have delivered, with unprecedented investments in our nation's public schools, colleges, and unive  more

Tenn. U.S. Attorney: Arizona Man Arrested at Nashville International Airport and Charged With Possession of Over 50 Pounds of Fentanyl-Laced Pills
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: A criminal complaint obtained today charges Yusef Ibn Abdul Jabbar Hunter, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona, with possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Henry C. Leventis. According to the complaint, on September 5, 2024, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents i  more

Twenty-Eight Projects Selected for EMSL Large-Scale Research Awards
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Projects range from research on carbon sequestration to advancing climate models * * * By Genoa Blankenship Twenty-eight principal investigators were recently awarded access to the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) through the Fiscal Year 2025 Large-Scale Research call for proposals. The awarded researchers, who hail from  more