| News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors Newsletter for Friday September 13, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
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A.G. Brown Calls for DOJ Investigation Into Texas Raids Targeting Latino Candidates, Campaign Volunteers
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
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Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney gener
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Joins Multistate Letter Calling for Investigation Into Texas Raids
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in a letter requesting the United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) open an investigation into raids recently conducted by the Texas Attorney General's Office targeting Latino voting rights organizers, candidates for office, and community volunteers to determine whether these raids constitut
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CMS Approves New Hampshire's Request to Provide Essential Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release:
Thanks to the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan, twenty states are now providing these critical services to individuals experiencing mental health or substance use disorders
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), approved New Hampshire's Medicaid State Plan Amendment for community-based mobile crisis interv
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Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Mexico Resident Indicted for Trafficking Firearms Into Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a six-count indictment charging TIMOTHY GREGORY, 42, formerly of Questa, New Mexico, with f
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Idaho U.S. Attorney's Office Highlights Success of Drug Distribution Prosecution Efforts in Northern Idaho
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on Sept. 12, 2024:
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of three separate drug distribution cases in Northern Idaho today.
"The case results announced today reflect stellar work by our prosecutors and staff," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. "Together with our law enforcement partners, our office is rising to meet the challenge that drug trafficking poses to communi
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ILL. A.G. RAOUL CALLS FOR DOJ INVESTIGATION INTO TEXAS RAIDS TARGETING LATINO CANDIDATES AND CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
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Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into recent raids by the Texas attorney general's office th
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N.Y. A.G. James Calls for DOJ Investigation Into Texas Raids Targeting Latino Candidates and Campaign Volunteers
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
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Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney general'
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Ore. U.S. Attorney: Portland Man Sentenced to 156 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Methamphetamine While on Federal Supervision
EUGENE, Oregon, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024:
A Portland, Oregon man with prior convictions for narcotics, firearms, and interstate prostitution was sentenced to federal prison today for possessing methamphetamine after he was caught by federal law enforcement, while on supervised release, with narcotics and a firearm.
Anthony Ballard Jones, 42, was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison and five y
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Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Leads Bipartisan Letter to Congress Requesting Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024:
This week, in a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 41 attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation authorizing a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health.
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