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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Sunday September 29, 2024 ( 4 items )  

AG Fitch Joins 29-State Coalition In Defense of Second Amendment
JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 28 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * The language of the Second Amendment is unambiguous and clear. The Fourth Circuit's decision undermines both individual rights and the very principles of our Second Amendment.I am proud to stand with AG Labrador and my colleagues from across the country in defense of this fundamental freedom. * * * Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and 2  more

Department of Labor Orders Maryland Trucking Company to Pay Nearly $29K in Back Wages, Damages; Reinstate Driver Who Refused Unsafe Load
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Whistleblower investigation finds TrueStart Transport violated federal protections * * * MAUGANSVILLE, MD - The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Maugansville transportation company to reinstate an employee and pay them nearly $30,000 in back wages and damages after finding the employer wrongly terminated the worker for refusing to drive an oversize  more

FEMA Administrator Surveys Damage in Florida as Hurricane Helene Response Efforts Continue
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is in Florida surveying damage and assessing the need for federal resources to support Hurricane Helene response activities. This whole-of-government effort includes the support of more than 2,300 federal personnel and voluntary agencies across six states. More than 800 FEMA personnel are deployed to assist with respo  more

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for Tennessee
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Tennessee to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Helene beginning Sept. 26 and continuing. The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the em  more