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News Tipoffs - South Carolina Editors Newsletter for Sunday September 29, 2024 ( 6 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

Bureau of Economic Analysis: Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Real gross domestic product increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.9 percent at an annual rate in Idaho to -1.1 percent in Alaska, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (table 1). Current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) in  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

Google Grows South Carolina Footprint With New Dorchester County Operations, Expansion in Berkeley County
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Combined investment of $3.3 billion will create hundreds of new jobs * * * Google today announced plans to grow its South Carolina footprint by establishing two new data center campuses in Dorchester County and expanding its existing data center campus in Berkeley County. The company's combined investment of $3.3 billion will create hundreds of new jobs across both counties. Data c  more

HHS Administration for Children & Families: During National Diaper Needs Awareness Week, $15.9 Million in Support for the Diaper Distribution Pilot Announced
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, HHS' Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), through its Office of Community Services, announced the fourth cohort of grant recipients of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot, also known as the Diaper Distribution Pilot. This fourth funding release comes during National Diaper Need Awareness We  more

OCC Allows National Banks and Federal Savings Associations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia Affected by Hurricane Helene to Close
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued a proclamation allowing national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close offices in areas of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia affected by Hurricane Helene. In issuing the proclamation, the OCC expects that only those bank of  more