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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Fla. A.G. Moody Leads Bipartisan Fight for AM Radio to Protect Americans During Devastating Hurricanes and Other Emergency Situations
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 4 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and 10 other state attorneys general today called on Congress to pass the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024. Last year, Attorney General Moody led a 16-state coalition urging automobile manufacturers to protect AM radio. The destruction and life-threatening conditions caused during Hurricane Helene shows th  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Puts Nasdaq on Notice for Setting Illegal Racial Quotas for Directors
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 21 other states in putting Nasdaq on notice for its discriminatory gender, sexuality, and race-based quotas for its directors. In December 2020, Nasdaq announced its new quotas mandating that most Nasdaq-listed companies have at least two directors who self-identify as females, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+. Companies that do not meet the   more

SBA Announces 14 New Awards for Regional Innovation Cluster Network to Drive Nationwide Small Business Growth, Job Creation and Innovation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced the expansion of the SBA's Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) network with 14 new awards. These awards aim to enhance the reach and impact of the SBA's support for innovative small businesses and entrepren  more

VA Awards More Than $44.5M in Grants to State Veterans Cemeteries
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration awarded $44,553,338 in grants for the expansion and/or improvement of state Veterans' cemeteries during fiscal year 2024. These grants help deliver timely and accessible burial and memorial services to Veterans. The cemeteries receiving grants include California, Georgia, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mon  more