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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 18 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Joins 26-State Coalition Supporting Virginia's Right to Remove Non-Citizens From Voting Rolls
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Griffin: '[T]he fundamental right of voting belongs to citizens, not non-citizens' * * * FAYETTEVILLE - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after joining with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting Virginia's lawful removal of non-citizens from it  more

Bureau of the Census Facts for Features: 'Veterans Day 2024: November 11'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following document on October 16, 2024, entitled "Veterans Day 2024: November 11.": Here are excerpts: * * * Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name to Vete  more

Enhancing Domain Awareness in the Arctic
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF - RICHARDSON, Alaska - During Operation POLAR VORTEX, a Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) led by U.S. 3rd Fleet and supported by U.S. Fleet Forces was embedded into the bi-national Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The NALE is primarily a function of the Navy Reserve, wit  more

FEMA Opening Disaster Recovery Center in Juneau
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center on Wednesday, October 30 in Juneau, Alaska to provide one-on-one assistance for people affected by the August 5-6 Juneau Mendenhall glacier flooding. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain disaster assistance pr  more

Fla. A.G. Moody: Florida Lends Assist to Virginia in U.S. Supreme Court Fight for Ability to Maintain Integrity of State Voter Rolls
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 30 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody and state attorneys general from 24 other states are filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to allow Virginia to remove noncitizens from state voter rolls. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "States have a duty to maintain their voter rolls to ensure that only American citizens are able to vote. Virginia is tryin  more

HHS: 'Medicare Part D Enrollees Reaching the Out-of-Pocket Limit by June 2024'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief on October 22, 2024, by Kenneth Finegold, Kristen L. King, Bisma A. Sayed and Rachael Zuckerman entitled "Medicare Part D Enrollees Reaching the Out-of-Pocket Limit by June 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established a limit on out-of-pocket spending ("the 2024 cap") for enrollees with very high prescription drug spending in Medicare Part D, for t  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Joins Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 30 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "It is gravely concerning that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice and liberal activists are fighting so hard to keep non-citizens on the voting rolls, especially this close to an election,  more

IHS Awards $12.3 Million to Help Fight HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis in Native Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release: The Indian Health Service is announcing the allocation of $12.3 million to 17 tribal and urban Indian organizations across 11 states as part of the Ending the HIV/HCV/Syphilis Epidemics in Indian Country (ETHIC) initiative. This funding will support efforts over a five-year period to directly address the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human immunodeficiency v  more

Interior Department Announces $375 Million for Recreation and Restoration Projects in Nevada and California
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced it will commit over $375 million to fund 36 projects aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities, conserving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous fuels, and preventing wildfires across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The funding, sourced from land sales under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Supports Virginia Challenge to Uphold Election Integrity
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today opposed the Biden-Harris Department of Justice's ("DOJ") last-minute effort to force Virginia to re-add self-identified noncitizens onto the State's voter rolls--in violation of both federal and Virginia law. In August, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order to uphold election integrity and remove more than 1,500 self-ide  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Urges Supreme Court to Protect Farmers and Cities From Green Activist Lawsuits
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 24 other states in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect states' powers to regulate and ensure access to clean water. At the Port of Tacoma, woke green activists sued to take regulatory power away from the states and give it to themselves. The same tactic could be used to sue farmers and cities--giving green activists the ability to i  more

Kan. A.G. Kobach Leads 27-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 30 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Virginia's law provides mechanisms to protect election integrity, while ensuring only U.S. citizens remain on voter rolls. * * * Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach lead a coalition of attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "It has always been against the law f  more

Louisiana A.G. Murrill Joins Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "Louisiana stands with Virginia! It's appalling that the federal government would sue Virginia when these people never had the right to vote in our country in the first place. We must  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Joins Brief Asking Supreme Court to Expedite High-Profile Voter-Registration Case
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "Election integrity starts with safeguarding the ballot box. Our brief calls on the Supreme Court to let states enforce our own election rules that don't allow non-citizens to vote. By expeditin  more

Ohio A.G. Yost, 24 Other AGs Ask Supreme Court to Intervene in Virginia Voter Registration Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 24 other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to permit Virginia's removal of roughly 1,600 self-identified noncitizens from voter rolls. Virginia is seeking intervention from the Supreme Court following a U.S. District Court ruling on Oct. 25 that ordered state election officials to restore the voter registrations of noncitizen  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case, Protect Election Integrity
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 30 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: With a presidential election less than a week away, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. In an amicus brief filed yesterday, Drummond and a coalition of 25 other states argue that a preliminary injunction halting the state of Virginia from removing self-identified non-citizen  more

Protecting US Interests in the Indo-Pacific: DISA's Expertise on Full Display at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific
FORT MEADE, Maryland, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency issued the following news: By Lia Carvalho, DISA Office of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific region, the stakes are higher than ever for the U.S. military to stay ahead of emerging threats. China's growing military power and territorial ambitions pose significant challenges to U.S. national security interests, and the region has become a focal point  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Joins Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Expedite Virginia Voter Registration Case
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "The right to vote in our federal elections is given to every American citizen, but nowhere in the Constitution does that include any non-citizens. Allowing non-citizens to cast a ballo  more