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*Kentucky Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday November 13, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Cramer Leads Second Bicameral Amicus Brief to Overturn FHWA's Unlawful Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. In November 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the highway system and set declining targets. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and   more

Crapo Joins Second Amicus Brief to Protect Idaho Transportation Department from Federal Overreach
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined a bicameral group of colleagues in filing a second amicus brief requesting an Appeals Court uphold a District Court decision vacating a rule that would require local entities to regulate greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from cars and trucks. In November 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metro  more

From Enlisted Soldier to Army Reserve Ambassador: Michael T. Hauser's Four Decades of Service
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Michael T. Hauser's story is one of dedication, leadership, and a deep sense of service to both his country and his community. Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, to his current role as an Army Reserve Ambassador, Hauser's career spans over four decades of extraordinary commitment to the U.S. Army, his family, and a broad range of philanthropic and civic organizations. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the ho  more

Justice Dept.: Federal Bureau of Prison Lieutenant Indicted for Civil Rights Violations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary (USP) McCreary, in Pine Knot, Kentucky, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in London, Kentucky, for federal civil rights violations, including violating an individual's rights under the color of law, falsifying records to impede an investigation, and witness tampering. The indictment alleges that Zachary Toney,   more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Former Pain Center Receptionist Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone and Methadone
LONDON, Kentucky, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A Chicago woman, Judith Harskey, 56, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and methadone. According to her plea agreement, beginning in 2019 through November 2022, Harskey conspired with others to distribute oxycodone and methadone, while working as a recepti  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: USP McCreary Lieutenant Indicted for Civil Rights Violations
LONDON, Kentucky, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary (USP) McCreary, in Pine Knot, Kentucky, was indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury in London, Kentucky, for federal civil rights violations, including violating an individual's rights under the color of law, falsifying records to impede an investigation, and witness tampering  more

Mullin, Cramer Lead Second Bicameral Amicus Brief to Overturn FHWA's Unlawful Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: In November 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the highway system and set declining targets. U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcom  more