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*South Carolina Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday November 14, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Air Forces Central Showcases Coalition Airpower at Bahrain Airshow
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: SAKHIR AIR BASE, Bahrain - The Bahrain International Airshow 2024, one of the region's most prominent aviation and aerospace defense expositions, began this week at Bahrain's Sakhir Air Base and includes a wide array of aircraft and assets from across the U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Central Command, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), and U.S. Naval For  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.3 percent in October; up 2.5 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly i  more

HUD Announces Nearly $4.8 Million to Support Homeless North and South Carolinians After Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Funding to provide shelter for homeless families. * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced nearly $4.8 million to support people experiencing homelessness in communities across North Carolina and South Carolina recovering from Hurricane Helene. Through HUD's Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program, funding will be allocated  more

REP. NANCY MACE LAUNCHES INQUIRY INTO USDA, NIH OVERSIGHT OF ALPHA GENESIS AFTER MONKEY ESCAPE INCIDENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: (Charleston, S.C., November 12th, 2024) -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace sent a letter to the USDA and NIH demanding a briefing after a recent escape of 43 monkeys from the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, SC. The incident, which left several primates unaccounted for seven days after their escape, is only the latest in a long list of violations from this USDA and NIH-funded laboratory. "For years, Alpha   more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson and a bipartisan coalition of 46 other attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "It's no surprise that the same people who bombard us with  more

S.C. Gov. McMaster: Samaritan Biologics Expanding Greenville County Operations
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * $5 million investment will create 85 new jobs * * * Samaritan Biologics, a medical technology company, today announced it is expanding its operations in Greenville County. The company's $5 million investment will create 85 new jobs. Founded in 2019, Samaritan Biologics develops, manufactures and distributes human amniotic allograft products for wound care and surgic  more

Samaritan Biologics Expanding Greenville County Operations
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Samaritan Biologics, a medical technology company, today announced it is expanding its operations in Greenville County. The company's $5 million investment will create 85 new jobs. Founded in 2019, Samaritan Biologics develops, manufactures and distributes human amniotic allograft products for wound care and surgical applications. The company currently operates a research   more

SCETV, South Carolina State Guard Collaborate to Showcase South Carolina's Military Legacy
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) is proud to announce a new partnership with the South Carolina State Guard to bring the rich military history of South Carolina into classrooms across the state. Through this collaboration, SCETV and the South Carolina State Guard will develop educational resources, including digital content and classroom tools, to  more

Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Sets Nov. 20 Business Meeting
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2024, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: AGENDA Nominations 1. Nomination of the Honorable Val Butler Demings to be a Governor, United States Postal Service; 2. Nomination of the Honorable William Zollars to be a Governor, United States Postal Service; 3. Nomination of the Honorable Gordon Hartogensis to be a Governor, Un  more

Senator Graham Congratulates Senator Tim Scott on Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) being elected to serve as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). "My colleague and dear friend Tim Scott was elected unanimously to be the NRSC Chairman for the 2026 election cycle. "Steve Daines did an outstanding job giving us the majority in the Senate. My c  more

Senator Graham On Senate Republican Leadership Vote
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) being elected to serve as Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress. "The Senate Republican Conference has a deep and talented bench. Days like this remind me how blessed we are as Republicans to have so many gifted senators. Every nomination speech and candidate speech was outstandin  more

Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation & Implementation Podesta Issues Remarks at News Conference at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 12 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Nov. 11, 2024, by Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation John Podesta, at a news conference at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29): * * * Good afternoon everyone, and for those who might have wandered into the wrong room, I'm John Podesta. I'm going to speak for a few minutes and then I'm going to take some questions from the press. But I want to start by   more