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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Fla. A.G. Moody and Multistate Coalition Urge Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 20 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is fighting to protect children online. Attorney General Moody, along with 31 other attorneys general, is urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are emphasizing the need to address the growing  more

Gov. Gianforte: Montana Reaches 40th Consecutive Month of Unemployment at or Below 3.4%
HELENA, Montana, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana's unemployment rate reached its 40th consecutive month of unemployment at or below 3.4%. In October, Montana's unemployment rate was 3.3%, while the national rate was 4.1%. "Since 2020, Montanans have consistently said they want pro-jobs, pro-family, pro-business policies," Gov. Gianforte said. "Working with the legislature, we've deli  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO PASS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of AGs Seeks Protections to Enhance Safety and Prevent Addiction * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, called on Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter (https:  more

Louisiana A.G. Liz Murrill Joins Tennessee and 30 States in Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General Liz Murrill and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth ment  more

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 32 attorneys general calling upon Congressional leadership to, before the end of the year, pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to protect children from online harm. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social media us  more

More Than 75.7 Million People Volunteered in America, AmeriCorps Reports
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * Volunteering and Civic Life in America research shows a resurgence in community engagement and new insights about virtual volunteering * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, released the latest Volunteering and Civic Life in America (https://www.americorps.gov/newsroom/news/via) research, a comprehensive look at how people make a difference in their communities and promote  more

N.M. A.G. Raul Torrez and Coalition of 30 States Urge Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing cr  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Pushes Back Against Crypto Regulatory Overreach
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 20 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is challenging the Biden Administration's unlawful and sweeping regulations of cryptocurrency with a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Drummond and a coalition of 17 other state attorneys general filed the litigation last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Recent   more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Part of 32-State Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 31 other states are calling on Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social m  more

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Headwaters Hub in Montana
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Headwaters Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Montana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Headwaters Hub, a coalition led by Accelerate Montana, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.   more

USDA Trade Mission to Expand Exports to Morocco and West Africa
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups and 14 state departments of agriculture will travel to Casablanca, Morocco, Dec. 2-5, as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to expand U.S. farm and food exports to Morocco and other West African markets. "This mission offers a crucial opportunity for U.S. agribusinesses to enter into M  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Leads Coalition of 18 States Against SEC Regulation of Cryptocurrency Industry
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 20 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, the outgoing chairman of the national Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), helped rally and lead a coalition of 18 states to challenge the Securities Exchange Commission's (SEC) attempt to exclusively regulate most cryptocurrencies with enforcement policies that may contradict state crypto statutes. General Reyes and the coalition of   more