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News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors Newsletter for Thursday December 12, 2024 ( 5 items )  

BLS - Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - November 2024'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - November 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent in November, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were down 0.1 percent in November, the U.S. Bur  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Unanimously Elected President-Elect of National Association of Attorneys General
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: In a unanimous vote by all attorneys general, Democrat and Republican, Attorney General William Tong was elected to serve as President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General. Attorney General Tong will serve as part of a bipartisan four-person leadership team. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, a Republican, will become President. New York A  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Urges U.S. Senate to Confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 12 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 24 states in urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm President Trump's nominee, Kash Patel, as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"). Patel is a proven leader who will restore integrity to the FBI. As National Security Advisor to the House Intelligence Committee, Patel uncovered Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act a  more

N.H. A.G. Formella Responds to Court Decision on Federal Healthcare Rule for DACA Recipients
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that a federal court has ruled to temporarily block a controversial Biden Administration rule that would have allowed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to access subsidized healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) better known as Obamacare. Attorney General Formella joined a coaliti  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Urges U.S. Senate to Confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined 23 other states in urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm President Trump's nominee, Kash Patel, as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). "Kash Patel is the right leader at the right time for the FBI," said Attorney General Wilson. "His experience, integrity, and unwavering commitment to justice make him the   more