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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Thursday February 06, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Ala. Gov. Ivey Officially Launches Public Safety Package
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Governor Kay Ivey during her state of the state address Tuesday evening unveiled the public safety package. "Bolstering public safety is my number one priority this session, and I am proud to partner with Speaker Ledbetter and a bipartisan group of legislators in putting forward a package of bills that will back the blue and combat inner city gun violence," said Governor Ivey during her  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Defends Union Gospel Mission's Authority to Hire Based on Religious Beliefs
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in defending a religious organization's broad authority to make employment decisions based on religious beliefs to accomplish the organization's mission and goals. The coalition filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. In the case of Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v  more

La. A.G. Liz Murrill Defends President Trump's Executive Order Challenging Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined 17 other states in defending President Trump's executive order that restores the original meaning and value of American citizenship while ending birthright citizenship and the loophole for birth tourism and illegal aliens. On day one in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end the birthright citizenship loophole for birth touri  more

Ohio A.G. Yost Leads Brief Defending Religious Charity From Government Interference
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 6 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 19 state attorneys general are opposing a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that lets the government draw the line between religious and nonreligious practices, with Yost and his counterparts saying the ruling intrudes on the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of religion. "The power to define religion is the power to destroy it," Yost said. "Our  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Leads Coalition of AGs Investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci's COVID-19 Response
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a coalition of state attorneys general in an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci's role in the COVID-19 pandemic response, demanding accountability for alleged mismanagement, misleading statements, and suppression of scientific debate. In a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thu  more