News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors
Ark. A.G. Griffin Announces Conviction in Elder Abuse Case
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 9 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 8, 2024:
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Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Sarah Mazander, 39, of Judsonia after she pleaded guilty in White County Circuit Court to the charge of Abuse of an Endangered/Impaired Person, a Class C Felony:
"I am grateful for the diligence of everyone in my office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, especially Assistant Attorney Gene
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OSHA: Department of Labor Plans to Restructure Workplace Safety, Health Regional Operations Strategically to Protect Workers
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on May 8, 2024:
The Department of Labor today announced strategic changes to the structure of its Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regional operations designed to direct its resources effectively and make the agency more resilient.
The changes include the creation of a new OSHA regional office in Birmingham, Alabama, overseeing agency operations in
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S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Leads 24-State Coalition Urging Congress to Permanently Defund Terrorist-Embedded U.N. Agency
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
Attorney General Alan Wilson led a 24-state coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership, urging Congress to permanently cut all funding to the terrorist-embedded United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA").
On October 7, 2023, dozens of UNRWA staff participated in the largest attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust. UNRWA's ties to terrorism are not just the work of a
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Utah A.G. Reyes Urges Congress to Defund Terrorist-Embedded U.N. Agency
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on May 8, 2024:
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders, calling on the federal legislative branch to "stop funding United Nations Relief and Works Agency." The letter, which was led by the States of Iowa and South Carolina, issues its demand over the agency's continued and troubling ties to the terror organization Hamas.
This letter, sent on May 7, follows a simila
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White House Announces 8 Bills Being Signed Into Law on May 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The White House issued the following news release:
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On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the President signed into law:
H.R. 292, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California, as the William L. Reynolds Post Office Building;
Thank you to Representative Mike Garcia and the California delegation for their leadership;
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H.R. 996, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service
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