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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 08, 2024 ( 7 items )  

DOE Response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2023-1, Onsite Transportation Safety
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board issued the following letter on May 3, 2024: * * * To: The Honorable Joyce L. Connery, Chair, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chair Connery: I appreciate the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (DNFSB or Board) continued support to the Department of Energy (DOE or Department), including the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), in the safe oper  more

Fla. A.G. Moody Demands Congress Permanently Defund Hamas-Tied United Nations Relief and Works Agency
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding the U.S. Congress permanently defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency after a recent investigation revealed the agency continues to be tied to terrorism. The organization is linked to Hamas and incites hatred by spreading antisemitism. Attorney General Moody, with 23 other attorneys general, today sent a letter to Congress de  more

IEDC Secures Top Workplace Recognition for Second Consecutive Year
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 7 (TNSres) -- The Indiana Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * Employee-driven survey reinforces agency's highly-engaged, mission-driven workplace culture * * * Under the leadership of Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) was recognized as a top small organization on the IndyStar's 2024 list of Top Workplaces in central Indiana, based on an employee-driven survey of more than 200 c  more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Agenda for May 8 Meeting
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 7 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * MEMORANDUM TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston; Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: May 2, 2024 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Urges Congress to Defund Terrorist-Embedded U.N. Agency
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 8 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-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  more

Joint training exercise enhances military-civilian cooperation in emergency response during Guardian Response 2024
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - On March 2, 2024, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 690th Medical Company Ground Ambulance based out of Fort Liberty, North Carolina, and 343rd Medical Company Ground Ambulance from Richmond, Virginia, alongside the 2-501 General Support Aviation Battalion from El Paso, Texas, recently conducted realistic mass-casualty training at Columbus Regional   more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Joins Comment Letter Opposing New Department of Energy Rule Increasing Costs of Appliances
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined with other state attorneys general in opposing the Biden Administration's strict new energy-efficiency standards for refrigerators and freezers. The new rule was proposed by several advocacy groups and adopted wholesale by the federal Department of Energy. The effect of the rule will be to increase the costs of the appliances nationwide. "In its latest fede  more