New Mexico Attorney General Criticized For Not Joining Lawsuit Against Biden Oil And Gas Policy

An Advocate For The Oil And Gas Industry Is Questioning Why The State Of New Mexico Has Not Joined A Lawsuit Against President Joe Biden’s Leasing Moratorium On Federal Lands Filed By 14 Other States.

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21 Attorneys General Fear American Rescue Plan Could Hijack State Tax Policy

The Attorneys General Sent A Letter This Week To Treasury Secretary To Confirm That Provisions In The American Rescue Plan Do Not Attempt To Strip States Of Their Sovereign Authority. They Argue Language In The Act Is Too Broad And Could Be Interpreted As A Blanket Policy.

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11 States File Motion To Intervene In Immigrant Public Charge Rule

Eleven States Have Filed A Motion To Intervene In A Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Case Over Challenges To A 2018 Public Charge Rule Change That Required Immigrants Coming To The U.S. To Prove They Could Financially Support Themselves.

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18 States Seek To Stop California From Establishing A Nationwide Climate Change Policy

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita And 17 Other States Want To Stop What Looks Like California’s Attempt To Establish A Nationwide Climate Change Policy, And They Hope The U.S. Supreme Court Will Help.

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20 Republican Attorneys General Argue ‘For The People Act’ Is Unconstitutional

Twenty Republican Attorneys General Argue That HR1, The “For The People Act,” Which Passed The U.S. House Late In The Night On Wednesday, Is Unconstitutional.

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Cases of Mass Shootings Surged In Tennessee Amidst Pandemic

Across The State Of Tennessee, Cases Of Mass Shootings Have Started An Upward Surge. They Jumped Up 50% Throughout 2020, Despite The Pandemic That Swept The Nation.

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U.S. Can Fight Climate Change And Still Drill For Oil

Offshore Oil Exploration Can Go Hand-In-Hand With President Joe Biden’s Stated Goals Of Reducing Carbon Emissions And Fighting Climate Change, Louisiana Officials Argue.

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Biden Signs Oil & Natural Gas Lease Moratorium Expanding Executive Order To Include Offshore Leases

The Lease Moratorium, Which Also Applies To Offshore Leases, Expands Executive Order Signed Last Week Suspending New Land Leases & Drilling Permits For 60 Days Unless Approved By DOI Leadership.

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Warnings Issued By Texas, New Mexico & Louisiana Against Suspending Oil & Gas Leasing On Federal Lands

In Response To Biden Administration Suspending New Oil And Gas Leases On Federal Land For 60 Days, Oil and Gas Companies In The South and Southeast Warn That Doing So Would Impact Hundreds of Thousands Of Jobs And Destroy The Economy Of Some States.

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Governor Lee’s Administration Works With Biden Team On Covid Strategies

Lee said he hopes the Biden administration will help provide COVID-19 relief to Tennesseans stating that Tennessee faces a limited supply of vaccines and high positivity rate for new cases.

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