The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon Jr., issued the following news release:. United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that a Criminal Information was filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Criminal Information charges JAMES SCOTT WIGGINS, 43, of Wayne County, North Carolina, with conspiracy to…
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The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which included Congressman Lou Barletta’s Disaster Recovery Reform Act. The Disaster Recovery Reform Act will do just that and will save the federal government $4 to $8 on the back end for every $1 spent on the front end. ” A bipartisan effort led by Barletta to address…
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:. Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that South Dakota has joined a 20- state coalition in a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s Affordable Care Act. “The original 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision was based not on healthcare but on Congress’…
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, April 27– The International Organization for Migration issued the following news release:. Work by aid agencies in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps to create life-saving access routes and prepare people for floods, landslides and other disasters ahead of the upcoming monsoon and cyclone season is under imminent threat unless…
Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release:. Today, Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma announced the agency’s new Data Driven Patient Care Strategy as part of the MyHealthEData initiative at the ninth annual Health Datapalooza conference in…
Ami Bera, D- Calif., has introduced legislation to “facilitate the efforts of States to establish auto-enrollment systems to enroll certain individuals in health insurance coverage.” Ann Kuster, D- N.H., Kurt Schrader, D- Ore., Bradley Schneider, D- Ill., Kathleen Rice, D- N.Y., John Delaney, D- Md., and Scott Peters, D- Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and…
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release:. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of a 20- state coalition that today filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. In February, the same 20- state coalition filed a lawsuit…
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release:. Attorney General Chris Carr, as part of a 20- state coalition, filed a motion yesterday seeking a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s Affordable Care Act. In addition to Georgia, the coalition led by Texas and Wisconsin includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida,…
Mike Rogers, R- Alabama, issued the following statement after the announcement of a major disaster declaration for Calhoun, Cullman, Etowah and St. Clair Counties:. With assistance from FEMA and the federal government, East Alabamians can now start to rebuild their homes, businesses and their lives. ” After preliminary assessments and consultation with state…
April 28– Assistant Insurance Commissioner Clark Shultz visited Garden City on Thursday to articulate his vision for the office of state insurance commissioner, a position he’s running for in the upcoming election. Vicki Schmidt, R- Topeka, and after a failed run for the office in 2014 when sitting commissioner Ken Selzer took the win, he’s hoping the experience…
Adriano Espaillat, D- New York, issued the following statement in recognition of National Minority Health Month to raise awareness of health disparities that continue to plague minority communities.:. “April is National Minority Health Month, and it remains critical that we continue to raise awareness of the health disparities that plague minority…
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby led a letter from the Alabama delegation to President Trump earlier this month stating their support for Governor Ivey’s request to receive a federal disaster declaration for the following counties impacted by severe weather in the state: Cullman County, St. Clair County, Calhoun County, and Etowah County. The congressional…
“Our new website is an important resource for the local community,” said Scott Brennan, Publisher and CEO for Access Publishing. “No one wants to think about fires and the damages losses they cause. But knowing where to get the right kind of help after the fire is out is important for getting life back in order. “
Susan Polk Insurance Agency has summarized these changes and is announcing them to help Medicare recipients be aware of the changes and understand how they might be affected. Medicare plan changes for 2018. Contact Social Security to update mailing addresses for the new card covering Medicare plans in San Luis Obispo county and elsewhere.
April 28– To save local governments money, some legislators and activists are calling for police and firefighter pensions to be combined into one big fund, but police and fire unions remain skeptical of the savings. Currently, each community has its own fund paid into locally, with its own individual pension board, a system that Mark Fowler, executive director of…
April 28– Still recovering from the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, more families reacted angrily Friday to limits on how much money the school district expects to pay victims. An insurer for the Broward School District is sending letters to the families of children who were killed, wounded or traumatized, informing them that the district’s…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:. Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump’s disaster declaration issued for the State of Alabama. Assistance for Affected Individuals and…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:. Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump’s disaster declaration issued for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Approved public repair projects…
April 28– Española Public Schools will not have to pay $2.5 million of a $3.2 million settlement in a 2014 lawsuit involving a former teacher accused of sexually assaulting students in Santa Fe and Española, as officials previously feared. The New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority will pay $750,000 to satisfy a deductible for the claim, according to…
