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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Friday September 13, 2024 ( 12 items )  

A.G. Brown Calls for DOJ Investigation Into Texas Raids Targeting Latino Candidates, Campaign Volunteers
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney gener  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Joins Multistate Letter Calling for Investigation Into Texas Raids
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in a letter requesting the United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) open an investigation into raids recently conducted by the Texas Attorney General's Office targeting Latino voting rights organizers, candidates for office, and community volunteers to determine whether these raids constitut  more

CMS Approves New Hampshire's Request to Provide Essential Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan, twenty states are now providing these critical services to individuals experiencing mental health or substance use disorders The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), approved New Hampshire's Medicaid State Plan Amendment for community-based mobile crisis interv  more

Disaster Recovery Centers to Change Hours and Days of Operation Starting Sept. 15
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Six state/federal Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) across Vermont will be changing their hours and days of operation. As of September 15, 2024, four DRCs will no longer be open on Sundays. The hours of operation from Monday to Saturday have been shortened to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice. These centers are located at: Brighton Town Hall Gym 49 Mill S  more

Gov. Scott: In Massachusetts, New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Commit to Continued Cross-Border Collaboration
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Boston -- The New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) met to discuss coordinated efforts on shared economic, energy and environmental priorities at the 45th annual NEG-ECP Conference held on September 9 and 10 in Boston, Massachusetts. Discussions built on last year's conference in Quebec City, the first in-person meeting of the NEG-ECP since 2018. The clean energy transition w  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL CALLS FOR DOJ INVESTIGATION INTO TEXAS RAIDS TARGETING LATINO CANDIDATES AND CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into recent raids by the Texas attorney general's office th  more

N.Y. A.G. James Calls for DOJ Investigation Into Texas Raids Targeting Latino Candidates and Campaign Volunteers
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney general'  more

New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the center of the Greenland Ice Sheet
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows direct evidence of Greenland being ice-free within the last 1.1 million years. This NSF-funded study analyzed sediment drilled through the Greenland Ice Sheet at NSF Summit Station, located at the apex of the ice sheet, in 1993. Halley Mastro (G'24 in Bierman Lab) looking at fossilized materials found in soil fro  more

President Biden Approves Vermont Disaster Declaration on Sept. 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from June 22 to June 24, 202. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-shar  more

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Declaration for Vermont
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Vermont to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from June 22-24, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency wo  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Leads Bipartisan Letter to Congress Requesting Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: This week, in a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 41 attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation authorizing a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. "Algorithmi  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Three Individuals Indicted for Role in Violent Bennington Drug Conspiracy
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that on August 8, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging William McLaughlin, 45, from Bennington, VT, Samantha Danforth, 35, from Bennington, VT, and Keahnard Rowell, also known as "Stacks", 34, from New York, NY, with conspiring to distribute coca  more