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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 02, 2024 ( 6 items )  

D.C. A.G. Schwalb Requires District Dogs to Improve Safety and Pay $100,000 After Fatal Flood
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * District Dogs Must Implement New Emergency Response Procedures and Obtain Risk Management Certification After 10 Dogs Drowned * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that District Dogs, a dog daycare, boarding, and grooming business, will be required to make safety and emergency preparedness improvements at all of its DC locations, as well as p  more

Md. A.G. Brown Supports Revised American Bar Association Standard Promoting Equal Access to Legal Education
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general in support of a proposed revision to the American Bar Association's (ABA) accreditation standards for law schools. The amended standard would require schools to continue to take concrete steps toward improving access to legal education and the legal profession for all qualified aspiring lawy  more

New Hampshire Insurance Department 2024 Annual Hearing on Premium Rates and Health Care Cost Drivers
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: At the conclusion of its report on premium rates and healthcare cost drivers, the NHID will host a symposium exploring the introduction of New Hampshire's first Total Healthcare Expenditure (THCE) model. The panel discussion will feature experts with extensive experience in developing THCE models at the state level, including Cory King, Rhode Island Health Insurance Com  more

NLRB Issues Decision on Rhode Island CVS Pharmacy, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 01-RC-347138) by Region 1 Director Laura A. Sacks: * * * RHODE ISLAND CVS PHARMACY, L.L.C./1 Employer and THE PHARMACY GUILD A/W INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION/2 Rhode Island CVS Pharmacy, L.L.C. (the Employer) operates retail pharmacies and general goods stores, including a facility located at 99 E Main Rd., Mid  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Former Wyatt Correctional Officer Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle Contraband Into the Facility
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A now former Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility correctional officer was sentenced today for attempting to smuggle contraband inside the facility, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Kristopher White, 26, pleaded guilty on May 13, 2024, to a federal charge of attempting to provide contraband in prison. He was sentenced today by  more

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting the Advisory at Worden and Carr Ponds, Avoiding Contact With Boone Lake, Smith Reservoir, and Sayles Reservoir
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 2 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory for recreational activities at Worden Pond in South Kingstown and Carr Pond in North Kingstown. The advisory was related to high levels of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria. Recent consecutive surveys and sample anal  more