Saturday - November 23, 2024
News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Hawaii A.G. Lopez Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 16 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "While we work to identify and reduce the amount of illegal robocalls   more

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $580 Million for Ports to Strengthen American Supply Chains and Lower Costs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Announcement comes on the third anniversary of the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which included a historic $17 billion to modernize U.S. ports and waterways Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced plans to invest nearly $580 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. ter  more

R.I. A.G. Neronha Announces Minor Amendments to Centurion Decision
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Rhode Island hospitals to retain the $45 million remaining in escrow from 2021 HCA Decision * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced a limited series of clarifications and amendments to the Hospital Conversions Act Decision (https://www.riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-imposes-significant-conditions-proposed-hospital-ownership  more