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News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Calif. A.G. Bonta Urges UnitedHealth Group to Help Patients and Providers Impacted by Change Healthcare Cyberattack
OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer as well as physician group, and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging them to take action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients impacted by the catast  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta: Now More Than Ever, Congress Must Expand Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services
OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: During National Infertility Awareness Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act. The Act would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situ  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Urges UnitedHealth Group to Help Patients and Providers Harmed by Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that he has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catastrophic outage of Change Healthcare. UnitedHealth Group is the   more

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announces First Quarter 2024 Operating Results
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) today announced its unaudited first quarter 2024 operating results. Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $124 million, a decrease of $71 million compared with net income of $195 million for the first quarter of 2023. Net income for the first quarter of 2023 included $4  more

HAWAII A.G. LOPEZ URGES UNITEDHEALTH GROUP TO HELP PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS HARMED BY CYBERATTACK
HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez announced today she has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies and patients harmed by the recen  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PROTECT ACCESS TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, which would guarantee nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF). In the wake of a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services by clas  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL SUPPORTS NEW FEDERAL RULES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." In the letter (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/2024.04.09%20  more

N.C. A.G. Stein Urges Congress to Protect Assisted Reproductive Health Care Access
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act and guarantee women's right to access assisted reproductive health care, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. Following a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 21 attorneys general are a  more

N.Y. A.G. James Calls on Congress to Expand Access to IVF and Other Reproductive Health Services
NEW YORK, April 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow their families, in  more

Nevada U.S. Attorney's Office and HUD Office of Inspector General Co-Host Roundtable on Sexual Harassment in Housing
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General hosted a roundtable yesterday for community members and organizations on Sexual Harassment in Housing. "Tenants should feel safe and not live in fear of sexual haras  more

NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration Approves Kansas, Nevada, and West Virginia's 'Internet for All' Initial Proposal
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: he Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for All" initiative. Kansas, Nevada and We  more

U.S. Rep. Horsford and FHLBank San Francisco Celebrate Grand Opening of Affordable Housing Project in Rural Nevada
MESQUITE, Nevada, April 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Horsford (NV-04) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) proudly celebrated the grand opening of the Hafen Village Apartments in northeast Nevada. Advancing initiatives that uplift marginalized communities throughout Nevada is central to Congressman Horsford's work, a commitment he reinforces in his role as chair of the   more