Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
ACLU R.I.: Open Government Coalition Calls for Return of Online Meetings
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 25 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news:
ACCESS/RI, a coalition of groups working for open government in Rhode Island, sent a letter to Governor Daniel McKee urging him to issue an executive order that would allow public bodies to once again hold online meetings and require public bodies to provide remote access for members of the public. The coalition made the request in light of the current wave of infections
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Maine Gov. Mills Calls on Commerce Secretary to Delay Implementation of Gear Marking & Modification in Right Whale Rule
AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021:
In a letter today to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Governor Janet Mills urged swift action by NOAA Fisheries to reduce the unnecessary economic harm to Maine fishermen that the recently announced Federal whale protection rule will cause.
"I don't believe this rule, as written, should take effect at all, and, at the very least, I urge you to direct NOAA Fisheries to delay the rule'
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Rep. Carter Concerned Over HHS Policy Change in Monocolonal Antibody Therapies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R.Ph., (R-GA) and Scott DesJarlais, M.D., (R-Tenn) authored a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing concerns over the distribution of monoclonal antibody therapies.
The Department of Health and Human Services made changes to the policy just days after President Biden announced multiple executive orders for vacc
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Rep. DesJarlais Authors Letter to HHS Over Policy Change in Monoclonal Antibody Therapies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) authored a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing concerns over the distribution of monoclonal antibody therapies.
The Department of Health and Human Services made changes to the policy just days after President Biden announced multiple executive orders for vaccination mand
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U.S. Senate Designates Sept. 19-25 National Estuaries Week
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021:
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the U.S. Senate has designated September 19 through September 25, 2021 as National Estuaries Week in a resolution unanimously approved earlier this week. The resolution, sponsored by Whitehouse and seventeen colleagues from both sides of the aisle, recognizes the importance of coastal and estuarine regions to the national econ
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White House Issues Transcript of News Briefing by COVID-19 Response Team, Public Health Officials on Sept. 24
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing via teleconference on Sept. 24, 2021, by the White House COVID-19 response team and public health officials with COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients:
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MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us.
Our focus today will be the decision by the FDA and CDC to start providing booster shots to Americans 65 years and older and those at high risk of COVID-19.
This is a significant start to our
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