Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
- SBA Office of Advocacy Appoints Louis Luchini to Serve as Regional Advocate for New England States
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSPer) -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022:
The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce that Louis Luchini has been appointed to serve as the Region 1 Advocate. As Advocate, Luchini will work on behalf of small businesses in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. He will be the direct link between the region's small busi
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= Vt. Gov. Scott Announces Key Appointments Within the Agency of Administration
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 20 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022:
Governor Phil Scott and Administration Secretary Kristin Clouser today announced three key appointments within the Agency of Administration. Catherine Delneo has been appointed state librarian; Justin Kenney as chief performance officer (CPO); and Nikki Fuller deputy commissioner of the Department of Human Resources.
Catherine Delneo, state librarian
Delneo brings more than
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NOAA: Climate Change Is Shifting Tiger Shark Populations Northward
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 (TNSJou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following news:
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New NOAA Fisheries study shows that tiger sharks are migrating into northern latitudes earlier and expanding their movements further north due to ocean warming. These changes leave them more vulnerable to fishing.
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A new study has found that tiger sharks' seasonal distribution has expanded in the northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Okla. State Sen. Dahm Files Education Reform Bills to Disrupt Status Quo
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 20 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release:
On Wednesday, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed a trio of education reform bills.
"Our education system is floundering," Dahm said. "Parents are upset, teachers are leaving the profession, and students aren't being taught what they need to know. And yet, the education establishment is very happy with the status quo."
Senate Bill 1420 would provide any student in the state with a scholarship
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R.I. Gov. McKee to Propose More Than $150 Million to Combat Climate Change in FY2023 Budget
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022:
Building on the remarks he made in his 2022 State of the State address Tuesday evening, Governor Dan McKee today announced that his FY2023 budget and ARPA spending plan will propose more than $150 million to fund a series of proposals that will not only reduce harmful greenhouse gasses and build more resilient communities, but it will also reinvigorate our economy by cr
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