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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Tuesday December 20, 2022 ( 7 items )  

AG SHAPIRO URGES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STRENGTHEN RULES FOR AIRLINE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued the following news release: As families and airlines nationwide prepare for the bustling holiday travel season, Attorney General Josh Shapiro is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to strengthen protections for airline consumers and provide meaningful relief to those whose flights are unexpectedly canceled or significantly delayed. "We all know how stressful travel can be, particularly during the ho  more

Ahead of Busy Travel Season, Attorney General Tong Calls for Stronger Consumer Protections Against Airline Abuses
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong is leading bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to take stronger measures to protect consumers from airline abuses, and to work with state attorneys general to meaningfully address the unacceptable level of airline consumer complaints. A recent draft rule from DOT proposes several important new prote  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STRENGTHEN RULES FOR AIRLINE TICKET REFUNDS AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: As travelers nationwide prepare for the busy holiday season, Attorney General Kwame Raoul urges the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to strengthen protections for airline consumers and provide meaningful relief to those whose flights are unexpectedly canceled or significantly delayed. "As families travel during the busy holiday season, delayed and canceled flights waste hours and even   more

Attorney General Stein Calls for Stronger Protections for Airline Customers
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to strengthen protections for airline customers and provide meaningful relief to people whose flights are unexpectedly canceled or significantly delayed. "As North Carolinians gear up for holiday travel, I want to do everything in my power to make their travel as stress- and heada  more

Labor Department Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending Dec. 15
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Dec. 15, 2022: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 230,000 to 231,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,250, a decrease of 3,000 fr  more

Massachusetts Attorney General Healey: Clinical Laboratory Will Pay $1.5 Million To Resolve Medicaid Kickback and False Claims Allegations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: An independent clinical laboratory with locations in Rhode Island and Vermont has entered into a settlement agreement resolving kickback and false claims allegations, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Dominion Diagnostics of North Kingstown, Rhode Island will pay $1.5 million to the MassHealth program to resolve allegations that it engaged in an illegal  more

U.S. Navy Demonstrates New Launch, Recovery Solutions for Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Dec. 19 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: A collaborative research and development effort led by a U.S. Navy team recently demonstrated a new launch and recovery concept for large unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), with staff from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), which is headquartered in Virginia. The demonstration, conducted at Division Newport's Narragansett Bay Test Facility i  more