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News Tipoffs - Maine Editors Newsletter for Saturday March 30, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Ariz. Attorney General Mayes Takes Action to Protect Access to Emergency Abortion Care
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S., urging the court to maintain a preliminary injunction that required Idaho hosp  more

How to Watch Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse With NASA From Anywhere
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- NASA issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: On Monday, April 8, most of North America will have the chance to see the Moon pass in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse. NASA is inviting the public to participate with in-person events, opportunities to do NASA science, and multiple ways to watch online (https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live/). Millions of people along the path of totality - which stretches from Texas to Main  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO PROTECT ACCESS TO EMERGENCY ABORTION CARE
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of today a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States urging the court to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho, consistent with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In the brief (https://illino  more

Maine Gov. Mills Proposes Budget Change Package Investments in Housing, Child Care & Nursing Homes
AUGUSTA, Maine, March 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today unveiled a budget change package that invests in some of the most urgent challenges facing Maine people, including housing, child care, and long-term care, in a fiscally-responsible and sustainable way. The change package proposes one-time funding to build more housing for Maine people, to deliver grants to child care providers, and to accelerate nursing facili  more

N.C. A.G. Stein Acts to Protect Emergency Abortion Care
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in two consolidated cases to uphold a preliminary injunction that requires Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under the fe  more

N.Y. A.G. James Takes Action to Protect Access to Emergency Abortion Care
NEW YORK, March 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: New York State Attorney General Letitia James today spearheaded efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Co-leading a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-cur  more

NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration Allocates More Than $800 Million to Increase Digital Inclusion Efforts
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the availability and individual state allocations of approximately $811 million in funding to states, territories, and native entities to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities to  more