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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 30, 2024 ( 5 items )  

FHWA Highlights Efforts to Reduce Pollution, Combat Climate Change, and Improve Resiliency in Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: In recognition of Earth Month 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) celebrated several recent actions of the Biden-Harris Administration to advance climate goals through historic investments in infrastructure. FHWA is taking an active role in combatting climate change by reducing transportation-related emissions, funding   more

Maine Gov. Mills' Statement on 72 Hour Waiting Period Bill
AUGUSTA, Maine, April 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following statement on April 29, 2024: * * * Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will allow LD 2238, An Act to Address Gun Violence in Maine by Requiring a Waiting Period for Certain Firearm Purchases, to become law without her signature. * * * The Governor issued the following statement on her decision: "I have spent the past ten days - the maximum allowed under the Maine Constitution - considering LD 2238, reviewi  more

N.Y. A.G. James Urges UnitedHealth Group to Help Patients and Providers Harmed by Cyberattack
NEW YORK, April 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate, bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United), the nation's largest health insurer, to better protect patients, providers, and pharmacies harmed by the recent cyberattack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare. Following the cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February 2024 that disrupted health car  more

N.Y. PSC Issues Order Approving Designation Involving TruConnect Communications
ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order approving designation (Case No. 24-C-0043): * * * Petition of TruConnect Communications, Inc. for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier. ORDER APPROVING DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition dated January 17, 2024, pursuant to Sec.214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. Sec.214) and Public Serv  more

N.Y. Public Service Department Issues Letter Involving Same Sun of Vermont
ALBANY, New York, April 26 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter: * * * To: Marlene Allen, Same Sun of Vermont, Inc., 141 West Street, Rutland, VT 05701, marlene@samesunvt.com NOTICE OF APPARENT VIOLATION Dear Marlene Allen, The New York Public Service Commission's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS), Section 3.A.D, requires each Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Provider to submit annually, by March 31st, a stat  more