RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 13 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $2.45 million settlement with Vista Clinical Diagnostics, LLC, for allegedly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid programs in North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida. These settlement funds will be returned to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. "Health care providers must be respo  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 13 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on July 12, 2024: * * * Beacon Raising the Roof to an $9B Company; 92 Fairfax County Firms Rank as Best Workplaces + Weekly Business News Digest Virginia is Number One for Public Schools in the Nation * * * The Commonwealth of Virginia ranks as America's Top State for Business in 2024 by CNBC, with the nation's no. 1 best public schools. This is the Commonwealth's third win in five ye  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on July 12, 2024, by intermediate research analyst Surekha Carpenter and regional economist Adam Scavette: * * * In 2022, the Census Bureau announced that international migration to the United States had returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, and recent estimates suggest immigration has surged to unprecedented levels. To understand how the flow of international migration change  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Army Brig. Gen. Stephanie R. Ahern for appointment to the grade of major general. Ahern is currently serving as director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, D.C. Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere for appointment to the grade of major general  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR * Katie Rose, Policy Advisor HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES * Braden Curtis, Chief Deputy, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services * * * BOARD APPOINTMENTS AUTHORITY OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY * Jo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to reject a challenge to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule. Under the Fair Housing Act, the rule holds insurers and other parties liable for housing practices that may appear neutral   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 12, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Success in Expanding Access to Capital and Private Contracting Opportunities for Underserved Communities Following Vice President's 2023 Call to Action - Private commitments to make deposits at community lenders on pace to reach $3 billion by 2025, and Treasury Department announced that more than 40% of loans and investments supported by the American   more