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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for Friday July 19, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Attorney General Miyares Urges Congress to Pass the SAVE Act
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: * * * Commonsense Policy Aims to Bolster Voting Integrity, Ensures Only Eligible Citizens Vote * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 22-state coalition in urging the U.S. Senate to support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill last week, however the Senate has yet to act. The SAVE Act, which garners broad suppor  more

Contracts for July 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

DEA-Chicago: Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 16 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Offenses
FORT WAYNE, Indiana, July 19 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Tywan Church, 43, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to distribution of a controlled sub  more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Weekly Hearing Schedule for July 22-26
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 18 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, July 22, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 45131-FMCA11; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 9:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF SYCAMORE GAS COMPANY FOR (1) AN ADJUSTMENT TO ITS GAS SERVICE RATES THROUGH A FEDERALLY-MANDATED COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR, (2) AUTHORITY TO DEFER 20% OF ITS FEDERALLY-MANDATED COMPLIANCE PLAN COSTS, AND (3) APPROVAL OF   more

Indiana Leaders Share More About Ongoing Collaborative Work to Develop New Diploma Seals
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 19 (TNScapp) -- The Indiana Department of Education posted the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * Public Comment on First Draft of Diploma Rule Open Through July 30 * * * Indiana leaders on Wednesday outlined the ongoing, collaborative process to develop new diploma seals in response to stakeholder feedback, as well as continued partnership opportunities to ensure all students have access to rigorous courses and experiences. Under the current proposa  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Kindred and Related Entities Agree to Pay $19.428M to Settle Federal and State False Claims Act Lawsuits Alleging Ineligible Claims for Hospice Patients
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: Gentiva, successor to Kindred at Home, has agreed to pay $19.428 million to resolve allegations that Kindred at Home and related entities (Kindred) knowingly submitted false claims and knowingly retained overpayments for hospice services provided to patients who were ineligible to receive hospice benefits under various federal health care programs. Gentiva's h  more

Labor Department Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending July 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending July 13, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 243,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 222,000 to 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 234,750, an increase of 1  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Opposes Biden Bureaucrats' Attempt to Override States in Preventing Cryptocurrency Scams
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Drummond is pushing back against an illegal power grab by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate cryptocurrencies. The SEC's attempt could result in keeping states from protecting their citizens from scams. In 2023, Americans lost more than $4.6 billion to fake investment scams -- more than any other reported scam category. That amount is a 2  more