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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 20, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Attorney General Bird Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Stop Monopoly
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster to stop their monopoly that raises prices for ticket purchasers and stifles competition in the live entertainment industry. Live Nation has been building a monopoly by entering into exclusive deals with the country's largest venues to ensure that all tickets sold are through the company's platform. The State  more

Attorney General James Takes Action to Support Consumers Harmed by Live Nation and Ticketmaster
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * AG James, US DOJ, and Bipartisan Coalition of 40 Attorneys General Amend Complaint against Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Seek Additional Relief for Impacted Consumers * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general today filed an amended complaint (https://ag.ny.gov/s  more

Corps of Engineers Seeks Comments on Mississippi River Pool 10 Study
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Bedload Sediment Collector Pilot Study in Clayton County, Iowa, and Grant County, Wisconsin. The purpose of the proposed action is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting channel management using passive bedload sediment collection systems. Instead of  more

Gov. Evers Announces Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce Releases Full Report
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * Report details recommendations to address challenges facing the state's healthcare workforce * * * Gov. Tony Evers announced today the Governor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce has released its final report and advisory action plan providing solutions to address the state's longstanding healthcare workforce shortages that have plagued the state for years.   more