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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Wednesday August 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

AT&T to Pay $950K to Resolve FCC Investigation Into August 2023 Outage, Compliance With 911 Call Delivery & Outage Notification Rules
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * This Settlement is Part of the FCC's Ongoing Effort to Ensure That the Public Has Reliable 911 Service * * * The Federal Communications Commission today announced a $950,000 settlement with AT&T to resolve an Enforcement Bureau investigation into whether the company violated FCC rules by failing to deliver 911 calls to, and failing to timely notify, 911 call centers in conne  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $240 Million for New and Innovative Building Codes to Save Consumers Money, Reduce Impacts of Climate Change
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Investing in America Agenda Will Help Raise the Bar for Energy Efficiency in Buildings Across the Country that will Lower Energy Costs for Americans and Combat Climate Change * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nineteen State and local governments will receiv  more

U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces Maine Will Join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: More Than 120,000 Mainers Eligible to Use Free Tax Filing Tool Next Year Made Possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Maine will be the latest state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which provided new r  more