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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Thursday September 19, 2024 ( 4 items )  

DHS Awards $18 Million to Law Enforcement, Public Health, and Nonprofits in Underserved Communities to Help Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded 35 grants, totaling $18 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). The TVTP Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary targeted violence and terrorism prevention capabilities in local communities, to pilot i  more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: South Dakota Surgical Hospital and United Surgical Partners International Agree to Pay More Than $12.7M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Siouxland Surgery Center LLP, doing business as Dunes Surgical Hospital (Dunes), United Surgical Partners International Inc. (USPI) and USP Siouxland Inc. have agreed to pay approximately $12.76 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations relating to improper financial relationships between Dunes and two physician groups. Dunes is a surgical hospital lo  more

NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration Approves Nebraska's "Internet for All" Initial Proposal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $405 Million * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Nebraska's Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for A  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Joins Comment Letter to Stop California's Electric-Truck Mandate
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a comment letter that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day per   more