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News Tipoffs - Illinois Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Conn. A.G. Tong Announces $27 Million Multistate False Claims Settlement With Precision Diagnostics
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that Connecticut has joined the United States, the District of Columbia, and 42 other States in settling allegations against Precision Toxicology, LLC d/b/a Precision Diagnostics, Inc. ("Precision"). The settlement resolves allegations that Precision knowingly submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to the Medicaid p  more

Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Joliet
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Friday, October 4, 2024, to help residents kickstart their recovery after the July 13 16, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. Specialists from FEMA, the state of Illinois and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be at the center to help survivors apply for federal di  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL FILES BRIEF TO DEFEND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS RECIPIENTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, defended a federal effort to expand health insurance access to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Established in 2012, DACA enables certain young people, commonly referred to as Dreamers, who came to the United States as children and have lived in America continuously since 2007, to avoid immed  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL LEADS COALITION IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL RULE REQUIRING MINIMUM STAFFING FOR TRAIN OPERATIONS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in support of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rule requiring that freight and passenger trains generally be staffed with at least two crew members. Raoul and the coalition explain in their brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/bc73637d-4d8a-4058-99e5-ef260d2bda26/fileAsset/Filed%20Brief%2010.24.pdf) that re  more