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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Conn. A.G. Tong Announces Escalating Efforts to Force TikTok Compliance With Active and Ongoing Investigation
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced escalating efforts to force TikTok's compliance with the active and ongoing multistate investigation into harm to youth mental health. The multistate investigation began in 2022 to determine whether TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws in ways that have fueled the ongoing crisis in the mental health of  more

Learn How Referrals and Specialty Care Will Work as New TRICARE Contracts Start in 2025
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Health care delivery under new TRICARE contracts starts on Jan. 1, 2025. This change will affect you unless you have TRICARE For Life, the US Family Health Plan, or a TRICARE health plan overseas. These new contracts will improve quality and access for beneficiaries in the United States. This includes enhancing referral management and access to specialty care. "We're excited about the  more

Learn how referrals, specialty care will work as new TRICARE contracts start in 2025
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Health care delivery under new TRICARE contracts starts on Jan. 1, 2025. This change will affect you unless you have TRICARE For Life, the US Family Health Plan, or a TRICARE health plan overseas. These new contracts will improve quality and access for beneficiaries in the United States. This includes enhancing referral management and access to specia  more

Learn how referrals, specialty care will work as new TRICARE contracts start in 2025
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Health care delivery under new TRICARE contracts starts on Jan. 1, 2025. This change will affect you unless you have TRICARE For Life, the US Family Health Plan, or a TRICARE health plan overseas. These new contracts will improve quality and access for beneficiaries in the United States. This includes enhancing referral management and access to specialty care. "We're excited about t  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Demands Enforcement Against TikTok for Failing to Preserve Evidence in Ongoing Investigation
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * TikTok Continues Failing to Produce and Preserve Responsive Records * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 22-state coalition of attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders requiring TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence. Initiated in 2022,  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Holds Workforce Hub Convening in Milwaukee, Announces Commitments to Expand Pathways Into Good-Paying Jobs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Holds Workforce Hub Convening in Milwaukee, Announces Commitments to Expand Pathways into Good-Paying Jobs Today, President Biden announced new actions from his Investing in America agenda to connect Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents to good-paying jobs, including replacing lead pipes and upgrading infrastructure through the Milwaukee Workforce Hub. The city's Hub is  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule to Replace Lead Pipes Within Decade, Announces New Funding to Deliver Clean Drinking Water
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule to Replace Lead Pipes Within a Decade, Announces New Funding to Deliver Clean Drinking Water - Since President Biden Took Office, Over 367,000 Lead Pipes Have Been Replaced Nationwide, Benefitting 918,000 People President Biden and Vice President Harris are fighting to ensure a future where every community has access to clean, safe water. Since   more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Joins Bipartisan Coalition Seeking Court Enforcement as TikTok Fails to Preserve and Produce Evidence in Multistate Investigation
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 9 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders that require TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence. "With the impact of social media on youth mental health becoming clearer, there's no question that we must act," sai  more