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News Tipoffs - Missouri Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 12, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Attorney General's Office Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Reyes announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached a paralle  more

Delta Regional Authority: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $3.6 Million Into Mississippi Communities
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * DRA invests more than $3.6 million into nine projects impacting Mississippi communities through States' Economic Development Assistance Program * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in collaboration with the state of Mississippi, recently invested more than $3.6 million toward nine projects in Mississippi through its States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) -- one of D  more

HUD Announces More Than $420 Million to Eliminate Lead Exposure in Homes
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * The funding will protect more Americans from lead hazards, improve housing hazard identification and prevention, and expand critical research and services. * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced more than $420 million in awards across 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to remove lead hazards from homes and HUD-assisted pro  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Joins 20-State Coalition to Stop Medicare Nursing Home Rule Change
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 20-state coalition in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. The suit is led by the attorneys general from Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina. Currently, nursing homes are required by Congress   more

Justice Dept.: Three Assistant U.S. Trustees Appointed for U.S. Trustee Program Offices in Missouri, Ohio and Washington
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: The Justice Department's Executive Office for U.S. Trustees announced today the appointment of three Assistant U.S. Trustees to offices in Missouri, Ohio and Washington. Jill Parsons was appointed in September as the Assistant U.S. Trustee for the Kansas City office, which serves the Western District of Missouri (Region 13). Before joining the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP), Parsons served as  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation,  more

Sports Heroes Who Served: World Series Champion Was Also a Soldier
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Bob Uecker, actor, philanthropist, radio announcer and baseball star enlisted in the Army in 1954, attaining the rank of corporal. He played Army baseball at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and then played baseball at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he teamed with shortstop and future St. Louis Cardinals teammate Dick Groat. After his Army service in 1956 Uecker signed with the Milwaukee Braves, his hometown team. Fo  more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reache  more