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News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 16, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Census Bureau Issues Working Paper Entitled 'A Decade of Change - Health Insurance Coverage of Working-Age Adults by State in 2013, 2019, 2023'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP-2024-25) on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "A Decade of Change: Health Insurance Coverage of Working-Age Adults by State in 2013, 2019, 2023." The paper was written by Kelly Holder, Caitlin Carter and Douglas Conway. Here are excerpts: * * * 1. Introduction Signing up for health insurance coverage is often a complex process and requires the applicant to meet specific eligibility criteria. Some employers  more

CFTC Charges Several People and Companies in a $280 Million Ponzi Scheme
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against: , a St. Vincent and the Grenadines company with principal operations in Canada, and its two co-founders, , of Ontario or British Columbia, Canada, and of Ontario, Canada and Mexico , a Saint Lucia company , a Florida c  more

Del. Gov. Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 16 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Carney has ordered the Delaware flag to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Wednesday, October 16, through sunset on Thursday, October 17, in remembrance of the Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr., in accordance with his funeral services. "Tracey and I are saddened to hear of the passing of Former Supreme Court Justice James T. Vaughn Jr. Justice Vaughn worked hard to uphold t  more

Ohio A.G. Yost: Former Columbus Zoo CEO Sentenced to Prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: (DELAWARE, Ohio) -- The former chief executive officer of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was sentenced to 7 years in prison today for his role in a scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Tom Stalf had pleaded guilty on July 23 to 15 felonies, including aggravated theft, conspiracy, telecommunications fraud and tampering with r  more

Pa. Auditor General DeFoor Announces Release of Compliance Audits for County Offices, District Courts
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits for district courts and county government offices in Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Butler, Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clinton, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, Snyder, Westmoreland and York counties. "These compliance audits deter  more

Pa. Auditor General DeFoor Concludes Statewide Community College Tour at Community College of Philadelphia, Highlights Expanded Job Opportunities for Pennsylvania Students
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today wrapped-up a statewide tour of Pennsylvania's 15 community colleges at Community College of Philadelphia, where he highlighted his department's expanded career pathways for graduates of accredited associate degree programs and commended the work that these institutions do to prepare their students for the  more

USDA Makes Indemnity Payments to Producers Impacted by Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in the recovery process. USDA is announcing the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) endorsement for Hurricane Helene. As a result, Approved Insurance Providers (AIP) have 30   more