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News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors Newsletter for Thursday November 14, 2024 ( 9 items )  

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - October 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.3 percent in October; up 2.5 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly i  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Calls on FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robo-Callers
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 14 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Idaho citizens are no strangers to the plague of fraudulent robo-call   more

Miss. A.G. Fitch Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Lynn Fitch and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Unsolicited robocalls and robotexts are too often a gateway to sc  more

Pa. Environmental Protection Dept.: Shapiro Administration Awards Funding to Protect Lake Erie Coastal Zone
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * This year's projects emphasize environmental education, community outreach, and continued research to benefit this critical habitat and ecosystem. * * * Meadville, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded Coastal Zone Grants totaling more than $288,000 to seven projects in the state's Northwest region. The grants, which are ai  more

President Biden Issues Remarks at National Veterans Day Observance at Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington, Va.
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 13 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 11, 2024, at the National Veterans Day observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. It's a great honor to be standing here again. Over 160 years ago, during what would become his final days in office, President Abraham Lincoln addressed this nation, and he said, "Let us strive on to finish the work we are i  more

President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden Issue Remarks at Classroom to Career Summit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 13, 2024, at a classroom to career summit: * * * THE FIRST LADY: Hello. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Hey, Kate. Hey, Randi. (Applause.) Thank you. Hello! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Please be seated. (Applause.) Well, Joe, that started our day off right, didn't it? (Laughter.) So, welcome to the White House. Several years ago, a student of mine came running into my classroom and bre  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson and a bipartisan coalition of 46 other attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "It's no surprise that the same people who bombard us with  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti and 46 Attorneys General Call on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Everyone hates robocalls. And as technology gets mo  more