WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-01-23-02500) Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Maine Did Not Comply With Screening, Assessment and Investigation Requirements for Responding to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect" filed under the Administration for Children and Families. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * Abuse and neglect against a child by a parent, caregiver, or another person ca  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Announces Intent to Nominate Deputy Commissioner Joan Cohen to Lead Department of Professional and Financial Regulation Cohen will assume role of Acting Commissioner upon Head's retirement on November 30, 2024 * * * Governor Janet Mills announced today that Commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation (DPFR) Anne Head will retire at the end of this month aft  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Well as we all know, last week, the American people participated in a sacred tradition that is the foundation of our democracy - the election of the next President and the Vice President of the United States. It shouldn't come as any surprise to most of you that I was hoping Vice President Kamala Harris and my friend, Governor Tim Walz, would win that election. But, as the Rolling  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), along with 32 of their Senate colleagues, this week introduced the Stand with Israel Act, legislation to cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. Senator Sullivan is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senator Risch is ranking mem  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * This release was first published at usda.gov, as "At the White House Tribal Youth Summit, USDA Announces New Investments in Tribal Students and Higher Education" * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Tribal higher education opportunities and investments to train the next generation of agric  more