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News Tipoffs - New York Editors Newsletter for 2024-05-06 ( 13 items ) |
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Dixon Ticonderoga Product (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Creativity Street Foam Pattern Rollers
Hazard: The recalled foam pattern rollers are intended for children and contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban in the rollers' handles. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: May 02, 2024
Units: About 2,880 (In addition, 24 in Canada)
Consu more PR
FCC Media Bureau Issues Letter on Community Access Media (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-422) on May 3, 2024:
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To: City of Erie Cable TV Access Crop d/b/a Community Access Media, c/o Jacob Jones, P.O. Box 142, Erie, PA 16501, jjones@camerie.org
Re: City of Erie Cable TV Access Crop d/b/a Community Access Media, New LPFM, Erie, Pennsylvania, Petition for Reconsideration
Dear Applicant:
We have before us a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition)/1 filed by more PR
FEC Issues Advisory Opinion to Independence Blue Cross Political Action Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following Advisory Opinion (No. AO-2024-04):
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To: Charles M. Ricciardelli, Esq., Samuel Rothbloom, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005-2111
Dear Messrs. Ricciardelli and Rothbloom:
We are responding to your advisory opinion request on behalf of Independence Blue Cross LLC Political Action Committee ("IBC PAC"), the separate segregated fund ("SSF") of AmeriHealth more PR
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: 'Texas High Tech Shakes Off Post-Pandemic Slump, Readies New Growth Path' (10)
DALLAS, Texas, May 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following article on May 3, 2024, by senior business economist Emily Kerr and Luis Torres and research analyst Robert Leigh:
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High tech represents nearly 5 percent of Texas' gross domestic product and more than 9 percent of employment, both outsized shares relative to the U.S. The sector also contributes disproportionately to innovation and technological development and is crucial to productivity growth.
Tracking such more PR
GSA IG: 'Building Maintenance Contracts Are Not Complying With Their GSA Contracts Due to Poor Performance & Ineffective Oversight' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNSrep) -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A230032/P/2/R24004) on May 3, 2024, entitled "Building Maintenance Contracts Are Not Complying with Their GSA Contracts Due to Poor Performance and Ineffective Oversight."
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Summary
Why We Performed This Audit
During Fiscal Year 2022, our office received complaints alleging deficiencies in the performance of operations and maintenance (O more PR
Intellectual Capital on Display During Annual Projects Day Research Symposium (10)
WEST POINT, New York, May 5 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news:
By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist
The U.S. Military Academy cadets put their intellectual capital on display for other cadets, faculty, military leaders and project partners from industry and the military to view during the 25th annual Projects Day Research Symposium on May 2.
The symposium showcased more than 400 research projects from across all academic disciplines at the academy.
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N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Town of Throop - Highway Department (10)
ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2021M-115) on May 3, 2024, entitled "Town of Throop - Highway Department."
Here are excerpts:
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Audit Objective
Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Board (Board) and the Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) provided adequate oversight of the Highway Department's (Department) financial activities.
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Key Findings
The Board and Superintendent did not provide ad more PR
N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Town of Throop - Oversight of Supervisor's Cash Collections, Disbursements (10)
ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2022M-172) entitled "Town of Throop - Oversight of the Supervisor's Cash Collections and Disbursements."
Here are excerpts:
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Audit Objective
Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor's custody were properly collected and disbursed.
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Key Findings
The former Supervisor did not properly collect and more PR
N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Town of Throop - Procurement (10)
ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2022M-173) on May 3, 2024, entitled "Town of Throop - Procurement."
Here are excerpts:
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Audit Objective
Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Board (Board) ensured that Town officials solicited competition for purchases subject to competitive bidding and for professional services.
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Key Findings
The Board did not always ensure that officials solicited competitio more PR
Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Lowville & Beaver River Railroad, Lewis County Industrial Development Agency (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36763) entitled "The Lowville & Beaver River Railorad Co. - Acquisition Exemption - Lewis County Industrial Development Agency":
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Digest:/1 The Board denies a petition to stay the effective date of the exemption in this proceeding.
On April 4, 2024, the Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Company (LBRR) filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 C.F more PR
Transcript: New York City Mayor Adams Appears Live on ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos (10)
NEW YORK, May 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on May 5, 2024, with ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos:
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George Stephanopoulos: New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins us now. Mayor Adams, as I understand it now, two of the city's universities have now asked, have authorized the NYPD to come in and help clear encampments on their campuses. We see NYU and the New School. What is the very latest in New York right now?
Mayor Eric Adams more PR
VA IG: Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Syracuse VA Medical Center in New York (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 23-00016-132) on April 9, 2024, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Syracuse VA Medical Center in New York."
Here are excerpts:
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Report Overview
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Syracuse more PR
West Point Honors Military, Civilian Retirees During Parade (10)
WEST POINT, New York, May 5 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news:
The U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets paraded in honor of the 50th annual Retiree Appreciation Day on May 4 on The Plain.
West Point offered a final thank you to 16 retiring military and civilian personnel, and their families, for their years of dedicated service and sacrifice to our nation.
Nearly 200 members of the USMA Class of 1964 had their reunion weekend and were celebrated during the para more PR
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