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*Maryland Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2025-01-23 ( 13 items )  
Acting Chairman Pham Announces CFTC Leadership Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: * * * Acting Chairman Pham Announces CFTC Leadership Changes # Release Number 9037-25 # January 22, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham today announced CFTC leadership changes: "I'm pleased to announce CFTC leadership changes with the beginning of the new Administration, and I want to recognize and thank former Chair more PR

Acting Chairman Pham Announces CFTC Leadership Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham today announced CFTC leadership changes: "I'm pleased to announce CFTC leadership changes with the beginning of the new Administration, and I want to recognize and thank former Chairman Behnam and his staff, as well as Steve Adamske, Director, Office of Public Affairs; Clark Hutchison, Director, Division of Cle more PR

Chairman Aguilar: None of Trump's Executive Orders Will Do Anything Meaningful to Make Life More Affordable to Working Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference with Representatives Janelle Bynum and Kelly Morrison, MD, to highlight the 52nd Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision and the failure of House Republicans to prioritize the needs of everyday Americans. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Thank you so much for joining us. I'm grateful to be joined today by Represen more PR

Commissioner Peter A. Feldman Becomes Acting Chairman of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that Commissioner Peter A. Feldman has been named Acting Chairman of the agency effective immediately. The Commission elected Feldman to serve as Vice Chairman on January 13, 2025, and in accordance with CPSC's statute he assumed the role of Acting Chairman when Alex Hoehn-Saric stepped down as Chair on January 21. "I am  more PR

Contracts for Jan. 21, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 21, 2025 ARMY Hospital Housekeeping System LLC, Dripping Springs, Texas, was awarded a $939,999,000 firm-fixed-price contract for specialized medical facilities operation and maintenance services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 17 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 25, 2031. U.S. Army Corps of Eng more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS 'Forever' Chemical Drinking Water Standards (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 states filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals, also known as "forever chemicals," under the Safe Drinking  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown: Maryland Enters $106 Million Multistate Settlement With Vanguard Over Big Tax Bills, Remediation to Investors (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that his Office's Securities Division joined a taskforce of state securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to secure a $106 million settlement with Vanguard Marketing Corporation (VMC) and The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard). The settlement resolves allegations that Vanguard f more PR

Md. Agriculture Dept.: Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Dorchester County (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 22 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County. This is the fourth case of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Confirmation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) is pen more PR

Md. Labor Dept. Announces $1M in Funding to Support Healthcare Worker Training (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 22 -- The Maryland Department of Labor issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Grants available to increase retention and career pathways for frontline healthcare workers * * * The Maryland Department of Labor today announced the availability of $1 million in grant funding to support the recruitment, retention, and career pathway development of frontline healthcare professionals. Applications are now being accepted for the Direct Care Workforce Inn more PR

NAWCAD Lakehurst hosts groundbreaking... (10)
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCAD Lakehurst hosts groundbreaking... On a day when the ground at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst was so cold it made digging into the dirt a challenge, a groundbreaking ceremony for an upgrade of the Runway Arrested Landing Site testing facility welcomed the start of a new chapter in the installation's testing capabilities. The Jan. 14 event was attended  more PR

President Trump Announces Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Appointments (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025, announcing Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointments: * * * To the Senate of the United States, I nominate * Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury. * Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General. * Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior. * Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor. * Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Ve more PR

President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025, announcing sub-Cabinet appointments: * * * To the Senate of the United States, I nominate * Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Lester Martinez-Lopez. * Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, vice Monica M. Bertagnolli, resigned. * James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budge more PR

U.S. Marshals, Howard County PD Search for Alleged Columbia Mall Shooter (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Reward of up to $30K offered for info leading to capture * * * The U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, along with the Howard County Police Department, is looking for the suspect in a July 27, 2024, fatal shooting at The Mall in Columbia, Maryland. William Marshall III aka "Junior," 18, of Columbia, is wanted for first-degree murder and related charges,  more PR