October 4, 2021
Comments Off on AG James tours state with funding to fight opioid epidemic
New York Attorney General Letitia James has begun a “HealNY” tour across the state, where she is delivering the first of up to $1.5 billion to combat the opioid epidemic. The funds, which are being delivered to each of the ...
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July 20, 2021
Comments Off on New York to receive $1.1 billion in opioid epidemic settlement
Three of the nation’s largest drug distributors have agreed to pay up to $1.1 billion to New York state to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and Amerisource Bergen Drug Corp. have resolved claims made by ...
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June 2, 2021
Comments Off on State AG wants Kodak boss to testify about stock buy
New York state Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday petitioned the court to force Eastman Kodak Co. CEO Jim Continenza to publicly testify about his stock purchase last year ahead of the federal government’s announcement that Kodak was in line ...
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January 29, 2021
Comments Off on New York AG report details patient neglect, other conduct during pandemic
A new report from New York Attorney General Letitia James on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes has community members and organizations statewide calling for answers and looking for solutions. Thursday’s report — a sprawling, in-depth 76-page document — details an ...
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November 30, 2020
Comments Off on Report: Professional fundraisers kept 28% of donations last year
As Giving Tuesday, and closer to home, ROC the Day, draw closer, New York Attorney General Letitia James has released a new report that shows that nearly one-third of charitable donations ended up in the pockets of professional fundraisers, rather ...
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July 24, 2020
Comments Off on DHS lifts ban on New York’s Trusted Traveler Program; Schumer seeking investigation
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said it will lift its ban on the Trusted Traveler Program (TTP) for New York residents, following the amendment of the Green Light Law, which allows undocumented immigrants to receive driver’s licenses. In ...
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June 29, 2020
Comments Off on State recoups $57,000 from McFadden fraud
New York has recouped more than $57,000 in state and taxpayer funds that were pocketed or misallocated by former Quad A for Kids Executive Director Adam McFadden. New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Monday said her office accepted ...
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James has ordered 78 medical transportation companies and providers of transportation services to Medicaid recipients statewide, including 17 in the Rochester area, to stop providing group rides. An individual in the AG’s office said ...
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