Public Policy

New Centivo Report Reveals Nearly Half of Lower-Income Working Americans Are Afraid to Use Their Company Health Plans

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

The 2024 Workers Survey findings, as presented in the report, underscore the substantial impact of increasing healthcare costs on lower-income Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance.

Key Points: 
  • The 2024 Workers Survey findings, as presented in the report, underscore the substantial impact of increasing healthcare costs on lower-income Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance.
  • Centivo’s impact and momentum demonstrate the value of a primary care-centered health plan to bring affordable, accessible healthcare to all working Americans.
  • Centivo has continued to expand into major metros, with the potential of reaching 1 in 3 working Americans.
  • To download a copy of the full report Breaking Down & Breaking Through the Healthcare Affordability & Access Crisis, visit: https://info.centivo.com/healthcare-affordability-and-access-crisis-report

Port Houston Project 11 Reaches New Milestone

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

On Thursday, February 29, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met for its monthly meeting.

Key Points: 
  • On Thursday, February 29, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met for its monthly meeting.
  • During the meeting, Chairman Campo highlighted a $136 million contract award on the Port Commission’s agenda for segment 1C of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion - Project 11.
  • The remaining Project 11 segments will be carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • In other developments, earlier this year, 30-year Port Houston veteran Jeff Davis recently announced his retirement as Chief Port Operations Officer.

Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) in Response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address

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Friday, March 8, 2024

These efforts are concerning because they will hurt renters by undermining the Administration’s objectives of lowering housing costs, driving new housing development and creating more affordable rental housing.

Key Points: 
  • These efforts are concerning because they will hurt renters by undermining the Administration’s objectives of lowering housing costs, driving new housing development and creating more affordable rental housing.
  • The election year rhetoric in the President’s speech implying that the nation’s housing providers are at fault for our housing affordability crisis is unfounded.
  • The increased Federal investment in housing supply as the President proposes and a regulatory environment which incentivizes more investment in rental housing will make a difference.
  • Based in Washington, D.C., the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) is the leadership of the apartment industry.

ShadowDragon Enters Strategic Partnership with Collaboraite to Build Trust in OSINT

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Through this partnership, shared clients across the globe can now directly and securely access ShadowDragon OSINT investigative tools from within the Collaboraite platform and wider OSINT capabilities the group provides.

Key Points: 
  • Through this partnership, shared clients across the globe can now directly and securely access ShadowDragon OSINT investigative tools from within the Collaboraite platform and wider OSINT capabilities the group provides.
  • Together, ShadowDragon, Collaboraite and Vestigo are offering increased layers of operational security for OSINT investigations, building a stronger relationship between the US and UK and the target customer base.
  • One of the key integration benefits is neutral enrichment, with ShadowDragon with strong advanced OSINT capabilities and analytics, and Collaboraite with controlled attribution and evidence capture.
  • This partnership with Collaboraite builds on ShadowDragon’s long standing commitment to trust, aligning on values of trust in data, trust in technology, and trust in partners,” said Alex Sinvani, Senior Vice President EMEA, ShadowDragon.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Study Finds Many Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Lack Preventative Care

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventative care that could help them stay healthier for longer, a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study found.

Key Points: 
  • Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventative care that could help them stay healthier for longer, a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study found.
  • The researchers measured how many young children with sickle cell anemia received adequate preventative antibiotics to prevent infection and if children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia received annual brain ultrasounds to assess their stroke risk.
  • “What we found, unfortunately, was not what we’d hoped for,” says Ashaunta Anderson , MD, MPH, MSHS, Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles , who led the study.
  • Twice-daily doses of antibiotics, given consistently, can protect young children with sickle cell anemia from developing serious infections.

Red Trail Energy Is First Ethanol Plant to Enter Voluntary Carbon Markets

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Red Trail Energy, LLC (RTE), and Puro.earth today announced issuance of RTE’s carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits on the Puro Registry, making it the first ethanol production facility to generate CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and the largest durable carbon removal project registered to date.

Key Points: 
  • Red Trail Energy, LLC (RTE), and Puro.earth today announced issuance of RTE’s carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits on the Puro Registry, making it the first ethanol production facility to generate CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and the largest durable carbon removal project registered to date.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240306717962/en/
    North Dakota-based Red Trail Energy is the first ethanol plant to participate in the voluntary carbon markets.
  • The carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits are generated through bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) from ethanol production in compliance with Puro’s Geologically Stored Carbon Methodology.
  • CO2 Removal Certificate sales in voluntary markets are necessary to support building out CCS projects while reducing carbon removal project financial risks.

Port Authority NY NJ Expands use of KEMS After Life Saving Event

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

PANYNJ initially rolled out KEMS system in December 2023 on the George Washington Bridge crisis phones.

Key Points: 
  • PANYNJ initially rolled out KEMS system in December 2023 on the George Washington Bridge crisis phones.
  • Police were subsequently able to respond to a distressed caller within 5 minutes of receiving a text alert and bring the person to safety.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240306658983/en/
    Port Authority NY NJ expands use of KEMS after life saving event.
  • Alerts concerning issues, real-time error detection/diagnostics, and system performance statistics are delivered to the users to maximize system operation and usability.

Protest: Post Office Won’t Deliver Skid Row Mail

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

AHF complied with the law and installed USPS-approved mailboxes for all the tenants at the SRO buildings that AHF owns and operates.

Key Points: 
  • AHF complied with the law and installed USPS-approved mailboxes for all the tenants at the SRO buildings that AHF owns and operates.
  • For several years and on many occasions, AHF informally asked the USPS to deliver mail properly to its Skid Row properties and even filed a formal administrative claim with the USPS to get a change in delivery to no avail.
  • The case is Shawn Jenkins and AIDS Healthcare Foundation vs. USPS, Louis DeJoy & Six … ( Case No.
  • In 2017, under its Healthy Housing Foundation division, AHF began purchasing and repurposing SRO hotels to address the escalating homelessness and affordable housing crises.

GEICO Announces Tangela Richter as Chief Legal Officer

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

GEICO announced Tangela Richter has joined the company as its new Chief Legal Officer, reporting to Chairman, President & CEO Todd Combs.

Key Points: 
  • GEICO announced Tangela Richter has joined the company as its new Chief Legal Officer, reporting to Chairman, President & CEO Todd Combs.
  • Richter will oversee all of GEICO's legal functions as well as government and regulatory affairs.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240306561086/en/
    GEICO named Tangela Richter Chief Legal Officer with responsibility for all the company's legal functions as well as government and regulatory affairs.
  • “We are very fortunate to have someone with Tangela’s talents and experience leading our legal, government and regulatory affairs team,” said Todd Combs, GEICO Chairman, President & CEO.

Regula Elevates ID Fraud Protection with Enhanced Liveness Checks

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240306499292/en/
    Regula Document Reader SDK verifies the authenticity of an ID by checking its optically variable features (Photo: Business Wire)
    Responding to this growing need for additional fraud protection, Regula has released an update for its Regula Document Reader SDK , a comprehensive solution for the most reliable and secure identity document verification.
  • The updated Regula Document Reader SDK can reliably validate the authenticity of an ID by verifying such optically variable features.
  • With advanced document liveness detection, Regula Document Reader SDK effectively prevents identity fraud and other types of fraud, such as printed photo attacks and screen replay attacks.
  • That’s why we never stop researching and improving the functionality of Regula Document Reader SDK,” says Ihar Kliashchou, Chief Technology Officer at Regula.