OAKLAND, California, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposing a state law in Indiana that severely blocks the ability of transgender youth to access critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in K.C. v. Indiana are suing to block Indiana's Senate Enacted Act (S.E.A.) 480, which prohibits healthcare profe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: Name of Product: Rust-Oleum Professional Fluorescent Pink Inverted Marking Spray Paint cans Hazard: The can's spray valve assembly can detach with force, posing an impact injury hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: September 28, 2023 Units: About 84,000 Consumer Contact: Rust-Oleum at 800-908-4050 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at recall@rustoleum.com or online https://ww  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Grants will enhance successful reentry outcomes by expanding access to good jobs * * * The U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the Department of Justice, today announced the award of more than $63 million in funding to enhance the Bureau of Prisons' existing rehabilitation and reentry efforts by partnering with workforce agencies in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $264 million in funding for 29 projects to develop solutions for the scientific challenges underlying DOE's Energy Earthshots(tm) Initiative to advance clean energy technologies within the decade. The funding will support 11 new Energy Earthshot Research Centers led by DOE National Laboratories and 18 university research teams addressing one or  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Climate change fueled extreme weather events, like flooding, are happening more frequently * * * Argonne researchers and partners have developed a new methodology for estimating increased flood risk from climate change. If you've lived in the same geographic location for several years, you've probably noticed the seasons changing. And no, not from spri  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today amended the lawsuit his office filed in 2018 against 401 North Wabash Venture LLC (Trump International Hotel & Tower, known as Trump Tower). Raoul's second amended complaint (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Page-Attachments/401%20N.%20Wabash%20-Peoples%20Second%20Amended%20Complaint%20FILED%209.28.2023.pdf?language_id=1) - filed today   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will soon start incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles with cash. Starting November 1st, state residents can earn up to a $4,000 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric vehicle or a $1,500 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric motorcycle. Applicants must apply for the rebate within 90-days of a vehicle's purchase. The next application period w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee met in Chicago this week to discuss rising crime in the Windy City. The committee, hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police, brought congressional members in to hear testimony from crime victims and retired officers including, retired Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., retired Chicago Police Department Lt. John Garrido, and Gianno Caldwell, whose brother   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: With the official welcome of fall on September 23rd, many households are already putting up their Halloween decorations. Typically, that means a lot of pumpkins, and luckily the Land of Lincoln continues to lead the nation in pumpkin production. According to the USDA, in 2021 Illinois harvested more than twice as many pumpkin acres as any other top state, at 15,900 acres. Illinois is home to two major pu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2023: A new report released Tuesday by the Auditor General shows problems within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) still persist despite several calls from Senate Republicans to overhaul and reform the broken agency. The audit, released on September 26th, revealed that the department repeatedly failed to immediately report evidence of abuse and/or accusations of ab  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release: The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved multiple projects to improve highway-rail safety in the Peoria Metro Area. Stipulated Agreements 2291 and 2292 require new automatic flashing light signals and gate installations at 10 Iowa Interstate Railroad crossings in Marshall and Peoria Counties. The improvements will be made at County Line Road (AAR/DOT #603966H) near Bureau; at Linco  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release: The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced awards totaling $4,174,127 to eight institutions through the new American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (ALMIFI). ALMIFI is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the American Latino Museum community and provide opportunities for internships and fellowships at American Latino museums for students enr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: A jury in Los Angeles convicted three individuals for their roles in laundering proceeds of large-scale consumer fraud schemes through gift card transactions. Blade Bai, Bowen Hu and Tairan Shi were convicted of conspiracy to launder proceeds of wire fraud. Bai was also convicted of a separate money laundering conspiracy count. As part of the scheme, fraudsters engaged in government-impo  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Attorney General Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in submitting comments urging congressional leaders to advance the SAFER Banking Act of 2023 to lift banking restrictions that prevent state-licensed cannabis businesses from accessing a full range of regulated banking and financial services. The coalition, led by Maryland Attorney Ge  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America's 33 million small businesses and startups in President Biden's Cabinet, announced the appointment of 15 members to the newly established Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee (IIEAC). The advisory committ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4467) on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * In the Matter of EXELON CORPORATION and COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY, Respondents. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commiss  more