CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $1.6 million in investments to six projects in the Alabama Black Belt region through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle o  more

MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct. 12 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on Oct. 11, 2023, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee and Policy Center for the New South Marrakech Economic Festival: * * * It's a pleasure to join you today to discuss the role of central banks and financial regulators in effectively promoting a stable and resilient global financial system./1 Before I begin my remarks, let me first take a moment to express my deepest sympathie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: The purpose of this paper is to analyze publicly available geomechanical data from two carbon storage sites in the Illinois Basin: the Illinois Basin-Decatur Project (IBDP) in Macon County, IL and the FutureGen2.0 project in Morgan County, IL, cancelled before injection began. This study estimates the magnitudes and directions of the least com  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on Oct. 11, 2023, involving Legislative Information System. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS INADEQUATE CONTROLS OVER PERSONAL SERVICES The Legislative Information System (System) did not have adequate controls over personal services. During testing of seven employees, we noted the following: * For seven (100%) employees tested, we noted 41 instance  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on Oct. 11, 2023, involving State Universities Retirement System. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Compliance Examination of Census Data for Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, University of Il  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Entering Year Five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that multiple projects in the Will County area are planned or underway, highlighting an ongoing commitment made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan capital program. Five major projects represent a total investment of more than $45 million, improving safety, mobility and quality of life while  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 12 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's Office has led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et al. The amicus brief urges the court to uphold the Department of Education's "Borrower Defense Rule," which ensures protectio  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et al. The amicus brief urges the court to uphold the Department of Education's "Borrower Defense Rule," which ensures protections for student loan bo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56766) involving Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Rush University Medical Center Region: 3 City: Chicago State: IL License #: IL-01766-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 09/29/2023 Notification Time: 14:55 [ET] Event Date: 09/28/2023 Event Time: 00:  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et al. The amicus brief urges the court to uphold the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE)'s "Borrower Defense Rule." Under the Rule, student loan borrowers   more

PEORIA, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: A Washington, Illinois, man, Zavien James Ross, 19, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of machineguns. According to court documents, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made two separate undercover purchases of Glock s  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: Two men from Santa Ana, California, have been sentenced to multiple years in prison for trafficking narcotics to Central Illinois. Cesar Lopez Reyes, 21, and Angel Tovar, 22, were each charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and information presented at public court hearings, the two men had bee  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited Annandale Terrace Elementary School in Annandale, Virginia, where he unveiled two new grant opportunities plus a training and technical assistance partnership to help schools continue to invest in nutritious school meals. This announcement helps to reach the goals released in conjunction with the historic White House Conference on Hunger,   more