SELMA, Alabama, Oct. 18 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news on Oct. 17, 2023: Colclasher Enterprises LLC, a plastic pipe manufacturer, officially announced plans to invest $9 million to establish a production facility in Selma's Craig Industrial Park as part of a project that will create 21 jobs. The Selma & Dallas County Economic Development Authority said Colclasher Enterprises has begun retrofitting an existing building at #2 Industrial Parkway for the manufactur  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Attorney General William Tong and Department of Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today led a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing a $20 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide over a 2021 testing error that led to the unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from Nationstar Mortgage (also known as Mr. Cooper) customers. Connecticut will rece  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) stop countless prohibited items foreign guests try to introduce into the U.S., whether it is fruits, vegetables, plants, or other forbidden items. However, their latest seizure, an eviscerated goat, is certainly outside of the normal items they sto  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 18 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Governor John Carney has joined 17 governors standing in solidarity with Israel, issuing a joint letterOpen this document with ReadSpeaker docReader to federal leaders to express the broad support for Israel and condemnation of terror attacks from Hamas. The governors also reaffirmed their commitment to work with the U.S. Department of State to ensure the safe return of Americans. * * * Octobe  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 18 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $1.2 million in investments to six projects in Southern Illinois 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 out and botto  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (GN Docket No. 89-363, WT Docket 02-378) on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two virtual planning meetings via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time). The deadline for new applications to be filed for the Fall meeting is Novemb  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 18 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Attorney General Ashley Moody today secured $10 million from a mortgage-payment processor for collecting or attempting to collect unauthorized withdrawals from 477,000 consumers. The payout comes after Attorney General Moody and 49 other attorneys general finalized an agreement with ACI Worldwide over a 2021 testing error. The error led to attempted unauthorized withdrawals  more

WORTH, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: As part of the Illinois Principal Association's "Principal for a Day" program, state Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, recently spent time with students, faculty and staff at Worth Elementary to hear and see firsthand their day-to-day activities. "This was a great opportunity to visit Worth during a school day and talk with teachers about their thoughts on our education system," Gill said. "I also enjoyed inte  more

AURORA, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, joined a nationwide wave of legislators urging the Supreme Court to defend access to mifepristone and other critical reproductive health medications. "Politicians have no place restricting what a doctor says to their patient, but that hasn't stopped radical anti-choice activists from attempting to curtail the fundamental right for a person to choose what happens   more

SKOKIE, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Kevin Olickal, D-Skokie, joined a nationwide wave of legislators in efforts to protect bodily autonomy by urging the Supreme Court to defend access to mifepristone and other critical reproductive health medications. "Reproductive health medications such as mifepristone are life-changing, life-saving drugs," said Olickal. "Illinois is committed to protecting women's right to choose. We will n  more

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, is continuing her fight to defend the right to choose by urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve access to critical reproductive health medications. "Mifepristone has been safe, reliable and available to Americans for over 20 years. We need to keep it that way." said Yang Rohr. "The judge's ruling restricting access to potentially lifesaving reproductive   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2023: State Senator Robert Martwick joined community leaders on Tuesday to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Eli's Cheesecake's expanded facility. "Eli's Cheesecake is one of the largest specialty cheesecake and dessert companies in the country," said Martwick (D-Chicago). "Seeing this third-generation family-owned business expand their legacy speaks to the continued economic growth of our communiti  more

WEST CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- Illinois State Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * State Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, joined more than 600 other representatives from across the country to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to defend access to mifepristone, which can safely end a pregnancy and treat miscarriages. "As far-right judges and groups push regressive, anti-choice policies, we will continue to push back and reaffirm the fundamental  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Lilian Jimenez, D-Chicago, continued her commitment to securing reproductive rights in Illinois, joining with more than 600 legislators from across the country to demand that the U.S. Supreme Court protects mifepristone access. "The Supreme Court needs to do what is in the best interest of millions of Americans: protect freedom, not special interests hellbent on curtailing hard-fought repr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-15013; N.D. Ill. filed Oct. 17, 2023) involving Brian Marc Rubin: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Brian Marc Rubin of Deerfield, Illinois, for insider trading in stock options of Array BioPharma Inc. in advance of an announcement that Pfizer, Inc. was acquiring Array via a tender offer. The SEC's complaint, filed in federal court in Il  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Kathy Hochul led a bipartisan coalition of 17 governors to stand in solidarity with Israel, issuing a joint letter to federal leaders to express the broad support for Israel and condemnation of terror attacks from Hamas. The governors also reaffirmed their commitment to work with the U.S. Department of State to ensure the safe return of Americans. "The bonds between America and Israel are un  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Cuba, Missouri, man, Raymond Toth, 65, was sentenced on October 13, 2023, to 120 months in federal prison, consisting of 60 months' imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and 60 months' imprisonment for possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug crime. United States District Judge Colleen R. Lawless further ordered Toth to s  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Long Beach, Mississippi man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute FUB-AMB and 5F-MDMB-PICA, both of which are synthetic cannabinoids, into prisons in multiple states. Johnson Tran, 46, pleaded guilty on October 16, 2023, in U.S. District Court. According to court documents and information presented to the Court, in 2018, ag  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Three Springfield, Mo., men were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy that distributed nearly 38 kilograms of fentanyl in southwest Missouri and resulted in several overdose deaths. Darryl Turner, also known as "D," 59, Elmer E. Freeman, also known as "Duck," 56, and Robert D. Huddleston, 49, were sentenced in sep  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona today announced the recipients of the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership for 2023. All nine school leaders from the 2023 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools will be honored during the National Blue Ribbon Schools awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. "Great principals play a pivotal role in building thriving school communiti  more

KANKAKEE, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted progress made in partnering with farmers and American businesses to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production and in making it easier for U.S. farmers to grow food through the practice of double cropping. USDA also announced $52.6 million in awards under the Fertilizer Production Expansion Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department's efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. Right now, CRP's more than 667,000 participants received payments from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) for their vol  more