SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Air Mobility Command will award eight Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Star Medals, 229 Air Medals and 98 Meritorious Service Medals for actions taken during Operation Allies Refuge. Some of the medals will be presented during a private gathering at the 2023 Airlift Tanker Association Convention, in Grapevine, Texas, Nov. 9, 2023. Those being awarded include maintainers, loadmasters, Raven  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has published new results in a pair of papers describing for the first time how light from the edge of the supermassive black hole M87* spirals as it escapes the black hole's intense gravity. This work confirms that the magnetic fields near the black hole are so strong that they push back on infalling matter and help laun  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is applauding another step in rebuilding Illinois' fiscal house as Illinois' latest budget has earned the state it's ninth credit rating upgrade in two years. "Earlier this year, I was proud to vote for another smart, fiscally-sound budget that paid down debt, completely fulfilled pension obligations and set aside money for the future," Hernandez said. "Today  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is applauding another step in rebuilding Illinois' fiscal house as Illinois' latest budget has earned the state its ninth credit rating upgrade in two years. "This year's budget continued Illinois' recent trend of fiscal responsibility, and our focus on that principal is once again being met with support from major financial institutions," Buckner said. "Satisfyin  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is applauding another step in rebuilding Illinois' fiscal house as Illinois latest budget has earned the state its ninth credit rating upgrade in two years. "The budget I voted for last May was crafted based on principles of fiscal responsibility and preparation for the future. Major financial institutions are now reconigizing that smart approach," Chung said  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, will join Clerk & Recorder Aaron Ammons, and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation to provide housing, healthcare and other resource information to Veterans. This event will be held at the American Legion Post 559 at 704 N. Hickory St. in Champaign on Friday, Nov. 10 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. "The organizers of this event have a responsibility to be points o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on Nov. 8, 2023: Illinois has once again taken another step closer to paving the way for the development of new nuclear reactors within the state thanks to the passage of Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin's (R-Morris) new legislation, House Bill 2473, in the Senate on Wednesday, November 8. "House Bill 2473 is a new piece of legislation designed to thoroughly and specifically address the conce  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: The Illinois State Treasurer's Office returned more than $18.9 million in missing money during October, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today. The total includes more than $18 million in cash and interest and more than $900,000 in stock value. All told, 33,845 claims were paid. "We help Illinois' economy by putting money back in people's pockets," Frerich  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 9 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news on Nov. 8, 2023: Tuesday, Nov. 7, Ohioans voted in favor of Issue 2, which prompts a law to legalize, regulate and tax adult-use marijuana products. Product sales will be taxed at 10% on top of existing state and county sales tax, which will generate several hundred million dollars in revenue. The revenue will increase funding for jobs, municipalities and drug treatment and prevention in at-risk communities.   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general to encourage the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to promulgate a rule requiring stronger minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. The letter, submitted on Monday by the coalition, responds to a proposal by CMS to ad  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released for "unrestricted use" most of the land on and around where the Zion Nuclear Power Station once operated. This means that any residual radiation is below NRC's limits and there will be no further regulatory controls by the NRC for that portion of the property. Only the plant's spent fuel storage facility, covering about 5 acres, will remain un  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A former clerk for the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority Employees has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $356,000 in Plan funds. AYANNA NESBITT created and obtained approval for approximately 43 fraudulent requests for the Plan to issue various benefits to CTA employees or their beneficiaries, including p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Nov. 8, 2023, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. Q: Hi. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. So, President Biden's values and agenda won big across the country last night. In Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and in Virginia, voters once again sided with President B  more