WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C.--In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the next 19 state and local governments to receive more than $31 million in formula grants through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded by the President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and managed by DOE's Office of State and Community Energy P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area - October 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 2.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - October 2023": * * * Area prices were down 1.3 percent over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 1.3 perc  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - October 2023": * * * Area prices fell 0.1 percent in October, up 2.9 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of La  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area - October 2023": * * * Area prices were unchanged in September and October, up 3.1 percent over the year * * * Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged for the two months ending i  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in fighting for access to emergency abortion for Texas patients. The multistate coalition filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in Zurawski v. Texas, the first lawsuit brought on behalf of people denied abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2022 de  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing strong support for the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Direct File pilot program. The pilot program will allow eligible taxpayers to file their 2023 federal taxes directly with the IRS for free. Eligible tax  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Jodi Martinez, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs The 55th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium brought together 1,500 Mobility Airmen in a single forum in Grapevine, Texas, Nov. 9 - 12, 2023, along with Department of Defense senior leaders and industry partners. During the event, themed "Forging Warriors, Projecting America's Lethality," Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobil  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * Federal Judge Agrees with EEOC that School District Discriminated Against Older Teachers and Orders District to Pay over $51,000 in Damages * * * A federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on November 7, 2023 that Urbana School District No. 116 in Illinois violated federal law by applying a discriminatory provision   more

ROMEOVILLE, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: In order to pay tribute to our veterans and hear their thoughts on what steps could be taken to help them with the issues they are facing, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, attended a number of Veterans Day events across her district over the weekend. "With Veterans Day having come and gone, we must all remember that honoring our veterans does not begin and end on just one day out of the year,"   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 21 Attorneys General in an amicus brief that urges access to emergency abortion for patients in Texas. This multistate coalition filed this brief in the Texas Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs in Zurawski v. Texas, the first lawsuit brought on behalf of people denied abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court's   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in an amicus brief fighting for access to emergency abortion for Texas patients in Zurawski v. Texas, the first lawsuit brought on behalf of people denied abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include 15 Texas women whose health, fert  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following fact sheet: * * * Fifth National Climate Assessment Details Impacts of Climate Change on Regions Across the United States The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) highlights the ways in which all regions in the United States are currently experiencing harmful impacts of climate change. One of the most direct ways that Americans experience climate change is through increases in the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen maternal health, an estimated 641,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Missouri's extension of comprehensive coverage after pregnancy thr  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Missouri's extension of comprehensive coverage after pregnancy through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for postpartum individuals for a full 12 months. Today's announcement marks  more