ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following analysis on Nov. 17, 2023, by Vice President and Director William M. Rodgers III, Manager Nishesh Chalise and research fellow Alice L. Kassens: * * * The period from March 2022 to August 2023 was one of unprecedented labor market "tightness" in the U.S., with the unemployment rate reaching its lowest level since 1969./1 But has this shortage of labor benefited out-of-school young adults,/2 who face a var  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, issued this statement calling for a National Transportation Safety Board investigation after a serious train crash on the CTA yellow line Thursday morning, which so far has left 23 people hospitalized-three in critical condition. "This morning, CTA riders experienced a tragic accident that left at least 23 hospitalized; their swift recovery would be   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Bill Cunningham spearheaded legislation that expands access to savings accounts for people living with disabilities, known as the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program. "ABLE accounts provide much-needed protections for people living with disabilities and their families by allowing them to build financial wellness without risking their federal government benefits," said Cunningham, a Democrat   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2023: Suburban township mental health boards approved by referendum last year will be able to collect the revenue needed to operate after legislation led by State Senator Ann Gillespie was signed into law Friday. "I am grateful we were able to quickly advance legislation to amend an error within the referendums and allow our community mental health boards to provide vital services to those in   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2023: A measure that preserves insurance choices for rural farmers in Illinois is now law, thanks to State Senator Napoleon Harris, III. Harris' initiative - which was signed into law Friday - modernizes coverage requirements for farm mutual insurance companies to allow them to adapt to changes in the insurance marketplace and continue to provide coverage to farmers across Illinois. "Illinois  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: Illinois is leading the way toward a cleaner, greener future thanks to a measure from State Senator Rachel Ventura to require state-owned vehicles to be zero emission. "Zero emission vehicles deliver big gains for both our environment and our economy," said Ventura (D-Joliet). "Taking bold steps to cut pollution puts us closer to our nation-leading goal to become a 100% clean energy state." Highway vehi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023: * * * State Senator Willie Preston (D-Chicago) released the following statement regarding new legislation to diversify the state's pool of law enforcement officers by prohibiting the use of credit history in hiring decisions: "An applicant's poor credit history should not preclude that person from becoming a police officer. If we want to address the decrease in officers applying an  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Lawmakers were able to restore some protections for farmers and landowners which were recently stripped away in a controversial law backed by the Governor that took control of wind and solar farms from local governments. Senate Bill 1699, supported by the members of the Senate Republican Caucus, would protect farmers and landowners by requiring wind and solar developers to plan for and repair or pay for ag  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: A historically high number of complaints were reported in the annual Executive Inspector General's report for Fiscal Year 2023. The 66-page report, reveals that 3,078 complaints were filed and 450 investigations were opened based on the information received by the OEIG. The Office of the Executive Inspector General oversees public agencies and officials holding jurisdiction over state agencies suc  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Collectible coins, jewelry and basketball-related memorabilia are among the hundreds of unclaimed property items to be auctioned online from November 27 through December 1. "Our online auction offers an excellent opportunity for people to find distinctive items to add to a personal collection or to present to others as the perfect gift," said Illinois State Treasurer Michael Freri  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Ashley Sparks as a district judge in Judicial Election District 2B. Sparks, of Bondurant, Iowa, is the Owner of Sparks Law, PLLC and is a Boone County Magistrate. She received an undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University, a master's degree from the University of Northern Iowa and her law degree from Drake University Law Sch  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a multistate coalition in opposing a state law in Oklahoma that blocks transgender youth from accessing critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in Poe v. Drummond are suing to block Oklahoma's Senate Bill (SB) 613, which restricts medical treatment for transgender minors seeking gender-affirming  more

DECATUR, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: To help local businesses continue to recover from severe weather during this summer's derecho and flooding incidents, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is encouraging business owners to apply for disaster relief in-person at the Small Business Administration's temporary outreach office this weekend. "Those storms took a lot from our businesses and families in the area, and people are  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Los Angeles, California, man, Juan Trujillo, 44, was sentenced on November 13, 2023, by Senior U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough to 144 months in prison, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Trujillo was indicted in March 2019 and pleaded guilty in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: An associate of the Sinaloa drug cartel has been sentenced to more than eleven years in federal prison for conspiring to traffic at least 40 kilograms of cocaine in the Chicago area. ROBERTO VELAZQUEZ MARTINEZ, 39, of Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico, conspired with several individuals to import and distribute the cocaine into the United States on   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the United   more