OAKLAND, California, Nov. 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision holding that only workers employed in the transportation industry can be exempt under the transportation-worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The multistate amicus brief supports the petitioners   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023, by Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson on landmark resolution of charges against Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao and chief compliance officer Samuel Lim: * * * Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a proposed consent order in its litigation against three affiliated entities of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance's founder and chief exe  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 29 community leaders from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee as fellows of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive nine-month leadership development program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/4f65c69b-8367-4081-9b1d-9106a7cb60b6/fileAsset/Bissonnette%20Illinois%20Amicus%20Brief%20Final.pdf) before the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to reverse a lower court decision holding that only workers who are employed by a company in the transportatio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the creation of the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law (Executive Committee). This new committee is charged with making recommendations on issues impacting the practice of law and unmet legal needs. "There are many things affecting the practice of law for this committee to evaluate. One key area is the gap between those who can afford le  more

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, Richard D. Westphal, issued the following news release: A Davenport man was sentenced on November 20, 2023, to 86 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, in 2022, law enforcement discovered Mario Dominick Clark, 44, would travel to the Chicago area to purchase cocaine and return to the Quad Cities to sell it. On several occasions, law enforcement u  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 22, 2023: * * * UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 209,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 231,000 to 233,000. The 4-week m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Illinois Projects Receive $42.7 Million as Part of Unprecedented $1 Billion Investment * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced improvements to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as well as an unprecedented $1 billion investment to advance partner-driven solutions to conservation on agricultural land through 81 projec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56866) involving Dresden Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Dresden Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Edward Burns HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 11/20/2023 Notification Time: 17:53 [ET] Event Date: 11/20/2023 Event Time: 09:56 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/20/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.7  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56866) involving Dresden Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Dresden Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Edward Burns HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 11/20/2023 Notification Time: 17:53 [ET] Event Date: 11/20/2023 Event Time: 09:56 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/20/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.7  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56865) involving Quad Cities Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Quad Cities Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Harrison Grimm HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 11/19/2023 Notification Time: 14:44 [ET] Event Date: 11/18/2023 Event Time: 20:20 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/19/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Deputy Director Glenda Owens today announced the selection of William Joseph as the new regional director for the Mid-Continent Region of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. In this new role, Joseph will lead staff at the regional office in Alton, Illinois, the Tulsa Field Office in Oklahoma, and the Birmingh  more