CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 27, 2023, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Iowa - Second Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 3 of the 4 largest counties in Iowa from June 2022 to June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2022.) Regional Comm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 27, 2023, entitled "County Employment and Wages in South Dakota - Second Quarter 2023": * * * South Dakota's only large county, Minnehaha, reported an employment increase of 4.0 percent from June 2022 to June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment lev  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 15, December 23, 2023 1215CST: The U.S. Navy salvage team from USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) arrived on-station in the vicinity of Yakushima Island on Dec. 23 to join alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement, Japanese civilian volunteers, and other U.S. military assets to support the search, recovery and salvage efforts of the CV-22B, involved  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 22 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the government's ability to work and communicate with social media companies to address the spread of dangerous content on their platforms. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/23-411_Amicus%20Brief%20  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced an agreement with Castle Concrete Construction, Inc. (Castle) to pay $76,101.16 to resolve claims that the company unlawfully deducted wages from workers' paychecks and failed to compensate an employee for time spent transporting other workers to and from worksites. "Any company doing business in our state must follow laws that req  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 22 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule banning bump stocks, devices that effectively convert semiautomatic firearms into illegal and dangerous automatic weapons. In their brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/c8a026ac31/Garland%20v.%20Cargill_Brief_12.26.23%20-%20as%20filed.pdf?language_id=1  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: * * * Resolves EEOC's Review of Groupon's Recruitment and Hiring Practices * * * The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that following an investigation, the EEOC and Groupon, Inc. (Groupon) have entered into a voluntary agreement in which Groupon has agreed to contribute $350,000 toward establishing an educational fund dedicated to imp  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 28 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today joined a group of 22 other attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule banning bump stocks, devices that effectively convert semiautomatic firearms into illegal automatic weapons. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. Cargill, the coalition urges the Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court's decision st  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (TNSres) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the government's ability to work and communicate with social media companies (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/23-411_amicusbrief-petitionerssupport.pdf) to address the spread of dangerous content on their platforms. The   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56907) involving Valcor Engineering Co., Brookfield Township, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Valcor Engineering Company Licensee: Valcor Engineering Company Region: 3 City: Brookfield Township State: IL County: La Salle County Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Michael Swirad HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 12/22/2023 Notification Time: 13:39 [ET] Event Date: 10/23/2023 Event T  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Violette Hosack, 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs A base initiative is transforming the way 16 Air Force osteopathic medical residents receive their training. Through a collaborative effort with St. Louis University, St. Elizabeth's and SIHF Healthcare, Air Force osteopathic residents are undergoing a comprehensive three-year training program, which is a departure from the  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of a media briefing on Dec. 27, 2023, with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: * * * Mayor Eric Adams: Hello. I am New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and I want to thank my fellow mayors, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston for joining us today. As many of you are aware, we are again seeing a record number of crossings at our southern border. What that means for u  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 28 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Dec. 26, 2023: Today, Utah Attorney General Reyes joined a 26-state coalition in an Iowa-led letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging the Corps to allow oil and gas to flow through the Dakota Access that has safely operated from North Dakota to Illinois for over six years. The letter also opposes the Corps's proposed alternatives--requiring shutting down, digging up, or building more than  more