WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb led a group of 23 state attorneys general urging the U.S. 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 striking down a 20  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today highlighted three new laws initiated by his office that will go into effect Jan. 1. "Whether by protecting vulnerable residents from gas or electric utility service disconnections in excessive heat, increasing oversight of health care transactions, or closing a loophole that allows non-custodial parents to avoid making child support payments  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 29 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Associate Judge James F. Heuerman as a Circuit Judge for the 14th Judicial Circuit Court. Judge Heuerman is being appointed to fill the circuit court vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of 14th Circuit Judge Stanley Steines on December 31, 2023. The appointment of Judge Heuerman is effective January 2,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Dec. 28, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 218,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 205,000 to 206,000. The 4-week moving average was   more

SAVOY, Illinois, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * - Employees Observed In Danger Twice Within A Month In Subdivision - Elmer Miller continues to ignore OSHA regulations; 5 additional OSHA inspections pending * * * Twice within a month, an Illinois roofing contractor -- cited previously more than 20 times for violating federal workplace safety regulations -- was again found exposing employees to fal  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has 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 striking down a 2018 r  more