OAKLAND, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 states in support of a legal challenge of Idaho's latest attack on reproductive rights, which would potentially punish medical providers and residents of states outside of Idaho for giving information and assistance to minors who access lawful abortion in those states. In the brief, filed in Matsumoto v. La  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the investment of more than $66 million through water infrastructure loans to local governments and water districts for the first half of Fiscal Year 2024 (July - December 2023). The Illinois EPA State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program provides low-interest loans which fund wastewater, stormwater, and   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim today announced $2,755,000 in funding to the City of Galena (Jo Daviess County) to replace lead service lines in the community. The funding is provided through the Illinois EPA's State Revolving Fund (SRF), which provides low-interest loan funding for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. The funding is in the form of  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is praising last Friday's decision by the Illinois Supreme Court to uphold a Manley-backed 2019 law which consolidated nearly 650 police and fire pension funds into two statewide funds. "Pension debt is a major issue facing both state and local government in Illinois," said Manley. "After decades of pension reform efforts failing to pass throug  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2024: In a unanimous decision issued Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of local pension fund consolidation contained in a 2019 law sponsored by State Senator Cristina Castro. "This is a victory for taxpayers and first responders across Illinois," said Castro (D-Elgin). "This consolidation is already producing positive returns, underscoring the importance of addres  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Linda Holmes sponsors legislation on a variety of topics each year, and it isn't unusual for her animal welfare bills to gain media attention. That has risen to a new level this week as her "bear selfie" law has been featured in National Geographic. "Throughout my career in the Illinois Senate, I have championed laws that address how wild and domestic animals are confined and used for profi  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general opposing an Idaho law (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/idaho-abortion-access-amicus-brief.pdf) that threatens to criminalize any action taken by an adult to help a minor from Idaho access abortion care in another state without parental consent. The coalition of attorneys general filed an   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56923) involving SOFIE, Romeoville, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: SOFIE Region: 3 City: Romeoville State: IL License #: IL-02074-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 01/12/2024 Notification Time: 11:12 [ET] Event Date: 12/11/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 01/25/2024 Emerge  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: David Jackson, 45, of Springfield, Illinois, was sentenced on January 24, 2024, to an aggregate sentence of 120 months in the Bureau of Prisons for distribution of heroin and possession of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Jackson will also be required to serve a three-year term of supervised release following that sentence of i  more