CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Illinois - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 12.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Illinois, compared with 13.1 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Indiana - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 8.0 percent of wage and salary workers in Indiana, compared with 7.4 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was at i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Michigan - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 12.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Michigan, compared with 14.0 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Minnesota - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 13.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Minnesota, compared with 14.2 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state wa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Ohio - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 12.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Ohio, compared with 12.8 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was at its p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Wisconsin - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 7.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Wisconsin, compared with 7.1 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Feb. 8 (TNSres) - The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * Argonne researchers complete an in-depth examination of soft-shorts, a phenomenon that is an early step toward permanent failure in a battery * * * An Argonne team developing materials for solid-state batteries took an unexpected detour to investigate tiny short-circuits known as soft-shorts. Their insights will benefit battery researchers   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Wisconsin Attorney General Joshua L. Kaul, co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (VOCA Fund). The VOCA Fund supports essential direct serv  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Paul Faraci is leading a measure to give veterans and first responders access to mental health providers of their choice. "We have to give veterans and first responders proper access to their preferred mental health services," said Faraci (D-Champaign). "Right now, we have police and firefighters who can't receive mental health services from trained professionals of their choice and we need   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: State Senator Mike Simmons stood with the Black Leadership Advocacy Coalition for Healthcare Equity today for Black HIV/AIDS Advocacy Day to celebrate the accomplishments in HIV prevention and care and to recognize the work still needed to overcome structural barriers to testing, prevention and treatment in Black communities. "We have taken steps to reduce the disproportionate impact of HI  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. is leading efforts to ensure youth who commit non-violent crimes are given a second chance. "Providing youth with the opportunity to develop positive behaviors should be the foundation of our efforts to prevent further crime and violence," said Sims (D-Chicago). "Too often, young people veer off the path toward healthy adult lives because they aren't provided the resources  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Expanding upon her efforts to address the negative effects that social media platforms have been found to have on minors, Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) held a press conference at the State Capitol to unveil the core pieces of her "Safe Screens, Healthy Minds" legislative package. "While social media offers opportunities for communication and learning, we know from research and   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 8 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in a letter to Congress, urging it to provide critical bridge funding for crime victims. The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ("VOCA") is the main funding source for victim services across the country. With a 41% decrease projected in payments to the VOCA fund this year,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-14255; N.D. Ill. filed Sept. 28, 2023) involving Arline E. Woodbury and Joyce L. Holverson: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Promoters of Multi-Million Dollar CoinDeal Scheme * * * On February 7, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered final judgments on all claims against two CoinDeal promoters, Arline Woodbury of Ridgewood,   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (the "VOCA Fund.") The VOCA Fund supports essential direct services for crime victims and survivors across the country. Without prompt action by Congr  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Joined by a bipartisan coalition of 41 other state attorneys general, Ohio Attorney General Yost is spearheading an effort calling on Congress to authorize much-needed bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (also known as the VOCA Fund). Funding for the victim-service grants is projected to be $700 million lower this fiscal year than in fiscal year 2023 - a 41% decrease, according to the U.S  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a pair of efforts - one a bipartisan group of attorneys general across the nation, and the other an Oklahoma coalition of tribal leaders and district attorneys - asking Congress to provide adequate funding to the Crime Victims Fund so states can properly serve victims of crime. In one letter sent today to U.S. House and Se  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, along with 40 attorneys general nationwide, sent a letter today urging the United States Congress to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (the "VOCA Fund.") The VOCA Fund supports essential direct services for crime victims and survivors throughout the country, including in Oregon. These services can includ  more