OAKLAND, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Oil and Gas Methane Rule. The EPA's final Rule  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- The Chicago Housing Authority issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote to approve funding for Phase IC of the Lathrop redevelopment at Tuesday's Board Meeting. This long-awaited third phase will focus on the Lathrop South campus (south of Diversey Avenue) and will address all remaining vacant buildings on the Lathrop site. As part of project, Lathrop Community Partners (CH  more

NEW YORK, March 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on March 18, 2024: * * * On Monday, March 18, 2024, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks urged action to continue the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The event was held on the steps of City Hall in New York City, New York. It was convened by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and featured remarks from Commissioner Starks and FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, along with Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Governor JB Pritzker announced today that Major General Rich Neely, The Adjutant General for Illinois, Commander of the Illinois National Guard, and Director of the Illinois Department of Military Affairs will retire from the military in May after 40 years of service. Governor Pritzker has selected Major General Rodney Boyd, the Assistant Adjutant General - Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Gu  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS CRCL), and the FEMA Office of Equal Rights (OER) announce the successful completion of a language access compliance review of COVID-19 public health messaging in 19 states. This review included trainings and technical assista  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that more than 190 teams of assistant attorneys general and investigators from his office will be monitoring the primary election throughout Illinois on Tuesday, March 19 to ensure that voters' rights are protected and polling places are accessible. Raoul urged voters to call his office if they encounter suspected improper or ill  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/acec4a5e-8c3e-466f-a669-79ad642b3b9f/fileAsset/Filed%20Motion%20for%20Leave%20to%20Intervene_EPA%20Methane%20Rule.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release: Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is calling on lawmakers to support his initiative to create a new investment pool enabling nonprofit organizations to invest together in higher-interest portfolios and generate additional funds for their good works. "The Illinois Funds investment pool is known for being safe, liquid, and competitive, and it has a strong track record of benefiting municipaliti  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 19 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the extension of an order (https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/e516dd86-c4eb-495c-8134-0e54733246c7/M.R.%2031888%20-%20Conducting%20Hearings%20Pursuant%20to%20SAFE-T%20Act%20-%2008-30-23.pdf) to help the court system continue to implement the pretrial release provisions  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2024-25) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-12, dated March 18, 2024): * * * This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calculating: (1) the 2024 calendar  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 19 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: By Hadiyah Brendel Dr. Lynette Hamlin was recently appointed as the inaugural director of the Military Women's Health Research Program at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USU). Hamlin will lead and oversee the university's research efforts on the health of military women. USU President, Dr. Jonathan Woodson, made the designation on December 4, 2023. Hamlin is professor an  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57016) involving Alton Steel, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Alton Steel Region: 3 City: Alton State: IL License #: IL-01738-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 03/08/2024 Notification Time: 13:02 [ET] Event Date: 03/07/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 03/13/2024 Emergenc  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 19 (TNSres) -- St. Louis Lambert International Airport issued the following news release: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is releasing the 2023 State of STL Report. This report is a summary of specific airport operations and a compilation of 2023 data. The 2023 State of STL Report includes updates on such STL projects as Boeing's expansion, the relocation of the airport's airfield maintenance building and STL's path toward a potential consolidated termi  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class Michael Malek, 17, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 24, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Malek was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahom  more