SCOTT AFB, Illinois, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenton Jancze, 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Aircrew from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron supported Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing during a readiness exercise called "Combat Cardinal," at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, March 13, 2024. According to the Scott AFB Public Affairs team, "Combat Cardinal was divided into two efforts: 'Cardinal Sword'   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The Department of the Army today announced the recipients of the 2023 Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Awards. The program, initiated in 1979, acknowledges the efforts of installations, groups and individuals who have demonstrated significant achievements in energy and water management, bolstering Army readiness. "The Army's management of energy and water is guided by a team of outstandi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "North Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * North Dakota had 26,000 job openings in January 2024, unchanged from December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in North Dakota was 5.6  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Michigan Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Michigan had 261,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 285,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Michigan w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Ohio Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Ohio had 334,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 328,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Ohio was 5.6 perce  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 27 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP), which supports economic and community development needs throughout the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Approximately $17 million is available to address basic public and transportation infrastructure, as well as workforce and business dev  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The FCC's Privacy and Data Protection Task Force in parallel with the Federal Trade Commission and other federal and state agencies announced ongoing initiatives to strengthen law enforcement efforts through increased technical expertise and cooperation, including for privacy and data protection enforcement matters. FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Loyaan A. Egal, chair of the Task Fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: To further support housing affordability, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is increasing the maximum per member limit available for its Downpayment Plus(R) (DPP(R)) grant program to $1 million per member. The increment represents a nearly 43% increase over the 2023 limit of $700,000. More than 200 member banks, credit union  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 27 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: * * * In case you missed it, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and other governors of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the most significant abortion rights case since this same Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Inslee has b  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today urged state lawmakers to approve a bill that would allow parents who don't use all the money in their Illinois 529 College Savings Accounts (Bright Start and Bright Directions) to roll over the funds into a Roth IRA. "One of the most common questions we get is what can you do with the Bright Start money you have saved if your child ends up n  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Attorneys General for 11 other States and the District of Columbia have told Glock, Inc. to preserve all evidence related to its line of Glock pistols, which can be easily converted into illegal machine guns with just one small, easy-to-make modification. The States' letter to Glock was sent in the wake of the gunmaker   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a hybrid public meeting for April 4 to discuss its two-year safety performance review of the Honeywell uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, Illinois. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Metropolis Community Center, 900 W. 10th St. in Metropolis. Members of the public and media can attend in person or view the meeting and p  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenton Jancze, 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Aircrew from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron supported Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing during a readiness exercise called "Combat Cardinal," at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, March 13, 2024. According to the Scott AFB Public Affairs team, "Combat Cardinal was divided into two efforts: 'Cardinal Sword' exercised the   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: In the high-stakes realm of national security, defense couriers are the silent backbone of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), entrusted with the global transport of classified and sensitive material. These couriers execute their mission with the utmost discretion and precision, according to former defense courier Chief Petty Officer Kyle Faulk, who attended the event. In hi  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 27 -- Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: On Tuesday, the Vermont Senate advanced S.220, an act relating to Vermont's public libraries. Senators also included an amendment to the bill to establish clear procedures for reviewing any book challenges. These procedures would not allow books to be removed from school libraries for reasons including partisan disapproval; sexual orientation, gender identity, or race of chara  more