SCOTT AFB, Illinois, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Altus Air Force Base (97th Air Mobility Wing) 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: 'Cardi  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 28 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding nearly $500,000 to five communities across Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri in its third round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden -- a key part of his Investing in America agenda. "The Strategic Planning Program gives public ent  more

SHELBY, Ohio, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC faces $253K in proposed penalties * * * Despite citations from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for similar hazards at its Shelby facility in 2022, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC -- a subsidiary of one of North America's largest steel suppliers -- failed to prote  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon start work to clean up contaminated soil in some areas of Belanger Park, located on the banks of the Detroit River at 2 Belanger Park Drive in River Rouge, Michigan. On April 1, the EPA will begin removing soil containing elevated levels of lead and cadmium and replacing it with clean soil. Work is expected to continue until mid-June. Last fall, t  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on March 26, 2024, by senior policy analyst Mary Hogan, economist Ayushi Narayan and assistant vice president Ryan Nunn, all from the Community Development and Engagement division: * * * Postings with pay information soar as states enact and consider transparency legislation * * * It can be challenging for low- and moderate-income workers to find jobs and negotiate compensation to achiev  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: * * * CfA astronomers led two new EHT studies that have produced the first polarized light image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy. * * * A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration -- which includes scientists from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) -- has uncovered st  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 28 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on March 27, 2204, involving Regional Office of Education No. 8 covering Caroll, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson counties. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS LACK OF ADEQUATE CONTROLS OVER REVIEW OF INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER EXTERNAL SERVICE PROVIDERS The Regional Office of Education #8 (ROE) lacked adequate controls over the review of internal controls over external  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032724_BAGLY_Amicus_Brief_Exhibit_.pdf) in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al.   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 28 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Job Training Incentive Program Board approved awards to five businesses in March to assist with the workforce training of 70 trainees and two interns, Acting Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today. The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) is a powerful state tool to assist companies in hiring and training New Mexico   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57050) involving Clinton Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Clinton Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Pat Bulpitt HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows Notification Date: 03/25/2024 Notification Time: 17:38 [ET] Event Date: 03/24/2024 Event Time: 10:27 [CDT] Last Update Date: 03/25/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26.719 -   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57050) involving Clinton Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Clinton Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Pat Bulpitt HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows Notification Date: 03/25/2024 Notification Time: 17:38 [ET] Event Date: 03/25/2024 Event Time: 10:27 [CDT] Last Update Date: 03/26/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26.719 -   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has appointed U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha to serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). The AGAC was created in 1973 and advises the Attorney General on matters of policy, procedure, and management impacting the nation's 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices, and elevates the voices of U.S. Attorne  more