BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she has joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/amicus-brief-city-of-grants-pass-v-johnson/download) supporting the respondents, two homeless individuals, in City of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan. The brief argues that the C  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC) are partnering on a four-part webinar series to support people with disabilities - and the organizations that serve them - before, during, and after disasters. Older adults and people with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by emergencies.  more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, April 6 -- The Colorado National Guard issued the following news release: The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan will discuss Air National Guard space operations at the multinational space exercise Vulcan Guard during a virtual, on-the-record media roundtable Monday, April 8, 2024, 10:30-11 a.m. EST. Clellan will be joined by The Adjutant General of Illinois U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Samuel Keener, (Air Na  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on April 4, 2024, involving Illinois Finance Authority. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Illinois Finance Authority's (Authority) compliance examination for the two years ended June 30, 2023. A separate financial audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, was previously released on February 6, 2024. In total, this report contains 6 findings, one of whi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on April 4, 2024, involving Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Illinois Student Assistance Commission's (Commission) financial audit for the year ended June 30, 2023. Included in the financial statements of the Commission are the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program (Program), a major fund of the Commission and the State of Illinois  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on April 4, 2024, involving Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This report covers our financial audit of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (Commission) - Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program (Program) as of June 30, 2023 and for the year then ended. As of June 30, 2023, the Program has a surplus of $10.48 millio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on April 4, 2024, involving the Office of Executive Inspector General for Agencies of the Illinois Governor. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION The Office of Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (Office) was established as an independent State agency charged with investigating allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit of pension allocation schedules on April 4, 2024, involving State Employees' Retirement System. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Financial Audit of the Schedule of Employer Allocations by Fund as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the Schedules. In addition, the digest also covers the Financial Audit of the total for all participating   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit of pension allocation schedules on April 4, 2024, involving State Universities Retirement System. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Financial Audit of the Schedule of Allocation as of and for the years ended June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the Schedules. In addition, the digest also covers the Financial Audit of the total for all entities of the columns title  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senators Dave Koehler and Mattie Hunter are highlighting the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program, a key component of the state's comprehensive strategy to enhance equity and access in capital construction employment through the Illinois Works Jobs Program. "Illinois' greatest asset is its people, and through the Bid Credit Program, the State of Illinois is providing incentives to contractors who hire wit  more

BENTON, Illinois, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A district judge in southern Illinois sentenced a Franklin County doctor to federal prison after he admitted to billing fraudulent insurance claims for profit. Dr. Lee Peter Bee, 50, formerly of Sesser, Illinois, but now of Fenton, Missouri, was sentenced to five months imprisonment and five months home confinement after he pleaded guilty to two counts of health  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: Nearly 60 attendees convened with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District, on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the open house event held at the district headquarters downtown. District leaders engaged with representatives from both small and large businesses to discuss forthcoming projects spanning small business opportunities, contracting initiatives, operations, pla  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Yesterday, as part of President Biden's historic climate agenda, Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced $20 billion in awards to expand access to clean energy and climate solutions and lower energy costs for communities across the nation. This investment, made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, will stand up a first-of-its  more