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News Tipoffs - Illinois Editors Newsletter for Sunday April 14, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Census Bureau: 'Foreign-Born Population in U.S. - 2022'
WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACSBR-019) on April 09, 2024, by Shabnam Shenasi Azari, Virginia Jenkins, Joyce Hahn, and Lauren Medina entitled "The Foreign-Born Population in the U.S.: 2022." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION The foreign-born population in the United States has grown considerably over the past 50 years in both size and share of the U.S. population./1 In 1970, it numbered 9.6 million (4.7 percent) of the total U  more

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis: Milestone - Nearly 5,000 Bonuses of $5,000 Awarded to New Law Enforcement Recruits
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, April 13 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida has reached the milestone of nearly 5,000 bonuses awarded through the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program. This program encourages Floridians to join the profession and attracts out-of-state law enforcement officers to relocate to Florida. To date, 1,267 law enforcement recruits from 49 states and U.S. territorie  more

Governor Parson Appoints Two New Members to the State Board of Education
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 13 -- The Missouri State Board of Education issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Governor Michael L. Parson appointed two new members to the State Board of Education (State Board), Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Ph.D. (St. Charles), and Thomas G. Prater, M.D. (Springfield). Dr. Ferrarini and Dr. Prater are now subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate in the coming weeks. "Tawni and Tom are clearly engaged in the education community and commit  more