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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Thursday April 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Wisconsin Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Wisconsin Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Wisconsin had 171,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 160,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Wiscons  more

EPA Announces Wis. Economic Development Corp., Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association to Receive More Than $124M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs, Advancing Environmental Justice Across Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has been selected to   more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 3,940 More Borrowers in Wisconsin, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 3,940 More Borrowers in Wisconsin, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 44,380 people in Wisconsin under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including   more

Wis. U.S. Attorney: Keshena Man Indicted for Kidnapping, Assault With Intent to Murder, and Strangulation on Menominee Indian Reservation
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on April 23, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging John V. Miller, Jr. (age: 42), of Keshena, Wisconsin, with kidnapping, assault with intent to murder, and strangulation on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The indictment charge  more

Wis. U.S. Attorney: Milwaukee Man Convicted of Laundering Proceeds of Business Email Compromise Fraud Schemes
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that following a bench trial that concluded on April 23, 2024, Chief U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper found Corey Lee, Sr. (age: 52) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1956(h) (Count 1  more