WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news: Self Advocates Becoming Empowered and ACL's Administration on Disabilities are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SAR-TAC) award fellows. Seven fellows were chosen based on the policy or leadership project they wanted to do to help the self advocacy movement. Fellows are listed below with their stat  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: On Jan 28, 2022, Air Mobility Command commander, Gen. Mike Minihan tweeted, "Warrior Heart. No Stigma." with a screen shot of his calendar revealing an upcoming mental health appointment, thus beginning a movement within AMC to eliminate stigma, lower barriers and increase access and options to support Airmen mind, body, and craft. It also inspired the establishment of AMC's Warrior Mental Healt  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in submitting letters to U.S. House and Senate leaders urging them to fund the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in full. LSC is funded by federal appropriation and is a critical compliment to state and other funding for legal aid. LSC provides civil legal services to low-i  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of Delaware's election officials, who are defending a challenge to Delaware's early voting law in Albence v. Mennella. In the case, a trial court ruled that Delaware's constitutional provisions, which set the date of the statewide general election as the Tuesda  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognized outstanding employee performance April 22 in the first in-person Commissioner's Annual Award Ceremony since 2019, in D.C. "The people and accomplishments we are recognizing are representative of the amazing things CBP does every single day, across the country, and around the world," said Troy A. Miller, Senior Offici  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking report provides ambitious framework for accelerating clean energy deployment while minimizing risks and costs in the face of climate change * * * In the face of accelerating climate change, the U.S. aims to reduce the net carbon emissions of its economy to zero by 2050. Achieving this goal will require an unprecedented deployment of clean  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, urged Congress to allocate the maximum amount of funding for the grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who extend legal assistance to low-income Americans in every county, state a  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 1 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, is advancing legislation to require that insurance companies cover the cost of wigs and scalp prosthesis for those battling or recovering from cancer and other serious medical conditions resulting in hair loss. "Hair loss due to a serious, life-threatening illness can be both personally impactful and universally noticed, leading to grave mental health issues on top of wh  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 1 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following statement on April 29, 2024, by State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego: * * * Illinois State Representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) issued the following statement on proposed legislation to create a new Metropolitan Mobility Authority. "As a representative for DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Will Counties, I am committed to ensuring that all constituents in these regions have proper representation in the conside  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a letter of appeal led by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The March Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 122.3, increased 1.5 percent from February but decreased 4.8 percent from March 2023. At 100.1, the Crop Production Index was down 1.2 percent from last month and 16 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 144.6,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jennilee Janae Velez, 22, of Addison, Illinois, was sentenced on April 29, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and a quantity of oxycodone. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Velez to 42 months  more

LATHAM, New York, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Eric Durr, New York National Guard Seven hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take part in the multinational African Lion training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May. Most of the New York National Guard Soldiers involved in the exercise are part of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, and will be training in Mo  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 52 of her fellow governors oppose legislation that disregards gubernatorial authority over the National Guard, Legislative Proposal 480. The bipartisan group of governors sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The full letter can be found here. Governor Noem understands the importance of her role as Commander in Chief of the Sou  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking public comment on a draft habitat conservation plan and environmental assessment for the Prosperity Wind Project in Piatt County, Illinois. The draft plan accompanies an Endangered Species Act permit application by Prosperity Wind, LLC for limited, unintentional take of two endangered species, the Indiana bat and northe  more