OAKLAND, California, June 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New Jersey Attorney General Mathew J. Platkin, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle A. Henry today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a multistate amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 Title IX Final Rule amidst several lawsuits filed by conservative states and groups seeking to undermine   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on May 31, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at an event entitled "Reimagining Justice at Justice: Supporting Communities as Co-Producers Of Public Safety": * * * I am honored to be part of this conversation today. I want to thank the Columbia Justice Lab and the Square One Project for convening us - and even more importantly, for their leadership and their willingness to boldly re-imagine safety  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Next week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin investigating sediment impacts in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana. EPA is investing more than $3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the project in a cost-sharing partnership with United States Steel Corp. EPA and U.S. Steel will sample sediment and water from the Marquette Park Lagoons, Grand Ca  more

LENEXA, Kansas, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) penalized Logan Agri-Service Inc. for allegedly repackaging pesticide products, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The Illinois-based pesticide dealer, which operates a branch in Paris, Missouri, will pay a civil penalty of $74,806. According to EPA, employees at Logan Agri-Services' Paris branch were repackaging p  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The 12 Federal Reserve Banks have released a series of chartbooks that can be used to analyze data from the 2023 Small Business Credit Survey by city, state, owner demographics, industry, size, and other characteristics. The 2024 Firms in Focus chartbooks includes 43 sets of charts that provide insights on how different types of small businesses performed in 2023, the challenges   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Despite making up only 2% of Chicago's population, Black women and girls account for about 30% of the city's missing persons cases -- an alarming disparity that remains the key focus of the Task Force for Missing and Murdered Chicago Women. To support ongoing efforts to address this issue, State Senator Mattie Hunter passed a bill through the Senate on Sunday that would add two seats to the  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 30, 2024: An economic growth package containing incentives for cutting-edge technology and clean energy manufacturing connected with the creation of new jobs in cities like Rockford cleared the Senate Sunday, thanks to State Senator Steve Stadelman. "Thanks to the REV incentive program, Stellantis is investing nearly $5 billion in the 34th District, leading to thousands of new jobs in the Belvidere   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The State Treasurer's Office made more than $126.4 million in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in April, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today. Another $88.8 million in gross investment earnings was earned for cities, villages, school districts, counties and other units of government that take part in the highly rated Illinois Funds   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today amendments to Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). The rules amended are Rule 8.4(j), which addresses misconduct, and Rule 5.1, which addresses the responsibilities of partners, managers, and supervisory lawyers. Changes to the RPC include addressing sexual harassment, providing general definiti  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Justice Mary K. O'Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Amy B. Christiansen as a Will County Circuit Judge in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, First Subcircuit. Ms. Christiansen was appointed to fill the Twelfth Circuit vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Dave Carlson, effective April 30. Ms. Christiansen's appointment is effective June 7, 2024, and will conclude   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today it is vacating the COVID-era orders related to the Court-Based Rental Assistance Program. M.R. 30370, In re Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency/Court-Based Rental Assistance Program and M.R. 32028, In re: Access to Sealed Information for the Court-Based Rental Assistance Program were entered in res  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that, together with California and Pennsylvania, they have filed the first of several amicus briefs defending Title IX, the landmark law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, from yet another federal court challenge that threatens the rights of students in schools a  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: The April Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 122.5, increased 0.2 percent from March but decreased 6.3 percent from April 2023. At 101.4, the Crop Production Index was up 1.6 percent from last month but down 20 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 142.6, decreased 1.3 per  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 1 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release dated May 29, 2024: Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster who was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas. While a jury found Mr. Perry guilty of murder   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a game-changing settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association in his lawsuit challenging the NCAA's double transfer rule, which restricts college athletes' ability to compete after transferring to another school. The agreement, which is subject to the approval of U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey, frees college athlete  more