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Federal Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Friday July 12, 2024 ( 4 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area - June 2024": * * * Chicago CPI unchanged over the past month, up 3.0 percent from a year ago * * * The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), was unchanged in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported to  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Area - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - June 2024": * * * Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.0 percent f  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion to Support American Auto Workers, Convert Facilities for Electric Vehicles
LANSING, Michigan, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 11, 2024: * * * Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Retool or Retrofit 11 Existing Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Facilities to Support EV Manufacturing, Retaining and Creating Thousands of Good-Paying Union Jobs * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shu  more

White House Sends 13 Nominations to Senate on July 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 11, 2024, the nominations of 13 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Carl Whitney Bentzel, of Maryland, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2029. (Reappointment) Deborah Lynn Halvorson Bush, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2027, vice Erhard R. Chorle, term expired. Keith D. Hanigan,   more