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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Thursday July 18, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center to Showcase Installation Tech, Tools at AirVenture Oshkosh
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Teams from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center will demonstrate their cutting-edge technology along with that of the other five Air Force Materiel Command centers July 22-28 at the world's largest fly-in airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. AFMC is the featured Air Force major command at AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, and  more

Attorney General Kaul, Gov. Evers Intervene in Planned Parenthood Vs. Urmanski Original Action
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 18 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion and memorandum in support of the Kaul v. Urmanski State Plaintiffs intervening as petitioners in the Planned Parenthood v. Urmanski original action. Both Kaul v. Urmanski and Planned Parenthood v. Urmanski are currently before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Kaul asks whether  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - June 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $4.155 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 16.4 cents compare  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Average Energy Prices, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - June 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.342 a gallon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 20  more

EPA Begins Public Comment Period for Updated Cleanup Plan at the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Site in Marinette
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: CHICAGO (July 17, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the start to the public comment period for the updated proposed cleanup plan to address elevated concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, in the soil and groundwater at the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Marinette Former Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund site, also referred to as WPSC Mar  more

FCC Media Bureau Issues Order on Riverside Communications
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following order (FRN No. 0033161688) on July 17, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Riverside Communications, LLC, Licensee of Stations KLMR-FM, Lamar, Colorado, and KLMR(AM), Lamar, Colorado; Application for Consent to Transfer of Control ORDER By the Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau: 1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into by the Media Bureau (Bureau) and Riverside Communication  more

Governor Abbott Announces Deployment Of Texas Law Enforcement Support For Republican National Convention
AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas has deployed law enforcement resources to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this week to assist with law enforcement support at the Republican National Convention. "As the nation continues to process the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and grieve the tragic loss of innocent life, now more than ever, it is critical that we stand together to  more

Governor Hochul Announces Selection of Finalists in Empire Technology Prize Competition
ALBANY, New York, July 17 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Selected Teams Will Partner with Leading Real Estate Companies to Advance Their Low Carbon Solutions for Heating Tall Buildings * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced seven finalists in the $10 million Empire Technology Prize, a competitive opportunity for global solution providers launched last October to advance building technologies for low carbon heating system retrofits in tall comm  more

Labor Dept.: Milwaukee-Area Group Home Operator Agrees to Pay $27K in Back Wages, Damages to Caregivers After Investigation Finds Wage Violations
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news brief on July 16, 2024: * * * Community Living of Brookfield also agrees to pay $2,800 to resolve retaliation claims * * * Employers: Community Living of Brookfield LLC, Brookfield, Wisconsin Matthew Sebuliba, owner and operator Action: Consent judgment and order Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a fede  more

Trinidad (Schooner) Shipwreck Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 18 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: ALGOMA, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Trinidad Shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 2024. The schooner is located in Lake Michigan, near Kewaunee County. Trinidad is a schooner constructed in 1867 by Master shipwright William Keefe in Grand Island, New York; this commission provided the opportunity for Keefe to open his own yard.   more

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District Changes Command
DETROIT, Michigan, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: Lt. Col. Wallace W. Bandeff assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District from Lt. Col. Brett Boyle during a Change of Command ceremony at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, July 16. Maj. Gen. Mark Quander, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, presided over the ceremony attended by family members, district staff and c  more