MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers Evernorth (owner of Express Scripts) and CVS as well as nearly two dozen affiliated entities for unfairly and deceptively driving up prescription drug prices in Vermont. Pharmacy benefit managers (sometimes referred to as "PBMs") are the "middlemen" who negotiate contracts with pharmaceut  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein fought to increase drug price transparency for patients by urging the Court to uphold state laws that require pharmaceutical manufacturers to report information about new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. "Prescription drug prices can be astronomical," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "That means North Carol  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. The petition also seeks to clarify that wildfire smoke events are eligible fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information about specific new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/PhRMA%20v.%20S  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today formally established Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as the nation's newest national park. The park is the seventh national park unit designated under President Biden. Recent additions include the designation of Amache National Historic Site in Colorado, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi, and   more

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

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

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- The Chicago Housing Authority issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: The Chicago Housing Authority Board of Commissioners today approved an increase from 27 to 61 total Project Based Vouchers (PBVs) for the Humboldt Village housing development. Humboldt Village is an adaptive reuse of a former Chicago Public School Building (DeDuprey/Von Humboldt) located at 1417 N. Talman in the West Town community area. The four-story building will be extensively re  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Cybersecurity, computer science, math and critical thinking skills at play in race to escape College students enhance skills and interest during intense cybersecurity competition. * * * After hours of cool-headed puzzling and problem-solving, Hunter Wittenborn, a student from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, emerged as champion of the U.S. Depar  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- In the sweltering heat of Fort Knox, Kentucky, thousands of cadets are currently honing their leadership skills, from drill and ceremony to obstacle courses and night infiltration courses. Beyond the tactical drills and field exercises lies a critical piece to their success - hundreds of hours of planning and work from the  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of six recipients across Region 2 that together will receive approximately $20,463,059 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used in buildings and other built infrastructure accou  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will also help businesses in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan produce low-carbon materials * * * CHICAGO (July 16, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, a Chicago-area nonprofit organization, to receive $3,887,329 in funding to support efforts to report and reduce climate  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNScapv) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials * * * Today, July 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 grant recipients across the country, totaling nearly $160 million, to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the man  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials * * * BOSTON (JULY 16, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of four recipients working in New England that will receive more than $18 million in grants to support efforts in reporting and reducing   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: GRAYSLAKE, Ill. - Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable health care coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Laura Faver Dias, D-Grayslake, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable. "Guaranteeing healthcare for every person in our community, regardless of income, is not only the right thing to do, it is key to building a stronger future," Faver Dia  more

PEORIA, Illinois, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 16, 2024, against Franz (aka "Frank") Peter Suess, 77, of Wellington, Florida, for running a long-standing conspiracy related to his operation of a network of mail-order pharmacies and payment of illegal healthcare kickbacks in order to procure prescriptions for his pharmacies. The charges include one count of co  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Springfield, Illinois, man, Christopher Wallace, 32, was sentenced on July 15, 2024, to 120 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a wide-spread drug conspiracy involving a Springfield street gang, Boss Playas, which lasted from approximately May 2020 through November 2020. At the sentencing hearing, Senior U  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 17 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: DECATUR, Ill. - New laws passed by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, will eliminate up to $1 billion in families' unpaid medical bills, and prevent past medical debt from hurting individuals' credit scores. "Necessary medical care shouldn't come with a crippling amount of debt, and no one should be denied housing, a job opportunity, or the chance for a better life because of past medical debt," said Sche  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the names of individuals who hold senior staff positions in D.C. Eric Deeble has been promoted to Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Before becoming the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Dr. Deeble joined USDA as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Congressional Relations  more