LANSING, Michigan, July 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Pharmaceutical Res. & Manufacturers of Am. v. Stolfi in support of laws that increase drug price transparency. The amicus brief filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supports Oregon's defense of House Bill 4005, a law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,456,019,386 modification (P00086) to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract (N0001918C1037). This modification procures nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (four for the Navy and five for Japan), to include over and above support. Work will be performed in Saint Augustine,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving the Board of Higher Education. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS VOUCHER PROCESSING INTERNAL CONTROLS NOT OPERATING EFFECTIVELY The Board of Higher Education's (Board) internal controls over its voucher processing function were not operating effectively during the examination period. The Board implemented the Enterprise Resource Planning Sys  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit involving the Department of Revenue. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS INADEQUATE CONTROL OVER SERVICE PROVIDERS The Department of Revenue (Department) had not implemented adequate internal controls over its service providers. We performed testing of four service providers identified by the Department. The Department utilized service providers for mail proce  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving General Assembly Retirement System of the State of Illinois. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the State compliance examination of the General Assembly Retirement System of the State of Illinois (System) for the two years ended June 30, 2023. A digest covering the System's financial audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, was previously release  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving the Illinois Community College Board. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS INADEQUATE CONTROLS OVER INITIATING AND MONITORING GRANTS The Board did not exercise adequate controls over initiating and monitoring grant agreements. We tested 60 grant agreements from 24 of the Board's grant programs active during Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 and noted   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving the Illinois Supreme Court. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Our compliance examination of the Supreme Court included Appellate Court Districts 1-5. * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS INADEQUATE CONTROLS OVER THE REVIEW OF INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER SERVICE PROVIDERS The Court had not implemented adequate internal controls over its service providers. We sel  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving Judges' Retirement System of the State of Illinois. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the State compliance examination of the Judges' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (System) for the two years ended June 30, 2023. A digest covering the System's financial audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, was previously released on February 29,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination of other post-employment benefits census data involving the Office of the Comptroller - General Assembly. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Compliance Examination of Census Data for other post-employment benefits (OPEB) for the Office of Comptroller - General Assembly House of Representatives and Senate (Office) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2022. Our  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination of pension census data involving Office of the Comptroller - General Assembly. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Compliance Examination of Census Data for pensions for the Office of Comptroller - General Assembly House of Representatives and Senate (Office) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. Our Special Assistant Auditors for the General Assembly Ret  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving the Office of the Governor. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Because of the significance and pervasiveness of the findings described within the report, we (West and Co., LLC) expressed an adverse opinion on the Office's compliance with the specified requirements which comprise a State compliance examination. The Codification of Statements on Standards for Attestation Enga  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving the Southern Illinois University. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers Southern Illinois University's (University) Compliance Examination for the year ended June 30, 2023. Separate digests covering the University's Financial Audit and Single Audit were previously released on March 5, 2024 and March 28, 2024. In total, this report contains 17 findings, 2 of   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the State compliance examination of the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois (System) for the two years ended June 30, 2023. A digest covering the System's financial audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, was previously released on February 29, 2024  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination of other post-employment benefits census data involving the Supreme Court of Illinois. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Compliance Examination of Census Data for other post-employment benefits (OPEB) for the Supreme Court of Illinois (Court) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2022. Our Special Assistant Auditors for the Judges' Retirement System of the St  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination of pension census data involving the Supreme Court of Illinois. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Compliance Examination of Census Data for pensions for the Supreme Court of Illinois (Court) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. Our Special Assistant Auditors for the Judges' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (System) were engaged to perform cen  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention issued the following readout of a meeting of state offices of gun violence prevention: * * * On July 17, the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention convened over 30 state government officials from 16 states, including leaders from 12 state Offices of Gun Violence Prevention (OVPs). The convening brought together key violence prevention leaders to * Share strategies around gun violence prevention that have contribu  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 20 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable healthcare coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable. "Securing affordable healthcare for every member of our community is not optional," Chung said. "The choice between buying groceries and paying for a vital medical proce  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: * * * Law enforcement recognized for delivering on President Biden's Unity Agenda efforts to address the overdose epidemic and disrupt illicit drug trafficking across the country Watch the full event here (https://youtube.com/live/UnSpV-CUmvw) * * * Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta recognized law enforceme  more