WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on July 29, 2024: Today the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises announced the launch of its Core Competency Implementation Pilot Project and the selection of 16 implementation sites across the United States. In partnership with the Action Collaborative, the sites will work towards advancing substance use care, workforce competency, and interpro  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 30 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Agreement Resolves Issues with Cameo Celebrity App Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-0729_Baron-App-Inc-dba-Cameo.pdf) * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined 29 other Attorneys General in announcing a settlement resolving potential consumer protection and Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Endorsement Guideline  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: ROLLING FORK, MISSISSIPPI, July 29, 2024 -- South Delta Animal Rescue received a $15,000 donation from the Bank of Anguilla today during a ceremonial check presentation of CARE funds that were awarded by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas). FHLB Dallas recognized the Bank of Anguilla as a 2024 Community Area Revitalization Effor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- The Chicago Housing Authority issued the following news release: Davora Buchanan was shy while growing up in Trumbull Park Homes. She kept to herself and read. Then she attended CHA's Learn and Earn program, where teenage students explore career fields like entrepreneurship, arts and technology while earning a paycheck. "It was the first program I did outside of Trumbull, the first program where I interacted with other kids and took the bus all the way to South Su  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY EA-Baker Partners JV, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 25, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-24-D-0019). Massma  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * MSHA identifies 31 significant and substantial violations, 3 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 12 states in June 2024 and cited mine operators for 195 violations. The agency began conducting impact inspection  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 30 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * The ICC and IDNR were awarded $8.3 million dollars to improve the siting process for several long-range transmission planning projects in central and southern Illinois. * * * Last week, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) was awarded $8.3 million from the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Grid Deployment Office to improve the review process for several transmission proje  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 30 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * The ICC and IDNR were awarded $8.3 million dollars to improve the siting process for several long-range transmission planning projects in central and southern Illinois. * * * Last week, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) was awarded $8.3 million from the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Grid Deployment Office to improve the review process for several transm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: A global technology outage affected all 138 DMV locations in Illinois recently, disrupting services across the state. A routine update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to Microsoft on its Windows devices triggered an enormous national technological outage on July 19. This led to widespread chaos that affected global businesses ranging from airports and banks to retail and law enforcement. This   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: The State of Illinois was recently awarded more than $430 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for its Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program application. The funding will be utilized for building and industry decarbonization, freight electrification, climate-smart agriculture, and renewable energy deployment. According to the state's grant application, the state will impleme  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * KW Framing continually ignored OSHA requirements and now faces $317K in new fines * * * RIVER GROVE, Ill. - Two federal workplace safety investigations have found a Chicago-area framing contractor - already facing debt collection for more than $100,000 in fines for violations identified in 2022 - continuing to expose employees to deadly fall hazards and d  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 30 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news on July 29, 2024: CHICAGO - State Representative Lindsey LaPointe and her team are offering a series of three Substance Use Outreach Pop Up Events at the Jefferson Park Transit Center. The series, which kicked off on Thursday, July 25th, aims to connect people with both information and pathways to direct support such as detox, treatment, recovery and harm reduction supplies like Narcan. LaPointe's Office wo  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and report the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). APHIS declares every August Tree Check Month and is asking you to look for this destructive, invasive beetle by checking trees on your property and in your community for damage. Left unch  more