ALBANY, New York, Aug. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Valvoline Forced 150 Current and Former Hourly Employees in New York to Sign Non-Competition Agreements, Limiting Future Job Opportunities * * * NEW YORK -- New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate coalition of six attorneys general today announced a settlement to end unfair labor practices at oil change and auto services company Valvoline LLC, Valvoli  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. North Carolina state and local governments are anticipated to receive approximately $2.5 million from this settlement in principle. In total, Attorney General Stein has secured nearly $1.5 billion   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $2,089,200,000 fixed-price-incentive contract for low-rate initial production of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2028. Fiscal 2024 Foreign Military Sales (Poland) and resea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * Noncitizen workers will now be offered an initial four years of protection against deportation during investigations of workplace violations, enabling labor agencies to more effectively enforce laws and seek justice for impacted workers * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Secu  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 31 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * SB 3646 Modernizes the State's Child Labor Law and Provides New Tools To Protect Minors * * * CHICAGO -- Governor JB Pritzker today signed into law Senate Bill 3646, the Child Labor Law of 2024, which updates child labor regulations to the 21st century by repealing the existing statute and replacing it with a modern framework. "While neighboring states weaken their child  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: The June Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 126.9, increased 2.5 percent from May but decreased 0.4 percent from June 2023. At 107.8, the Crop Production Index was up 4.0 percent from last month but down 11 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 147.3, increased 3.  more