WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Megan Mudersbach, Public Affairs, Air Force Materiel Command More than 200 military and civilian Airmen from the Air Force Materiel Command represented the U.S. Air Force at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture 2024 airshow, July 21-28 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The event was an opportunity to highlight the command's commitment to inspiring future generations of Airme  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, Attorney General Miyares of Virginia announced the sending of a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) demanding that they immediately reinstate the contractual agreement that was made with Maximus--a private call center headquartered in Virginia that handles calls about crucial Medicare and Hea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Wisconsin Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Wisconsin had 158,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 161,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Wisconsin was 4.9 perc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- 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 resear  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, Aug. 1, as part of the federal government's response to tornadoes that caused the emergency shutdown of the ExxonMobil Refinery in Joliet, Illinois, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four states whose supply of gasoline has been impacted by the refinery shutdown. EPA has waived the federal regul  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Hispanic Latino Commission, Michigan Veterans' Facility Authority Board of Directors, Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority, Michigan Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Disabilities, Michigan Board of Audiology, and the Workers' Disability Compensation Agency Funds A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2873) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* We are presented with three motions in this docket. First, 3M Company moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407(c) to transfer two actions pending in the Northern District of Alabama and listed on Schedule A to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2873. P  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: Supports Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers The ACL-funded ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center(link is external) has released a new online curriculum for community-based organizations to train entry-level respite providers. The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers calls for improvements in the availa  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 24, 2024, Demario Robinson (age 22) pled guilty to smuggling machinegun conversion devices, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 545, and possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)(1). Based on the criminal complaint and the plea   more