SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the Second Circuit in United States v. Perez, in support of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968's provision that prohibits anyone other than a licensed firearms dealer from transporting or receiving firearms from out of state. The brief argues that 18 U.S. Code secti  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Commonsense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal l  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/41.%20Multi-State%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf?language_id=1) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in supp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $775 million for 21 states to clean up legacy pollution through President Biden's Investing in America agenda. These historic resources to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells and well sites of which over $1 billion has already been distributed are creating good-paying jobs, catalyzing economic growth, eliminating harmful methane leaks,   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following article on Aug. 14, 2024, by business economist Mariam Yousuf and economic programmer Prithvi Kalkunte, both from the research department: * * * Community banks have long been both a reflection of and a foundation for Texas' economic strength. In the past year, these banks grew faster than Texas regional banks, despite the latter's size advantage. The closures of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank in Cal  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker Donate $105,000 * * * The annual Governor's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair auctions off the best livestock as judged by competitions throughout the fair. Grand Champion is the highest distinction youth exhibiting livestock in Illinois can earn, and tonight, 10 exhibitors took home that title. Governor JB Pritzker and First L  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on Aug. 14, 2024, involving Intermediate Service Center No. 2 covering West Cook. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS DELAY OF AUDIT The Intermediate Service Center #2 (ISC) did not provide completed financial statements in an auditable form by the August 31, 2020 deadline. The June 30, 2019 report was not released until August 16, 2023. The FY20 completed fina  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A former attorney has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for embezzlement and fraud in connection with the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago. ROBERT M. KOWALSKI served a key role in an embezzlement scheme at Washington Federal. The bank, which was based in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, was shut down in 2017 after the Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: TULSA, Okla. Worldwide Printing and Distribution, Inc., doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, in August 2022, a Resource  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 15 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * His wide-ranging curiosity, novel way of looking at problems and sheer joy in solving them drove many important contributions to particle physics. * * * Theoretical physicist James D. "BJ" Bjorken, a professor emeritus at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University whose work played a key role in revealing the exist  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office issued the following news: The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Midwest Conference and Expo in Rosemont, Illinois, is coming up soon, from September 4 to 6, 2024. #ITSMW24 provides an opportunity for all participants to share and learn from projects from across the region. This collaborative event will encourage atte  more