ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Nearly eight percent of genetic males and half a percent of genetic females have some form of Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) Argonne researchers worked with the CVD community to improve colormaps to be more inclusive and accessible. * * * Imagine having to do your job, but not being able to visually process the data right in front of you. Nearly eight pe  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: Story by Jon Connor, U.S. Army Sustainment Command AIM - Acquisition Integration and Management Center - is a huge entity under the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, fulfilling critical, logistical global Army missions every day in operations, exercises and natural disasters. This supports, in part, ASC's mission to provide globally responsive strategic logistics capabilities and materiel readiness, wh  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Common Sense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by New York in support of common sense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting commonsense state and federal laws that keep communities safe. The brief, filed in U.S. v. Steven Perez, argues that federal laws to prevent people from transporting or receiving firearms from outside their home state are necessary to protect public safety, reduce violent crime, and suppo  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of firearms to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal laws preventing individuals from transporting or receiving firearms from outside the state in which they reside, except   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - July 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 3.7 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in J  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Area - July 2024": * * * Area prices were up 1.3 percent over the past two months, up 3.5 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), adva  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - July 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.5 percent in July; up 2.7 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Keisha Reynolds, MyCG Writer Last week, Cmdr. Gretal Kinney received the Federally Employed Women (FEW) Military Meritorious Service Award at their National Training Program held in Chicago, Illinois on Aug. 6th. FEW is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting equality for women while addressing the concerns of women in the Federal workforce. This year's conference theme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Au. 15, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Ambiano Single Serve Coffee Makers Hazard: The recalled coffee makers can expel hot water from the top of the machine, posing a burn hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: August 15, 2024 Units: About 28,000 Consumer Contact: ALDI toll-free at 888-770-7124 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.recallrtr.com/aldicoffeemaker or co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), today  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Jeff Clines as the new Chief Information Officer of the Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS). He replaces ETS' Chief Information Security Officer Aaron Roberts, who has served as Interim Director since April. Clines comes to Wyoming from South Dakota, where he served since 2020 as Chief Information Officer for the South Dakota Bureau   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Funding to Accelerate Tech Advancements Aligned with CHIPS and Science Act * * * Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a pivotal $20 million commitment to further elevate Illinois' position as a national leader in technology and innovation through the Venture Investment for Semiconductor Technology Ad  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on Aug. 15, 2024, involving Executive Ethics Commission. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS VOUCHER PROCESSING INTERNAL CONTROLS NOT OPERATING EFFECTIVELY The Executive Ethics Commission's (Commission) internal controls over its voucher processing function were not operating effectively during the examination period. Due to our ability to rely upon the  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on Aug. 15, 2024, involving the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the financial statement audit of the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund of the State of Illinois, Department of Employment Security (Department) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. A digest covering the Department's State Compliance Examination for the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: The owner of a suburban Chicago construction company has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to bribe an employee of the Cook County Assessor's Office in return for favorable property assessments. ALEX NITCHOFF, 57, of Lemont, Ill., pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiring to corruptly give something  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Air Mobility Command teamed up with the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC), Air Combat Command and Air Force Global Strike Command to execute Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, July 30 to Aug. 11, 2024, across the western United States and Pacific Ocean. Mobility Airmen used the eight-day exercise to practice mobility operations in a combat representative environment and emphasize mobility's crucia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following document on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the contributions of Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean. In 1968, Congress set aside a week for this observance and two decades later expanded it to a month stretching from September 15 to October 15. The timing is historically significant as September 15 is t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: Lead, S.D. (Aug. 15, 2024) -- A ribbon-cutting event was held today at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, S.D. to mark the completion of excavation work for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility/Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (LBNF/DUNE), an international project led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Th  more