SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Rinderle v. Cobb County School District opposing a Georgia school district's enactment and enforcement of two policies (based on Georgia laws) which prohibit school staff from discussing topics deemed "divisive," undermining their ability to teach diverse books and curricu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered Fay Servicing to pay a $2 million penalty for violations of mortgage servicing laws, as well as for violations of a 2017 agency order that addressed its illegal foreclosure practices. The company failed to implement the order's requirements and continued to break the law. Fay Servicing took prohibited foreclosure actions against borrowe  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following fiscal year 2021 financial audit involving Regional Office of Education No. 47 covering Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS DELAY OF AUDIT The Regional Office of Education #47 (ROE) did not provide completed financial statements in an auditable form by the August 31, 2021 deadline. Completed financial statements were received on December 8, 2  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following fiscal year 2022 financial audit involving Regional Office of Education No. 47 covering Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS DELAY OF AUDIT The Regional Office of Education #47 (ROE) did not provide completed financial statements in an auditable form by the August 31, 2022 deadline. Completed financial statements were received on September 29,  more