SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Jacob Silva-Dreyer, 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs The 12th Air Task Force, the first ATF under the new Air Force deployment model, was officially activated during a ceremony here Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Randall Reed, Air Mobility Command deputy commander, handed the guidon to Col. Gabriel Arrington, who, along with Chief Master Sergeant Chastity Hert, command chief, will lead the new uni  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jacob Silva-Dreyer, 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs The 12th Air Task Force, the first ATF under the new Air Force deployment model, was officially activated during a ceremony here Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Randall Reed, Air Mobility Command deputy commander, handed the guidon to Col. Gabriel Arrington, who, along with Chief Master Sergeant Chastity Hert, command chief, will lead the new uni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * In support of President Biden's Unity Agenda, new funding continues historic investment in community-led and evidence-based efforts to prevent youth substance use in every state across the country * * * To mark the start of a new school year, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced nearly $94 million in n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $1.9 billion for 519 grants in 48 states, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, in its fifth announcement under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An additional $269 million was also announced in FY 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grants to fu  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Cape Girardeau - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.66 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. As  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Louis - May 2023": * * * Workers in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.76 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: A 40-year-old associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering offenses, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar H. Hamdani. Mexican national Victor Miguel Curiel Valadez admitted to conspiring  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Twelve communities are laying the foundation for more electric vehicles through the training and assistance program Actions through the EV Readiness program include procuring EVs for municipal fleets and establishing EV-friendly policies. * * * City leaders who are working to accommodate more electric vehicles (EVs) were recognized in a ceremony o Aug. 23 at the  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Clever experiment demonstrates how liquid plutonium oxide behaves at the hottest temperatures * * * At Argonne, chemical engineers and physicists designed a complex experiment in order to study how nuclear fuel materials floating on gas streams behaved under intense conditions. The 2011 accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant in Japan inspired extensive  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $1.9 billion for 519 grants in 48 states, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, in its fifth announcement under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An additional $269 million was also announced i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity across the Eighth District has remained unchanged since our previous report. However, contacts provided some indications of slowing demand. Employment has remained unchanged since our previous report. Contacts described wage growth as returning to normal. While prices to consumers increased only modestly, production costs   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 6 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) announced Patrick Sullivan has rejoined the organization as Executive Vice President, Group Head, FHLBanks' Mortgage Partnership Finance(R) (MPF(R)) Program. Sullivan assumes leadership from John Stocchetti who announced his intention to retire in June. "We are excited to welcome Patrick bac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5943) on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Before the Authority: Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko and Anne Wagner, Members I. Statement of the Case The Union filed a grievance alleging the Agency failed to protect an employee (the grievant) from exposure to asbestos and retaliated against the grievant for reporting the exposure. Arbitrator Richard K. Hanft issued an award sustai  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 6 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Gov. Pritzker's capital program modernizing infrastructure throughout Illinois * * * CHICAGO - Highlighting one of its busiest construction seasons ever, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that major projects in Chicago are planned or underway, fueled by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. Ten projects combined   more

PEORIA, Illinois, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A 25-year-old Peoria, Illinois man, Avione Quzea Maurice Parks, was sentenced on September 4, 2024, to ten years in federal prison for three separate counts of distributing methamphetamine. Upon his release from confinement, Parks will serve five years of supervised release. At the sentencing hearing before U.S. Senior District Judge Joe B. McDade, the government  more

PEORIA, Illinois, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Peoria, Illinois, man, Melvin D. Turner, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid on September 5, 2024, to an aggregate 120 months' imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release, following his convictions for distribution of ice methamphetamine (two counts) and possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court document  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 6 -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: The National Institutes of Health today announced the final winners of its Connecting the Community for Maternal Health Challenge. Eight nonprofit organizations received cash prizes for their efforts to develop, implement, and conduct research projects to improve maternal health outcomes in their communi  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Air Mobility Command continues to spread Warrior Heart culture, its efforts generating change which reverberates beyond AMC. Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, has focused on three pillars--mind, body, and craft. Minihan has focused his energy and attention on ensuring Airmen are prioritizing their mental health on the same level as physical fitness or skill development. Maj. Jan  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general announced the filing of an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/viramontes-v-county-of-cook-multistate-amicus-brief-0) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case Viramontes, et al. v. The County of Cook, et al. The brief urges the Court to uphold the determination of the U.S. Dist  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania co-led two amicus briefs on behalf of a multistate coalition in federal appellate courts to further defend Title IX's protections of all students, including LGBTQ+ students, from gender-based harassment and sex discrimination, and to reverse a preliminary injunction that could affect certain   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments in America's Students, Schools, and Colleges Since day one of their Administration, President Biden and Vice President Harris have made fighting for public education a top priority and they have delivered, with unprecedented investments in our nation's public schools, colleges, and unive  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Projects range from research on carbon sequestration to advancing climate models * * * By Genoa Blankenship Twenty-eight principal investigators were recently awarded access to the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) through the Fiscal Year 2025 Large-Scale Research call for proposals. The awarded researchers, who hail from  more