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News Tipoffs - Illinois Editors Newsletter for Thursday September 12, 2024 ( 21 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Joins Bipartisan Call on Congress to Require Surgeon General Warning for Social Media Platforms
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 11 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'As the father of two teenagers myself, my interest in this issue goes beyond policy. It's personal. We must protect our kids from the dangers that exist online' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after he and 41 other attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General w  more

Army Fuel Program Runs on U.S. Army Petroleum Center Employee Expertise
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: The U.S. Army runs on fuel, and most supplies can't get to the Soldier or be used by the Soldier without it, so having fuel experts available makes sense. Charles Shipp is one of those experts. Shipp is a supervisory logistics management specialist and chief of operations at the U.S. Army Petroleum Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. APC is a directorate within the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, who  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ JOINS MULTISTATE COALITION URGING SURGEON GENERAL WARNING ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez and 41 other attorneys general today jointly called on congressional lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. States have already taken h  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - August 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past month, up 3.8 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), increased 0.2 percent  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Area - August 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 3.5 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.8 perc  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 10, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to $53.15 in the Northeast in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - August 2024'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "[xxx]Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - August 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in August, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau   more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, St. Louis Area - August 2024'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, St. Louis Area - August 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in July and August, up 3.3 percent over the year * * * Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent for the two months endi  more

Colorado Governor Polis and Fellow Governors Call on SEC to Take Action to Save Americans Money on Electricity
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Colorado Governor Jared Polis took action with seven of his fellow Governors in calling on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair, Gary Gensler, to address the problematic reclassification of utility recovery bonds, which can significantly increase utility borrowing costs and raise costs for millions of Americans, and undermines the SEC's mission "to protect investors;  more

Conn. A.G. Tong, Bipartisan Coalition Back Warning Labels for Social Media Platforms
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a bipartisan letter today to Congress, Attorney General William Tong and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health.   more

DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Argonne Entrepreneurship Program Opens Fellowship Applications
ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Chain Reaction Innovations, the entrepreneurship program at Argonne National Laboratory, is seeking applicants for its next cohort * * * Innovators with clean and renewable energy technologies are encouraged to apply for a two-year, funded fellowship to embed at Argonne, work with a researcher and develop their startup. Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI)  more

EEOC Sues Helia Healthcare for Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination and Retaliation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: CHICAGO Helia Healthcare, doing business as Doctors Nursing Rehabilitation Center, violated federal laws by subjecting a licensed practical nurse to sexual harassment by a supervisor, failing to accommodate a short medical leave of absence, and then retaliating against her for reporting the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. A  more

Fla. A.G. Moody Calls on Congress to Protect Youth by Requiring Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 12 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody and 41 other attorneys general are calling on congressional leaders to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in causing generational harm to young people's mental health. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "Studi  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO REQUIRE SURGEON GENERAL WARNING ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. Raoul and the coalition issued a letter to Congress amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. "Ou  more

Mass. A.G. Campbell Joins Bipartisan Coalition Of Attorneys General In Call For Congress To Require Surgeon General Warning On Social Media Platforms
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 41 other attorneys general are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on algorithm-driven social media platforms stating that social media use is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media c  more

Md. A.G. Brown: Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Call for Congress to Require Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and 41 other attorneys general have called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The attor  more

N.M. A.G. Torrez Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Congress to Require Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: Albuquerque, NM - In a letter to Congress, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The attorn  more

National Cadet Advisory Council Gains New Leaders
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Cadets from the Ohio and Virginia wings have been named as the next chair and vice chair of Civil Air Patrol's National Cadet Advisory Council. Cadet Lt. Col. Megan Panchula of the Ohio Wing's Frank H. Kettlewood Composite Squadron is replacing Cadet Lt. Col. Soren Koh of the Illinois Wing's Col. Charles Compton Composite Squadron as the NCAC chair. A CAP member since July 2019, Panchula  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond, Coalition of Attorneys General Call for Congress to Require Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 41 other attorneys general today called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The a  more

Pa. A.G. Henry Backs Surgeon General's Warning on Social Media in Ongoing Effort to Protect Kids' Mental Health
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry has joined a coalition of 42 state Attorneys General urging Congress to require a Surgeon General's warning on social media platforms that have proven to be addictive and harmful to children. The letter to Congress is Attorney General Henry's latest effort to hold social media companies accountable and provide protections to users who are target  more

Va. A.G. Miyares: Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Call for Congress to Require Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jason S. Miyares and 41 other attorneys general today called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The attor  more