MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul and Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) Executive Director Trish Kilpin are meeting with students around the state this fall to hear their thoughts on school safety. These student engagement discussions offer an opportunity to hear directly from students on their school safety concerns, what makes them feel safe, and what   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 16, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - August 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $4.092 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in August 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 29.6 cents c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following agency statement on Sept. 15, 2024: * * * With our 2024 Community First(R) Accelerate Grants for Small Business (Accelerate Grants) application round coming to a close on September 30, we want to share how we are partnering with our members across Illinois and Wisconsin to help small businesses overcome financial hurdles and thrive. Take a look at how  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 16, 2024: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by the disaster; and WHEREAS, at my direction,   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Expansion offers additional opportunities to state youth for on-the-job training in law enforcement, fire protection, project management, and barbering/cosmetology * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced that Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program will add four new occupational path  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: The Illinois National Guard hosted a Warrant Officer Symposium on Sept. 11-12 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. The event brought together warrant officers from across the state to receive guidance from senior military leaders and discuss key issues affecting the Warrant Officer Corps. Senior leaders in attendance included Illinois State Command Chief Warrant Offi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced that Michael Fiore is the recipient of the 2024 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care in recognition of his unwavering leadership in reducing the toll exacted by tobacco use. Fiore has transformed the way the U.S. medical community treats smoking by addressing tobacco dependence consistently and effectively as an intrinsic element of health  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news: * * * EDITOR'S NOTE: This news release corrects the 2025-27 state budget request amount. * * * Enrollment at the Universities of Wisconsin (UWs) this fall increased by more than 1,000 students overall, including higher enrollments at eight universities, according to preliminary estimates based on first-day student counts. Listen: President Rothman audio message about preliminary enrollment (https://www.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul and Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) Executive Director Trish Kilpin are meeting with students around the state this fall to hear their thoughts on school safety. These student engagement discussions offer an opportunity to hear directly from students on their school safety concerns, what makes them feel safe, and what they believe needs   more