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News Tipoffs - Illinois Editors Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 13 items )  

2024 Roundup: Gov. Evers Completes Annual 72-County Tour of Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Gov. Tony Evers today announced that last week he completed his annual visit to each of Wisconsin's 72 counties in 2024, completing his fifth annual 72-county tour since taking office in 2019. Gov. Evers has visited all 72 Wisconsin counties in a year at least five times since becoming governor, including in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and now 2024, as well as several counties in 2020 b  more

DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Argonne Plays Critical Role in Assessing Small Modular Reactor Applications to Rebuild Clean Economy in Post-War Ukraine
ARGONNE, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: By Beth Burmahl Argonne scientists play key role in U.S. Department of State projects aimed at rebuilding Ukraine's post-war clean economy. Building on a decades-long partnership, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play a leading role in planning and rebuilding the nuclear-generated clean energy infrastructure in post-war Ukraine. Arg  more

Fla. A.G. Moody and Multistate Coalition Urge Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 20 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is fighting to protect children online. Attorney General Moody, along with 31 other attorneys general, is urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are emphasizing the need to address the growing  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO PASS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of AGs Seeks Protections to Enhance Safety and Prevent Addiction * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, called on Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter (https:  more

Ill. Agriculture Dept. 'Fall Covers for Spring Savings' Cover Crop Incentive Program Returns
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Applications Accepted Starting December 16 with Opportunity for Pre-Enrollment * * * Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is implementing its sixth year of the popular Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program. Users will again be able to enter their information into the application and validate it during a pre-enrollment period starting at 8 a.m. CST on December 4, 2024. Appl  more

Ill. Gov. Pritzker Awards $857,000 in Grant Funding to Local Tourism, Convention Bureaus
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Grant funding is part of the State's continued effort to boost international travel to Illinois * * * Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $857,000 in grant funding was awarded to 11 certified local tourism and convention bureaus across the state. This funding was awarded through the International To  more

Illinois Supreme Court: Access to Justice Commission Announces Winners of Colman and Kilbride Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) announced today the winners of two awards, the Jeffrey D. Colman Access to Justice Award and The Hon. Thomas L. Kilbride (Ret.) Judicial Access to Justice Award. The 2024 recipients are Tiffany Schicker and Judge Thomas More Donnelly. These awards are designed to recognize and celebrate exceptional contributi  more

Louisiana A.G. Liz Murrill Joins Tennessee and 30 States in Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General Liz Murrill and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth ment  more

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 32 attorneys general calling upon Congressional leadership to, before the end of the year, pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to protect children from online harm. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social media us  more

N.M. A.G. Raul Torrez and Coalition of 30 States Urge Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing cr  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Part of 32-State Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 31 other states are calling on Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social m  more

USDA Approves Emergency Conservation Program and Emergency Forest Restoration Program Assistance in 3 Additional Illinois Counties
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, November 19, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that three additional Illinois counties will be accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and three additional Illinois counties are accepting applications for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to address damages from tornados   more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors can exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "People shouldn't have to be annoyed by robocall after robocall," said Attorney Genera  more