WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out Trump Administration's USDA Cuts During Visit To Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House April 14, 2025 METRO EAST -- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined leaders from the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House and the St. Louis Area Foodbank to discuss the impact of the Trump Administration's cuts to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Klobuchar to Press U.S. Trade Representative On Impacts Of Tariff Taxes On Farmers April 15, 2025 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 17 of their colleagues to ask U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer for info  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley, Lee Urge DOJ To Protect Vital Antitrust Field Offices April 14, 2025 Senators to Justice Department: "The closure of the Chicago and San Francisco field offices would weaken antitrust enforcement in two vital sectors of the economy: agriculture and tech." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along w  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley, Lee Urge DOJ To Protect Vital Antitrust Field Offices WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitr  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 15 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Pritzker Announces Second-Highest Film Production Expenditures in State History Illinois' competitive film tax credit and training program are continuing to attract award-winning productions to the state CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and Illinois film industry leaders today to announce film production e  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Grassley, Durbin, Lee Urge DOJ to Protect Vital Antitrust Field Offices "The closure of the Chicago and San Francisco field offices would weaken antitrust enforcement in two vital sectors of the economy: agriculture and tech." WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 15 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on April 14, 2025: * * * IDPH Updates School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard with Data From 2024-25 School Year Dashboard utilizes data collected by the Illinois State Board of Education SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released its updated Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard. The updated dashboard includes data from the current 2024-25 school year.  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Justice Department Continues Efforts to Stop Unlawful Tax Return Preparers Taxpayers Must Remain Vigilant Against Dishonest Tax Preparers Today, the federal tax filing deadline, the Justice Department's Tax Division acknowledges the majority of taxpayers and tax return preparers who voluntarily meet their yearly filing obligations. The Tax Division also cautions taxpayers to cho  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * New Data Show Role of Medicaid - Especially Medicaid Expansion - in Combating the Fentanyl Crisis Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Jeopardize Progress in Combating the Fentanyl Crisis by Cutting People Off From Addiction Treatment WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority today released a report with new data on Medicaid's role in   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a notice inviting public comments on the draft Supplement 63 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) regarding the proposed renewal of the operating license for Clinton Power Station (CPS), Unit 1, in DeWitt County, Illinois. The facility, located approximately 20 miles north of Decatur, Illinois, has requested a 20-year extension of its operating license, currently under Facility Operating Lic  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force Surpasses 60,000 Arrests Cleveland, OH - U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott announced today that the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) has surpassed 60,000 arrests. Members of the Cleveland NOVFTF arrested David Wayne Garner, 40. Garner marks the 60,000th arrest for the NOVFTF. Garner was wanted  more