WASHINGTON, April 17 -- 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 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Continues To Call For The Immediate Return Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement calling forthe immediate return of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally in Marylan  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Durbin Statement On Ed Martin's Undisclosed Appearances On Russian State Media SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding reportsthat Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. Attorney for D.C., appea  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks On The FTC And Independent Agencies SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, led Senate and House Dem  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made public several Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) filed between April 7, 2025, and April 14, 2025. These statements include final, draft, and supplemental reports from various federal agencies that are open for public review and comment. The documents cover a wide range of environmental assessments, from military training land retention to nuclear plant license renewals and avian influenza outbreak respons  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 26, 2025, from Food Animal Concerns Trust, Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff HFA-305 Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System 2026-2030 Strategic Plan; Request for Comments; Docket No. FDA-2024-N-5538. * * * Food Ani  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System, under the Board of Governors, has issued a notice regarding a proposed acquisition of shares in South Porte Financial Inc. and its subsidiary SouthernTrust Bank, both based in Marion, Illinois. The acquisition involves the formation of the Throgmorton Family Control Group, which will be established by Winston Throgmorton and Tristan Throgmorton, both of Carbondale, Illinois, as well as Roderick Throgmorton and Rachel Throgmorton, both  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 18 -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * ILLINOIS WHEAT CHECKOFF REFERENDUM PASSES SPRINGFIELD, IL - Illinois wheat producers approved a measure to bring a wheat check-off program to the State of Illinois. By a vote of 207 to 69, producers passed a referendum to implement a voluntary wheat check-off program with a 1.5 cent per bushel assessment rate. The referendum result was announced today after the  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 18 -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news on April 17, 2025: * * * Illinois Payroll Jobs Climb to Record High Nonfarm Payrolls Surpass Previous Record, Unemployment Rate Unchanged SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls increased +14,800 (+0.2%) over-the-month to a record high of 6,172,300 in March. The previous record was set in December 2024, with 6,161,000 jo  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Illinois and Minnesota Join FTC Lawsuit Challenging Medical Device Coatings Deal The Federal Trade Commission filed an amended complaint adding the states of Illinois and Minnesota as co-plaintiffs in the Commission's lawsuit challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's (GTCR) acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics). The amended complaint also adds GTCR, LLC as an additional defendant in the case. The FT  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Iranian National Indicted for Operating Online Marketplace Offering Fentanyl and Money Laundering Services Nemesis Market Processed Over 400,000 Orders A federal grand jury has charged Behrouz Parsarad, an Iranian national, for his role as the founder and operator of Nemesis Market, a dark web marketplace for illegal drugs and criminal cyber-services, such as stolen financial information, fraudule  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced the initiation of an investigation into certain active electrical cables and components thereof following a complaint filed by Credo Semiconductor Inc. of San Jose, California, and Credo Technology Group Ltd. of the Cayman Islands. The complaint, filed under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, alleges that these products are being imported into the United States in violation of U.S. patents. Specific  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 12, 2025: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 223,000 to 224,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,750, a decrease of 2,500 from  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, has issued a notice regarding the intended repatriation of 64 cultural items, as part of its responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These cultural items, which include bowls, jars, mugs, ladles, and a fossilized wood arrow point, were removed in 1897 from the site of Homolovi II in Navajo County, Arizona, during an archaeological expedition led by George A. Dorsey. The it  more