LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, in response to a lawsuit challenging Michigan's state ban on the practice of conversion therapy on minors, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a brief (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/August/Response-in-Opposition-to-Plaintiffs-Motion-for-Preliminary-Injunction.pdf?rev=3d1d5f60c0f24b06bbc79ed7a0806262&hash=D4B1F80E588036D20B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Costs at the Pump and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 16, 2024 Today, on the second anniversary of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding 160 projects in 26 states to expand access to clean energy sy  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn - July 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.698 a gallon in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area in July 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were comparable to last July w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1665) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - July 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in July in 13 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 36 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-eight states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1666) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: By Marsha Fenner Following an international search, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has named Daniela Leitner, a leader in the development of heavy ion injectors and rare isotope accelerators, and the Engineering Division's current Deputy for Science, as the next Engineering Division Director and the Laboratory's Chief Engineer. Leitner's new role is effe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Outreach comes as harvest season begins, continues throughout the season * * * GRAND RAPIDS, MI - As Michigan's harvest season swings into high gear, the U.S. Department of Labor wants to remind employers of their responsibilities and seasonal workers of their rights under federal law. Every summer and fall, Michigan's vast fields are filled with agricultural workers hand har  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * University-led Projects Will Share Data, Strengthen and Build Relationships Between DOE and Communities Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change * * * To support vulnerable communities responding to continued and extreme climate effects, the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10 million in funding for innovative Climate Resilience Centers (CRCs) in 10 different states. University-led research teams wil  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Enbridge Energy's request for a rehearing of its June decision to remand back to a Michigan state court the Attorney General's lawsuit to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The federal Court was unpersuaded by Enbridge's petition for rehearing en banc, seeking to have th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 17 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, August 19, 2024 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Tuesday, August 20, 2024 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Wednesday, August 21, 2024 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Thursday, August 22, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 46097; ALJ: SEYFRIED; TIME: 10:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: BENNETT; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 (Technic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: A Michigan company was sentenced today to pay a criminal fine of $6.5 million for its role in conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in the State of Michigan. Pontiac-based Asphalt Specialists LLC pleaded guilty for its conduct on Jan. 30. According to court documents and proceedings, the company participated in a conspiracy with Al's Asphalt Paving Company Inc. (Al  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: Richard Rogers Jr., 33, and Chad Wolf, 27, were sentenced on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 44 months and 39 months, respectively, for conspiracy to acquire and possess codeine and aggravated identity theft. Rogers and Wolf were also each ordered to forfeit $57,336 - the amount of their illegal codeine resale profits. According to the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 10, 2024. * * * Here are excerpts: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 233,000 to 234,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,500, a dec  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 17 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired Michele Meyer as the new Markets Division Senior Program Manager. Meyer took on the position after Amanda Laban was promoted to the position of Division Director in December 2023. "Michele brings extensive experience with both program management and work with the agriculture community in Colorado, including in her most recent role as Executive   more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, Rashad Maleek Trice, 27, of Lansing, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by Judge Joyce Draganchuk in the 30th Judicial Circuit Court in Ingham County for the 2023 murder of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. He was also given a concurrent sentence of 60-90 years' incarceration for the violent ass  more