CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL STATEMENT ON FEDERAL COURT GRANTING INJUNCTION AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDER Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after a federal judge in Washington granted his motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction in a lawsuit he, with three state attorneys general, filed challenging President Donald  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS 15-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR METRO-EAST MAN WHO DISSEMINATED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a St. Clair County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to the dissemination of child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul's ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- Acting Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Feb. 6, 2025: Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis today issued a proclamation declaring February 6, 2025, as Ronald Reagan Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION Though born in Illinois, President Ronald Reagan was a Californian at heart. With a sunny optimism and faith in the future, he moved millions around our country and the world. After w more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly, Lieutenant Governor Toland Visit KSi Conveyors, 2024 Exporter of the Year TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor David Toland visited KSi Conveyors in Sabetha Thursday to officially honor the company's selection as the 2024 Governor's Exporter of the Year. "KSi is changing the agricultural industry and paving the way for the creation of even more innovative technolog more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * HB4781 expands support for relative caregivers * * * Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, the Kinship in Demand ("KIND") Act, into law, allowing the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to develop more flexible standards to certify grandparents and other relatives who are able to safely care for youth in DCFS's care. The bill also creates a pat more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: A federal judge today granted Attorney General Mayes' request for a preliminary injunction against the president's unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order, preventing the federal government from denying birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. Thursday's hearing was part of a multistate lawsuit filed Jan. 21 in the U.S. District Court for the Western D more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 1, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 216, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Total items sold increased 13% from 2023 to 2024, marking four consecutive record-setting years of industry growth * * * As the State of Illinois celebrates the fifth anniversary of the legalization of adult use cannabis in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that 2024 marked the fourth consecutive year of record-se more PR