WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Bar Association Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence, Chicago, Illinois, issued a report that finds artificial intelligence has moved from experiment to core infrastructure for the legal profession, reshaping how lawyers, courts and law schools operate while creating new risks for clients and the justice system. The AI Task Force's second year report on the impact of AI on the practice of law concludes that generative AI and related tools ar more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues U.S. Steel for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation * Federal agency charges steelmaker failed to accommodate pregnant employee MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Steel, a multinational steel and iron mining company, violated federal law when it failed to provide an employee with a reasonable accommodation for her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charg more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit involving Eastern Illinois University. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: December 18, 2025 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 1 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 1 -- 1 Category 2: 0 -- 0 -- 0 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 0 -- 1 -- 1 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 2 State of Illinois more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving Illinois Board of Examiners. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST BOARD OF EXAMINERS COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: December 16, 2025 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 0 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the Report contact: Office of the Aud more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial aduit involving Illinois Finance Authority. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: December 16, 2025 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 1 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the Report contact: Office of the Auditor General more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit involving Illinois Housing Development Authority. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: December 18, 2025 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 1 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the Report contact: Office more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit involving Illinois State University. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: December 16, 2025 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 3 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 3 -- 3 Category 2: 0 -- 0 -- 0 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 0 -- 3 -- 3 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 3 State of Illinois, O more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following annual review involving Information Submitted by the Chicago Transit Authority's Retiree Health Care Trust. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY'S RETIREE HEALTH CARE TRUST ANNUAL REVIEW Release Date: December 23, 2025 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the Report cont more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination involving Property Tax Appeal Board. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 Release Date: December 16, 2025 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 6 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 2 -- 2 Category 2: 0 -- 4 -- 4 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 0 -- 6 -- 6 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 12  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following annual review involving State Actuary's Report of the Actuarial Assumptions and Valuations of the State-Funded Retirement Systems. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT HIGHLIGHTS STATE ACTUARY'S REPORT OF THE ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS AND VALUATIONS OF THE STATEFUNDED RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ANNUAL REVIEW Release Date: December 23, 2025 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDIT more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, has announced its intent to repatriate a group of cultural items identified as objects of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The notice states that repatriation may occur on or after Jan. 16, 2026, following the completion of consultation and review. The determinations outlined in the notice are the sole responsibility of the Missouri Historical Society and are based on hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- Constellation Energy Generation LLC has received authorization from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue operations at the Dresden Nuclear Power Station near Morris, Illinois, following the issuance of subsequent renewed facility operating licenses for units 2 and 3. NRC finalized the decision Dec. 16, 2025, allowing the boiling water reactor site to remain active. The issuance of licenses DPR-19 and DPR-25 follows a review process that began when the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has completed an inventory of Native American associated funerary objects and determined that a clear cultural affiliation exists under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The determination was published through the National Park Service as part of its administrative responsibilities, while responsibility for the findings and conclusions rests solely with the University of Michigan. The notice authoriz more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, DeLauro Renew Bill to Ban Unpredictable Scheduling Practices * Legislation would require many employers to provide work schedules two weeks in advance and compensate workers when their schedules change last minute Bill Text (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Schedules  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schakowsky, Renew Fight to Pass Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act * Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), have reintroduced the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act to strengthen protections for part-time workers and allow them to better balance their work schedules with personal an more PR