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IL Senate committee votes to send minimum-wage hike to the floor
By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — A plan to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to more than $10 per hour passed a Senate committee Wednesday, despite protests from business owners who said it will harm their ability to stay afloat in a tough economy. Proponents of Senate Bill 1565 say a minimum-wage hike will put more money in workers’ pockets, thus enabling them to spend more money at Illinois businesses.
Adrian Frank Nault Pleads Guilty in U.S. Federal Court
The United States Attorney’s Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls on May 15, 2012 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, Adrian Frank Nault, a 29-year-old resident of Box Elder, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine.
FOMC announces revised tentative 2012 meeting schedule and tentative 2013 meeting schedule
Release Date: May 16, 2012 For immediate release The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday announced a revised tentative meeting schedule for 2012 and a tentative meeting schedule for 2013. In order to provide ample time for the Committee’s usual discussions, these meetings have been scheduled to take place over two days.
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 24-25, 2012
Release Date: May 16, 2012 For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on April 24-25, 2012.
IL Senate president proposes iGaming plan for the state
By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton , asserting “time is of the essence,” wants lawmakers to approve his plan to regulate Internet gambling in Illinois before the legislative session ends May 31. The framework, the Chicago Democrat said, would position Illinois as a worldwide Internet gaming hub.
Suspects Arrested in Connection with Robbery of Wells Fargo Bank Branch in Duluth
ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Brian D. Lamkin, along with Gwinnett County Police Chief Charles M.
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Friend to Rob Bank in Cloud County
TOPEKA, KS—A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to soliciting a friend to rob a bank, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
More potholes in Illinois’ future?
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Money meant for maintaining state highways could be paying for some of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s day-to-day expenses. Gov.
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in the District of Columbia to Distribution of Child Pornography
WASHINGTON—Peter Zagorski, 31, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of distribution of child pornography, U.S.
Arrest of Dekalb County Bank Robber
ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Brian D. Lamkin, along with Dekalb County Police Chief W.