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*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2024-08-23 ( 5 items )  
Department of Labor Orders Little Sunshine Playhouse Operator to Reinstate Employee Fired for Reporting Food Safety Concerns to State Health Officials (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * National childcare provider must also pay $43K in back wages, damages * * * DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the Southlake location of a national childcare provider to reinstate an employee and pay $43,295 in back wages and damages after the employer fired them for reporting concerns about unsanitary and unsafe conditions more PR

Governor Walz Announces $5 Million for Business Expansion Statewide (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $5 million for three business expansion projects in the state. The projects are expected to support 175 jobs and leverage $72 million in outside investment. "We didn't achieve our ranking as a top state for business by accident. We earn that reputation by investing i more PR

Ill. U.S. Attorney: Three Federal Workers Indicted on PPP Loan Fraud Charges (10)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned indictments charging three Metro East residents for scheming to falsely obtain more than $20,000 each in pandemic relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program. In response to financial hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration utilized the Paycheck Protection Program to offer  more PR

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Novel Computing Tool Learns the Language of Chemistry (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * ChemReasoner suggests novel catalysts by combining large language models and deep structural knowledge * * * By Sarah Wong, PNNL Scientists continually strive to develop newer, better catalysts to carry out chemical reactions--typically through a trial and error process. Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the U more PR

Secretary Miguel Cardona Announces 2024 Back to School Bus Tour (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Sept. 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will launch the 2024 Back to School Bus Tour from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6. The week-long, multi-state road trip will showcase the many ways schools, families, and communities are doubling down on accelerating student achievement and raising the bar in public education with investments and other support from the Biden-Harris Administration. The Ba more PR