ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 6.7 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissi  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commis  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on May 1, 2024: * * * Minority-Serving Institutions' Faculty Play a Pivotal Role in Advancing STEM Education * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of the first faculty cohort for the groundbreaking Faculty-Applied Clean Energy Sciences (FACES) Program. This program aims to bridge the gap between DOE laboratories and the academic commu  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 3 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in filing a lawsuit on behalf of 21 states opposing an ATF rule that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms. The rule seeks to require a federal firearms dealer license for every individual who sells a firearm for anything the ATF sees as a profit, including currency, exchang  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 2 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit on behalf of 21 states opposing an ATF rule that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms. "Biden's latest attempt to strip away the Second Amendment rights of Americans through ATF regulations will make many law-abiding gun owners felons if they sell a firearm or two to family or friends," Kobach said. "This rule is blat  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 3 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: In his ongoing fight to defend the Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that he joined a coalition of twenty other states in filing suit against the Biden Administration's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over its new rule attacking the ability of gun owners to privately buy and sell firearms. "When out-of-touch   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 3 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 21 states in a lawsuit opposing an ATF rule that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms. The rule seeks to require a federal firearms dealer license for every individual who sells a firearm for anything the ATF sees as a profit, including currency, exchange of another firearm, or a service. It could make a felon   more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 2 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 2, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a thr  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Attorney General Drummond is pushing back against a would-be rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms without becoming federally licensed as a firearms dealer. Drummond is part of a 21-state lawsuit challenging the proposal in U.S. District Court for the Eastern Distric  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 3 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: The Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) Board of Trustees has appointed a new member to help lead the nonprofit's programs. Tlingit clinical community psychologist Aandachjoon Alicia Marvin of Anchorage will fill the seat, which was recently vacated by longtime trustee Jeane Breinig. Marvin intends to apply her work experience with a tribal health organization for the benefit of the institute and its program  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states on Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing a new rule from The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms. "The epidemic of violent crime means every level of government needs to work together to keep guns out of the hands of violent crim  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following remarks on April 30, 2024, by Secretary Denis McDonough at an event at the National Council of Urban Indian Health: * * * All this country's tribal land. So let me first recognize the tribal leaders, tribal elders, and Native Vets. And no Vet deserves more recognition--and thanks--than your president, my friend, Airborne Army Sergeant Sonya Tetnowski. Sonya, thanks for your continued service chairing VA's Tribal   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: This evening, First Lady Jill Biden will host the first-ever "Teachers of the Year" State Dinner at the White House. This event will honor the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman from Tennessee, and the State Teachers of the Year from across the country for their excellence in teaching and commitment to students' learning. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) oversees the Nationa  more