FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 4 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: The Defense Health Agency announced May 1, 2024, that nine military hospitals received an "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, demonstrating DHA's commitment to safe, high-quality health care, and transparency. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a letter-grade program that focuses exclusively on a hospital's patient safety measures through more than 30 national performance indicators. Each indicator reflects er  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout Alaska Native and American Indian communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP and human t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona posted the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP and  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Will  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Pheonix Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 3, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From March 2023 to March 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states and was essentially unchanged in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Idaho (+3.7 percent), Nevada (+3.4 percent), Alaska (+3.2 percent), and South Carolina (+2.8 percent). * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm e  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota joins the broader Justice Department, its partners across the federal government, and people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 2, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 208,000, unchanged 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 210,000, a decrease   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota posted the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP and   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP and human   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Dena J. King and the U.S. Attorney's Office join the Department of Justice, partners across the federal government, and people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. "There is still so much more to do in the face of persistent  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP a  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Fifty-five percent of ninth-graders said they expected to complete a postsecondary credential after high school, according to early results from the High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's In  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day . In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP and human t  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The Northern District of Oklahoma joins the Justice Department and its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced s  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy dated April 29, 2024, on the Alaska's Right to Produce Act (H.R. 6285), which was introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, and 16 cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 6285, which would require the Department of the Interior (Department) to withdraw its recently finalized regulations for the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (NPRA) and would p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2024, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. The office also announced today the appointment of an MMIP Regional Coordinator based in the Di  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: The State of Alaska has been granted a short stay until June 30, 2024, in the ongoing fight for correspondence schools and educational allotments. The decision to stay the ruling, at least in the short-term, means that the allotment program will continue as it has since 2014. The State will be filing a request to extend that stay through any appeal and today filed an appeal with   more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, May 4 -- The Colorado National Guard issued the following news release: States will host a virtual media round table May 3, 2024, at 2 p.m. EST where space operators will talk about their reasons for not wishing to transfer to the U.S. Space Force under U.S. Air Force Legislative Proposal 480 and why establishing the Space National Guard is the most cost-effective and strategic option for our nation. Transferring Air National Guard space units to the USSF would create a s  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued the following news: The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) met this month to discuss barriers and innovation at all levels of government to prevent and end youth homelessness, which disproportionately impacts people of color, people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with disabilities, English learners, and youth who are pregnant or parenting. During the meeting led by USICH Chair and Health and Human Services   more

YAKIMA, Washington, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref administered the oath of office to Assistant United States Attorney Bree R. Black Horse. A swearing-in ceremony was held at the Yakama Nation Justice Center in Toppenish, Washington. AUSA Blackhorse will prosecute cases involving Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), in connection with the   more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP a  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, joins the Department of Justice and our partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Aware  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced stepped up and continued efforts to tackle viole  more