KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 14, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - January 2023": Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) The all items less food and energy inde  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $18,914,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water across Nebraska. This funding is part of the $2 billion water infrastructure allotment announced by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan at an e  more