ATLANTA, Georgia, April 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 28, 2023, entitled "Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2023": * * * Tennessee had 246,000 job openings in February 2023, compared to 236,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Ten  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, April 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's St. Louis Division issued the following news release: A U.S. District Court judge sentenced an East St. Louis man to 16 years and six months in prison after he pled guilty to several drug charges for his involvement in a national trafficking ring as the Metro East St. Louis leader. Jeffrey Taylor, 40, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of cocaine, distributio  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 29 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Charles "C.B." Upton and Tina Repp to the Florida Gaming Control Commission. The Florida Gaming Control Commission is a five-member regulatory board that is responsible for exercising all regulatory and executive powers of the state with respect to gambling, including pari-mutual wagering, cardrooms, slot machines, facilities, o  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: A Tennessee man was found guilty yesterday of obstructing an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused an inmate in his custody. James Stewart Justice, 32, of Columbia, a corrections officer with the Maury County Jail, was convicted of one count of falsification of records. According to evidence introduced at trial, the defendant, formerly known as James Stewart Thomas, wrot  more

ALBANY, New York, April 29 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2022M-163) on April 28, 2023, entitled "North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. - Cash Disbursements." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. (Company) Board of Governors (Board) ensured that cash disbursements were for appropriate Company purposes and supported. * * * Key Findings The Board did not ensure that all cash d  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is commuting the sentences of 31 individuals. Chiquita Acker - Pearlington, Mississippi Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (Southern District of Mississippi). Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $5,000 fine (March 16, 2017). Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on June 30, 2023, with the re  more