WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of 12 new USDA Regional Food Business Centers that will provide national coverage coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building to help farmers, ranchers, and other food businesses access new markets and navigate federal, state, and local resources, thereby closing the gaps to  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Nebraska more than $1.4 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs. Through the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS), the Nebraska Department of Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Nebraska Beef LTD (Nebraska Beef) of Omaha, Neb., on April 13, 2023, for an alleged violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Nebraska Beef waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $13,000. An investigation by USDA's   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area (CSA), for the year ended March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - December 2022": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of La  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - March 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.7 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - March 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.6 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metropolitan area for the year ended March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - March 2023": * * * 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 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - March 2023: * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.6 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: Unemployment rates were lower in 18 states, higher in the District of Columbia, and stable in 32 states from February to March 2023. Eleven states and the District had over-the-year jobless rate decreases, 10 states had increases, and 29 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 3.5 percent in March, changed little both over the month and ov  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 3 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: In an effort to protect the Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief in the Colorado Supreme Court, arguing that the First Amendment protects Jack Phillips and his business, Mastercake Cakeshop, from being required to create a cake expressing a message contrary to his beliefs. As Attorney General, I will always prot  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Taylor Brown, 34, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, and Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Brown to   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 4 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on May 3, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led two coalitions of states in filing public comments in response to the federal government's efforts to micro-manage the lives of Americans. The Department of Energy's (DOE) newest rules set efficiency standards first for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers, and the second for clothes washers. In both public comments  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts for Nebraska Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an effor  more