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 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: Over the year from March 2022 to March 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and was essentially unchanged in 8 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increase occurred in Nevada (+5.0 percent, an increase of 73,000), followed by Florida (+4.5 percent) and Texas (+4.3 percent). Employment also increased by at least 3.0  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have shifted to soil and groundwater remediation at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in the homestretch of a cleanup that took down more than 500 aging, contaminated structures. With crews set to finish excavating and removing contaminated soil from the site next year,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 4 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 3, 2023: To protect people's freedom to read, State Senator Laura Murphy passed legislation to prevent the banning of books. "Our nation's libraries have been under attack for too long-they are bastions of knowledge and proliferate the spread of ideas," said Murphy (D-Des Plaines). "We have a duty as lawmakers to protect the rights of our people-including the First Amendment right to freedom of speec  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: A federal jury convicted three La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, members yesterday of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and destruction of evidence. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from 2014 until 2021, Jorge Flores, 30, aka Peluche, Kevin Tidwell, 29, aka Miklo, both of Nashville, Tennessee; an  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

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed advanced manufacturing technology, AMCM, was recently licensed by Orbital Composites and enables the rapid production of composite-based components, which could accelerate the decarbonization of vehicles, airplanes and drones. Additive manufacturing compression molding, or AMCM, uses short-fiber-filled polymer and continuous   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: For decades, scientists sought a way to apply the outstanding analytical capabilities of neutrons to materials under pressures approaching those surrounding the Earth's core. These extreme pressures can rearrange a material's atoms, potentially resulting in interesting new properties. A breakthrough resulted in 2022 when researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 4 (TNSper) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education launched the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Steering Committee to advise the implementation of the new, student-based K-12 education funding formula, which goes into effect the 2023-24 school year. "Tennessee is embarking upon an exciting new chapter with the implementation of the TISA funding formula to meet the needs of ea  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

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: A Clarksville, Tennessee psychiatrist pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to two counts of making false statements relating to health care matters, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis. Dr. James Maures Dodson, 57, pleaded guilty to making false statements to Medicare and TRICARE in connection with two types of criminal activi  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: A Tennessee man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Joseph "Jose" Lino Padilla, 42, o  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 Tennessee 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 ef  more