DALLAS, Texas, June 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2023, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.98 per hour in the South to $47.04 in the Northeast in March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

BOISE, Idaho, June 21 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Attorney General Raul Labrador announced the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Following successful state sign-on and subdivision sign-on periods, the defendants have committed to the deal and will start releasing funds to a national administrator later this summer. Money is expected to start   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 22 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Sen. Carri Hicks joined dozens of state legislators from around the nation last week to attend the State Legislative Convening on Reproductive Rights at the White House. The two-day event highlighted state-level attacks on reproductive rights and efforts to safeguard access to reproductive healthcare. "I'm continuing t  more