CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 11, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - June 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 11, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - June 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 11, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - June 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.0 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Attorney General Tong and the coalition explained the pas  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 21 states opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The proposal attempts to regulate into closure those plants under the Clean Air Act by imposing more stringent emissions standards. It ignores last year's rebuke from the U.S. Supreme Court in West V  more

MOAB, Utah, Aug. 12 -- The National Park Service Canyonlands National Park issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Canyonlands National Park and Hovenweep National Monument will restore riparian ecosystems and partner with associated Tribes with $60,000 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Another project awarded with nearly $1.6M will assess the climate change vulnerability of water supplies in many national parks affected by drought, including Arches and Canyonlands natio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news and letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 24 states in urging Congress to protect funding for school archery, hunting, and firearm safety courses by enacting the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, co-sponsored by Tennessee Congressman Mark Green (TN-07). The letter comes immediately after the U.S. Department of Education at least for these course  more