MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Arizona, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By 1st Lt. Robert Nanna, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted its first exercise as a composited Marine Air-Ground Task Force across the Southwestern U.S., Aug. 17-28, 2023. Known as Realistic Urban Training, RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise that brings together the elements of the 15th MEU to integrate the unique individual and unit sk  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 12, 2023, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $36.11 per hour in the South to $47.54 in the Northeast in June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - August 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 3.9 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P60-279) by Gloria Guzman and Melissa Kollar entitled "Income in the U.S.: 2022." Here are excerpts: * * * Contents INTRODUCTION ... 1 Highlights ... 1 HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS ... 2 All Households ... 2 Type of Household ... 2 Race and Hispanic Origin ... 2 Age of Householder ... 2 Nativity ... 3 Region ... 4 Residence ... 4 Educational Attainment ... 4 INCOME INEQUALITY   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Comptroller Sean Scanlon today announced that a prescription drug discount card program will launch in Connecticut on October 2, 2023, enabling all residents of the state to receive savings on certain prescription drugs. The program was established by a provision of Governor Lamont's health care affordability bill (Public Act 23-171), which was approve  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 14 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Attorney General Raul Labrador announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and the District of Columbia--revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe they   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel testified before the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee in support of Senate Bills 471 & 472, which would prevent people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from possessing or owning a firearm for eight years following their conviction. She was joined by the lead attorney of the Sexual Assault and   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 15 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * Today, Attorney General Ford released the following statement after Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas struck down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for future recipients. For more than ten years, DACA has protected undocumented immigrants brought to the United States in their youth from being ripped from what is often the only  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 15 -- The Nevada Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has announced that nearly $46 million in additional federal highway spending authority has been made available for Nevada state road and bridge projects through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) August Redistribution process. Each August, FHWA reviews spending authorization for every state and redistributes funds from those states un  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the text of the following Director's Blog on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Twenty-seven states had a higher percentage of people with health insurance coverage in 2022 than in 2021 according to American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. In terms of uninsured rates, or the rate of people without health insurance, Maine was the only state where the uninsured rate increased (up to 6.6% in 2022,   more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe today broke ground on a fish passage project at Numana Dam supported by President Biden's Investing in America agenda, a core pillar of Bidenomics, that will benefit the recovery of two federally listed species, the Lahontan cutthroat trout and Cui-ui sucker, in northern Nevada. In 2  more

CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Mike Vrabel, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 1173rd Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conducted a transportation and storage reform mission during their annual training July 9-21, 2023, at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. After traveling via co  more