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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Friday September 15, 2023 ( 10 items )  

Air Force Global Strike Command Conducts 13N Force Assessment Scheduling Tool Field Tests
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: Air Force Global Strike Command members from the Studies, Assessments, Analysis and Lessons Learned Directorate and the Data Analytics Collaboration Cell executed their first field test of the 13N Force Assessment Scheduling Tool, or FAST, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Aug. 15-17. Operators and support personnel from the 90th Operations Group collaborated w  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2023'
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

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, West Region - August 2023'
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

Census Bureau: 'Income in U.S. - 2022'
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

SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Wyoming Private Nonprofit Organizations
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Wyoming following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of flooding that occurred June 15 announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essen  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Leads Multistate Letter Expressing Concerns Over Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in warning the Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) that their coordinated commitments may violate state and federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. The NZFSPA is a cooperative syndicate of financial service firms, including "index providers, auditors, stock exchanges[,] and  more

U.S. Census Bureau: Health Insurance Coverage Increased in Over Half of U.S. States in 2022
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

Va. A.G. Miyares Warns Financial Firms Over ESG Collusion
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 22-state coalition of attorneys general warning the Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) that their coordinated commitment to the ESG (environmental, social, and governance) agenda may violate state and federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. The NZFSPA is a cooperative syndicate of financial serv  more

Wis. Agriculture Dept. Participates in National Agricultural Policy Discussions
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 15 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski participated in the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Annual Meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming on September 10 - 13, 2023. While there, Romanski supported numerous policy amendments and action items that will benefit Wisconsin agricult  more

Wyo. Gov. Gordon: Wyoming Receives Presidential Disaster Declaration for June Flooding Event in Natrona County
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security announced today that the State of Wyoming has received a Presidential disaster declaration as a result of flooding that occurred June 15, 2023 in Natrona County. Wyoming received Public Assistance federal funding after flooding caused by heavy rains resulted in significant impacts to homes, businesses, and infrastructur  more