PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 18, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - June 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.8 percent in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general backing the Biden administration's challenge to Idaho's near-total ban on abortion. In an amicus brief filed in United States of America v. Idaho, the multistate coalition supported the U.S. government's argument that the ban conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law tha  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed a legal brief advocating in support of the federal government's challenge to Idaho's near-total ban on abortion access. "Since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, we have seen increased attempts to criminalize abortion care even in situations when the patient's health or life is at stake,  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general backing the Biden administration's challenge to Idaho's near-total ban on abortion. In an amicus brief filed in United States of America v. Idaho, the multistate coalition supported the U.S. government's argument that the ban conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law tha  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced his appointment of Iris Ramos Jones as Director of the Governor's Office for New Americans (ONA). "I'm pleased to announce my appointment of Iris Ramos Jones as the new Director of the Office for New Americans," said Governor Joe Lombardo. "Iris understands the unique challenges and opportunities facing new Americans firsthand, and I have the  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Three men were sentenced on Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada for perpetrating a prize-notification scheme that stole more than $10 million from elderly and vulnerable victims. Mario Castro, 55, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 240 months in prison. Miguel Castro, 58, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 235 months in prison. Jose Luis Mendez, 49  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation -- along with partner funding agencies from Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom -- announced awards totaling $76.4 million for the inaugural Global Centers Competition. These international, interdisciplinary collaborative research centers will apply best practices of broadening participation and community engagement to develop use-inspired researc  more