WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Nationally, personal consumption expenditures (PCE), in current dollars, increased 9.2 percent in 2022 after increasing 12.9 percent in 2021. PCE increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 11.8 percent in Idaho to 6.4 percent in Louisiana (table 1), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced the opportunity to request a hearing on an application from the Carbon Free Power Project for early construction work at the site where it plans to build a proposed nuclear power plant. The CFPP's limited work authorization application, filed on July 31, requests NRC approval to begin preparing a site at the Idaho National Laboratory complex, nea  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: * * * Settles Federal Charges PNM's Policies and Practices Discriminated Against Its Employees With Disabilities * * * Public Service Company of New Mexico and PNMR Services Co. will pay $750,000 to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The lawsuit charge  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2023: Last week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 24 states in a letter opposing a proposed Biden Administration rule that will illegally mandate social, environmental, and race-based regulations for infrastructure projects and stop development in its tracks. The Biden Administration's woke environmental scheme is part of its larger radical climate change plan. With  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 5 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2023: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded C&J Specialties a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Ephraim, Utah. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, C&J Specialties projects to add 190 new, high-paying jobs and invest $1,678,218  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 5 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2023: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Kent Outdoors a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Summit County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Kent Outdoors projects to add 84 new, high-paying jobs and invest $539,344 in rur  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in a letter opposing a proposed Biden Administration rule that will illegally mandate social, environmental, and race-based regulations for infrastructure projects and stop development in its tracks. This environmental scheme is part of the Biden Administration's larger radical climate a  more