KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 12, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - September 2023": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in September, up 3.2 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in September, the U.S. Burea  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following article: * * * By Andrea Gallagher Annual expenses for a new mortgage have increased sharply since the pandemic. * * * For Rushana Perry and her son, finding affordable housing in the Omaha area is proving to be nearly impossible. When her current lease was going up at the renewal period, she made the difficult decision to move out, since she knew it would be unaffordable. Now she's hitti  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 13 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Ashley Moody and the attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming released the following joint statement in respo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Chris Carr, along with the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming, today released the following joint statement in   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 13 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Iowa led a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the terrorist att  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in respon  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General John M. Formella announces today that he along with his fellow Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56786) involving Cooper Nuclear Plant, Nebraska: * * * Facility: Cooper Region: 4 State: NE Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Randy Koube HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 10/10/2023 Notification Time: 19:44 [ET] Event Date: 10/10/2023 Event Time: 15:53 [CDT] Last Update Date: 10/10/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(xi)   more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Charles J. Haymond, 55th Wing/Public Affairs The 2023 Combine Federal Campaign officially started Sept. 1, 2023, and continues through Jan. 15, 2024. The theme for this year is "Give Happy" and the 55th Wing's goal is $55,000. Donors have four ways to give: pledge online, complete a paper pledge form, the CFC Giving mobile app, or text "Donate" to 978-487-5678. Federal empl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 11, 2023, on actions to protect consumers from hidden junk fees: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) MS. CHONG: Thank you. THE PRESIDENT: They're going to walk you down those stairs. MS. CHONG: Okay. THE PRESIDENT: Watch your step. MS. CHONG: All right, thank you so much. THE PRESIDENT: Becky, thank you. Folks, before I begin -- please have a seat. Before I begin, I want to say a   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in response to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The virulence of a rice-wrecking fungus -- and deployment of ninja-like proteins that help it escape detection by muffling an immune system's alarm bells -- relies on genetic decoding quirks that could prove central to stopping it, according to U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A Nebraska team helmed by plant biologist Richard Wilson hope  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming released the following joint statement in response to the terrorist   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined two amicus briefs in cases addressing students' First Amendment rights in public schools. The first is L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, which involves a challenge to a middle school's dress code policy, pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The second is Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education  more