WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 44 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 8.7 percent in Wyoming to -1.9 percent in Vermont (table 1), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Current-dollar GDP increased in 46 states and the District of Columbi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 6, 2023: * * * Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot #2 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 7.3 million Americans have signed up for 2024 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollme  more

BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, Dec. 7 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Tonya Johnson DCMA Central Region Public Affairs Defense Contract Management Agency Twin Cities received the prestigious Alan E. Peterson Award during the virtual 62nd annual National Seminar on Government Contracts Sept. 20. The event was co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, the Twin Cities chapter of the National Contract Management Association, and t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has joined 16 Republican governors in calling on President Joe Biden, the U.S. Congress, and other federal leaders to take necessary action protecting states from being targeted in land grabs by foreign, adversarial nations. While some states have passed legislation to restrict foreign land ownership, the governors say more needs to happen at the national level. "These governments a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a public comment letter, led by the State of Kansas and co-signed by a coalition of attorneys general, to the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division. The States wrote in opposition to the Department's recently proposed rule, "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the Un  more