BERNALILLO, New Mexico, Dec. 15 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: Bernalillo County is seeking qualified artists to help complete Phase III of its "Outposts" public art project. The county will commission five sculptures from five different artists, which will be placed at various points along Tramway, Route 66, and North Highway 14. Regional artists living in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas are eligible and encouraged to apply. Selected artists w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: MOAB, Utah -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a final rule to protect vital wildlife habitat in Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons in Grand County, Utah. The rule restricts activities that allow human access to otherwise inaccessible habitats that are important for wildlife species such as the Mexican spotted owl, golden eagles, other raptors and Utah's only   more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 15, 2023, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $36.65 per hour in the South to $48.29 in the Northeast in September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The Colorado River Drought Task Force and the Sub-Task Force on Tribal Matters today released a report with recommendations including tools, programs, and resources that can be used to make communities that rely on water from the Colorado River more resilient to drought. "The health of the Colorado River is crucial to Western Slope communities and the millions of Americans who rely on its wate  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Federal Agency Charged That Molecular Diagnostics Company and Its Recruiter Rejected Sales Job Applicant Because of His Age * * * Exact Sciences Corporation, a Madison, Wis.-based molecular diagnostics company, will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the fe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a conditional commitment to 14 states to receive a total of $350 million in formula grant funding to help measure and reduce methane emissions, one of the biggest drivers of climate change, from the oil and gas s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Analysis Conducted To Pinpoint the Origin and Sudden Disappearance of the Culturally Significant Coast Salish Woolly Dog * * * Researchers from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History led a new analysis that sheds light on the ancestry and genetics of woolly dogs, a now extinct breed of dog that was a fixture of Indigenous Coast Salish communities in the Pacific Northwest for mil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is joining 26 other state attorneys general and the Arizona State Legislature in a public comment letter demanding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms drop a proposed rule that violates the Second Amendment. The proposed rule risks making any individual who sells a firearm for profit liable to civil, administrative, and even criminal penalties  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2023: Last week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes was pleased to announce that Kroger's attempt to stay the State's opioid case has been denied. Utah is currently litigating a case alleging that pharmacies operated by Smith's Food and Drug, a subsidiary of national grocery giant Kroger, fueled the opioid epidemic. The consequences have caused suffering and grief for many Utah families  more

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: A foreign national, and Colorado resident, was sentenced yesterday to 92 months imprisonment followed by four years supervised release, after he admitted to trafficking over 140 pounds of methamphetamine into the District of Utah in March 2022. "It is mind-blowing to think about the downstream effects of this amount of drugs in the community," said U.S.  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 26-state coalition in an Iowa-led letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging the Corps to allow oil and gas to flow through the Dakota Access that has safely operated from North Dakota to Illinois for over six years. The letter also opposes the Corps's proposed alternatives-requiring shutting down, digging u  more