ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 2 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: On Monday, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined 26 other states in an Iowa and Utah-led letter to the Biden Administration, supporting Texas's border defense. "The lack of resolve by the federal government under the current administration is causing a catastrophe at the border that is impacting law abiding Americans across our country," said Governor Mike Dunleavy. "I'm   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repor  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assist  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.2 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham today announced new executive staff appointments in her Washington, D.C. office. Taylor Foy joins Commissioner Pham's team as a Senior Advisor and Nicholas Elliot has joined as a Confidential Assistant and Policy Advisor. "I am excited to welcome two new members to my talented executive team," said Commissioner Pham. "Both Taylor and Nicholas spen  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling on Congress to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ties to terrorism. The call comes after troubling details emerged around UNRWA employees with ties to designated terrorist organizations and antisemitic activity. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "UNRWA has long been sympathetic to Islamic Jihad and other designated terrorist gro  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 2 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led a 26-state coalition in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership today, calling for them to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") for ties to terrorism. On January 26, UNRWA announced it fired more than a dozen employees for participating in the Hamas terrorist massacre against Israel on  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Charles J. Haymond, 55th Wing Public Affairs As the popularity of small, unmanned aircraft systems or drones, continues to grow, Offutt Air Force Base remains a no drone zone. Charged with ensuring Offutt's air space remains free of drones is part of the 55th Security Forces Squadron's overall mission of protecting the installation's personnel, facilities, and assets. "The s  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: A California man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine by mail, was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison. James Dean Sterner, age 67, from Tustin, California, received the prison term after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on June 28, 2023. Evidence in the case revealed that from August 2019 to  more