NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.2 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Tenth District declined moderately in recent weeks. Consumer spending fell across several categories. Contacts noted sales volumes at low-cost quick-serve restaurants, which had been robust despite pullbacks elsewhere, declined moderately in recent weeks. Community organizations providing food assistance indicated   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Governor Jim Pillen traveled to Eagle Pass, Texas on Sunday, joining 13 other Republican Governors for a security briefing on Operation Lone Star. That update, hosted by Governor Greg Abbott and Texas border security officials, was followed by a nationally broadcast news conference from nearby Shelby Park, which has served as the base camp for operations to this point. "Our federal gove  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: As part of a comprehensive plan to reverse Nebraska's brain drain and compete more effectively for top talent, Governor Jim Pillen today joined University of Nebraska (NU) Interim President Chris Kabourek and representatives from the Board of Regents in announcing a new scholarship for the state's top ACT scorers. The program will cover the total cost of undergraduate attendance, plus st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. James A. Deeds, 23 of Oakland, California, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 3, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Deeds was assigned to the 345th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 "Liberator" bomber  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to Secretary Janet Yellen of the U.S. Department of Treasury. The letter, which was led by the State of Montana, opposes the unconstitutional action by the Treasury Department to initiate a Direct File program for American taxpayers. The Direct File program was created to prepare and file tax returns for Americans. This program stemmed from the p  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Reyes joined a coalition of 25 states in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new rule unlawful. The new rule pertains to the procedures under which states submit state implementation plans as mandated by Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Under a section of the Clean Air Act, st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * As Affordable Connectivity Program Hits Milestone of Providing Affordable High-Speed Internet To 23 Million Households Nationwide, Biden-Harris Administration Calls on Congress to Extend Its Funding As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on Feb. 5, 2024, by the Biden-Harris administration with community college presidents and provosts: * * * Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration convened community college presidents and provosts at the White House to discuss the ways they are strengthening talent pipelines into growing sectors fueled by President Biden's historic Investing in America agenda. The Investing in America agenda--including the Bipar  more