WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on two oil and gas parcels totaling 833 acres that may be included in a May 2025 lease sale in Utah. The comment period ends March 14, 2024. The parcels the BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment are available on the BLM's ePlanning websi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported tod  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - January 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past month, up 3.3 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.7 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2024: In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced the selection of three projects that will receive up to $60 million to demonstrate the efficacy and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Funded by the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the pilot projects will use innovative technology and a variety of development techn  more

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte announced today he has directed the Montana National Guard (MTNG) to begin coordination with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the State of Texas to identify their needs to address the national security crisis and secure the southern border. "National security is the number one responsibility of the federal government, and President Joe Biden has left Americans a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 Attorneys General in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (the "VOCA Fund"), which provides crime victims a network of care and resources. According to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime, funding for   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Lackey v. Stinnie. The brief, led by the State of Georgia, supports Gerald F. Lackey, the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, in a case about whether a party who obtains a preliminary injunction is entitled to attorney fees, particularly when the case thereafter becomes moot. Aft  more