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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Tuesday February 27, 2024 ( 18 items )  

Agricultural Marketing Service: USDA Partners With New Jersey to Award Over $3 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with New Jersey under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and New Jersey are working together to offer over $3 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to buil  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arkansas - 2023'
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arkansas - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force was 6.2 percent in Arkansas, whic  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Louisiana - 2023'
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Louisiana - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force was 6.8 percent in Louisiana, wh  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico - 2023'
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force was 7.2 percent in New Mexico,   more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oklahoma - 2023'
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oklahoma - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force was 6.6 percent in Oklahoma, whic  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas - 2023'
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force was 7.4 percent in Texas, significan  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado - 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.5 percent i  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas - 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.2 percent in   more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Missouri - 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Missouri - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.5 percent i  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana - 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.1 percent in  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Utah - 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Utah - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.4 percent in Ut  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wyoming - 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wyoming - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.6 percent in  more

BOEM Completes Environmental Analysis for Proposed Wind Project Offshore Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed New England Wind project offshore Massachusetts. BOEM estimates the proposed project would generate up to 2,600 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enoug  more

ERO Philadelphia removes foreign fugitive wanted to complete incarceration in Colombia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia removed Miguel Angel Hernandez Moreno, a citizen of Colombia with a final order of removal, to Colombia on Feb. 13. Hernandez is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Colombia to complete his incarceration for conviction   more

Governor Murphy, N.J. A.G. Platkin: Brady Report Shows Our Gun Laws Are Working
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today hailed a new national report from Brady showing that, for two years in a row, none of New Jersey's firearms dealers were cited by the federal government for selling the most crime guns, a typical indicator of gun violence and gun trafficking. New Jersey shares this status with just three oth  more

ICYMI: N.J. GOV. MURPHY, AG PLATKIN - BRADY REPORT SHOWS OUR GUN LAWS ARE WORKING
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today hailed a new national report from Brady showing that, for two years in a row, none of New Jersey's firearms dealers were cited by the federal government for selling the most crime guns, a typical indicator of gun violence and gun trafficking. New Jersey shares this status with just three other states. "In  more

Md. U.S. Attorney: Gaithersburg Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud Related to a Debt Elimination Scheme
GREENBELT, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Mary Ann Mendoza, a/k/a "Mary Ann Manuel," "Trinity," "M3," and "Emily James," age 51, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud related to a debt eliminatio  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Bayside State Prison Corrections Officer Admits Violating Inmates' Civil Rights
NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: A former corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, today admitted to depriving two inmates of their civil rights by failing to intervene when the inmates were being assaulted and suffered bodily injury, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Joshua Hand, 34, of Millville, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. Distric  more