SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 29, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Alaska - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 14.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Alaska, compared with 16.0 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate for the s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the final, full set of errata tables for the 2020 Census Count Question Resolution (CQR) program. The CQR operation gave tribal, state and local governments the opportunity to ask the Census Bureau to review their boundaries or housing counts to identify errors that may have occurred while processing their 2020 Census counts. The Census Bureau accepted 104 of  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, March 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: By Spencer Hanson When Chief Master Sgt. Vanessa Arthur, 354th Medical Group senior enlisted leader, thinks about role models for black history month, Brian Stevenson comes to mind for his work in the Equal Justice Initiative. This organization works to free minorities that are wrongly incarcerated or reduce their sentences. He also memorializes the histor  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * EPA opens two grant competitions funding zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure and planning to tackle the climate crisis, reduce pollution and advance environmental justice * * * Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission equipment, infrastructure and climate planning at U  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on Feb. 28, 2024, by research assistant Amalea Jubara and data director Vanessa Palmer both from the Center for Indian Country Development: * * * New resource helps bridge data gaps in Indian Country * * * A recently released data tool from the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) offers information about Indian Country's places and people in a new, integrated way. Native Communit  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 29, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 201,000 to 202,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,500, a decrease of 3,000 f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 1 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: On Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 22 state Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief (https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2024/pr24-21.pdf) in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v U.S. Food and Drug Administration, urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to uphold the people's constituti  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 21 other Attorneys General, in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v U.S. Food and Drug Administration, urging the Court to uphold the people's constitutional authority to make laws through their elected officials. In their brief, the Attorneys General write: Our Constit  more