CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 29, 2024, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Michigan - 2022": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 139 in 2022 for Michigan, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Michigan was down from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From November 2023 to December 2023, job openings rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Michigan, South Carolina, and West Virginia tied for the highest job openings rate (6.8 percent), while Washington (4.0 percent), Hawaii (4.1 percent), and Indiana (4.3 percent) had  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor asked a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction against Vishav Inc. - operating as Mega Liquor & Smoke - and its owner, Bhola Singh, to stop the Granger, Indiana-based company from retaliating against and intimidating employees owed back wages and liquidated damages. Singh owns and operates 61 Mega Liquor & Smoke stores   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: On Thursday, March 14, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a community meeting to discuss residential soil sampling for properties within the Town of Pines Superfund site, Town of Pines, Indiana. The meeting will be held in the Michigan City Council Chambers, 100 E. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City, from 6-7:30 p.m. The public meeting will provide an update on site act  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following article on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Major contributors to export decline include key district products like soybeans, corn, and beef * * * The corn market wasn't awful in 2023 for Tysen Rosenau, a farmer in Carrington, North Dakota, but it wasn't great either. Prices were lower than the prior year and finding buyers got a bit harder. "We typically export by truck quite a bit of corn to Canada," he sa  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 1 (TNSres) -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is announcing the launch of Florida's Cold Case Investigations Unit to assist law enforcement with unsolved homicides. Standing with Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and Executive Director Callahan Walsh today at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Attorney General Moody announced the new unit under the Office  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Endo Health Solutions Inc. (EHSI), which is in bankruptcy, has agreed to resolve criminal and civil investigations related to the company's sales and marketing of the opioid drug Opana ER with INTAC (Opana ER), the Justice Department announced today. The United States has also reached an agreement in Endo's bankruptcy case to settle its monetary claims arising from the criminal and civil se  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

LANSING, Michigan, March 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warns those seeking treatment for substance abuse disorder that the contact phone number for Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services they find online may not actually connect them to that facility. An attorney for Pine Rest has notified the Department of Attorney General that patients have been improperly diverted to out-of-state facilities by contacts   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 1 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * MEDC announces new partnerships with Kettering University, Wayne State University and major employers to promote careers, recruit talent and fill jobs in semiconductor, electric vehicle industries that are key to helping grow state's future population * * * Michigan college students interested in pursuing careers in the semiconductor or EV/mobility industries have new inspiration th  more

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Brian M. Boynton, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice's Civil Division; Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D., the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"); Michael Rogers, the   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. Q: Hello. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: (Laughter.) Hi. Hello. Thanks, Weijia. All right. A couple of things at the top before we get going. The President has been receiving updates on the wildfires that have already scorched over 500,000 acres across the Texas Panhandle. We are grateful fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Go ahead, Karen. Q: Thanks. Can you talk a little bit about the President's prep for the State of the Union next week? How involved has he been so far in the drafting of the speech and where that process stands a week out? MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, we still have a little bit mo- -- time left. The President -- o  more