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. 28, 2024, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in South Dakota - 2022": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 27 in 2022 for South Dakota, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the number of work-related fatalities in South Dakota was up from the previous year. (See chart 1.) F  more

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

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 Arizona - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 4.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Arizona, compared with 5.5 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

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 California - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 15.4 percent of wage and salary workers in California, compared with 16.1 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate f  more

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 Hawaii - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 24.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Hawaii, compared with 21.9 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

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 Idaho - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 4.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Idaho, compared with 4.7 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate for the state  more

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 Nevada - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 12.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Nevada, compared with 11.3 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

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 Oregon - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 14.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Oregon, compared with 15.5 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

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 Washington - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 16.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Washington, compared with 18.0 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate f  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is surveying the building and heavy construction industry of South Dakota to set prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, for the payment of construction workers on federally funded and federally assisted construction projects. The DBRA directs the department to set the prevailing wag  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By Joseph Clark, DOD News State-level policy decisions can have a truly meaningful impact on service members and their families, especially those with school-age children. With frequent moves and deployments that accompany a parent's military career, military children often face unique challenges throughout their academic careers that their civilian peers may not encounter. Children of service members, for examp  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs A new Vertical Pallet Stacker loading system, designed to maximize and streamline cargo loading, was employed for the first time by the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron in the execution of Bomber Task Force 24-2 to Lulea-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, Feb. 19. These BTF missions extend across the globe as a demons  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

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed the following seven bills into law: * SB 188 modifies the time before which rural access infrastructure grant moneys must be expended or obligated; * HB 1085 specifies the venue of appeal to circuit court for persons committed to a mental health facility; * HB 1088 removes the option for a court services officer to prepare documentation  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: State-level policy decisions can have a truly meaningful impact on service members and their families, especially those with school-age children. With frequent moves and deployments that accompany a parent's military career, military children often face unique challenges throughout their academic careers that their civilian peers may not encounter.   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

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged that Beauty Supply Company Illegally Refused Job to Deaf Individual * * * Voyant Beauty, LLC will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its suit that Voyant terminated an em  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Vice President Harris Announces Action to Lower Child Care Costs for More than 100,000 Families Vice President Harris is announcing key steps to lower the cost of child care for working families and better support early educators, consistent with the President's historic Executive Order on Care. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule strengthening the Chi  more