DALLAS, Texas, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 13, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - December 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two brothers with conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 49 kilograms of cocaine, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today Nelson Santos Munoz, 30, and his brother, A  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Essex County woman was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Mahogany Hawkins, 32, of Newark, was convicted on one count possession with intent to distribute co  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: KEY POINTS Infertility affects millions of Americans in the United States at some point in their life. Difficulty conceiving can be caused by a variety of factors such as age, health conditions, and for couples who are same sex or individuals without a partner and cannot otherwise conceive. In addition, some couples experience unexplained infertility where tests reveal no obvious causes  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/31f8d957-5af8-4c17-8d24-9eb6799a575d/fileAsset/Poe%20v.%20Labrador%20amicus.pdf) today in support of a challenge to an Idaho law that blocks transgender youth from accessing critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in Poe v. Labrador, two tra  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 14 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: Under a new measure proposed by State Senator Robert Martwick, the property tax system in Illinois would face review by the Department of Revenue. "Clearly, the property tax system across the entirety of the state of Illinois is in need of reform," said Martwick (D-Chicago). "This study will help us identify fair and equitable reforms that will give property tax payers across the state a greater sense o  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: LM Site Manager Annette Moore spoke during a presentation Tuesday titled "Ensuring DOE LM Mission Success Through Governance of Environmental and Geospatial Data" at the Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix. Moore and LM's Environmental and Spatial Data Management (ESDM) team are improving their methods of collecting data in the field. Her presentation focused on governance of dat  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) subject matter experts participated in sessions on a diverse range of topics related to long-term stewardship (LTS) during Wednesday's activities at the 50th Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix. Part of those information exchanges included a series of paper presentations associated with long-term stewardship approaches and s  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision invalidating commonsense "ghost gun" regulations - regulations that are already showing every indication that they are working as intended to get these deadly weapon  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a groundbreaking step forward in addressing how New Jersey's law enforcement agencies respond to mental health and addiction crises by issuing an Administrative Directive to formally establish the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR). This Office will support, coordinate, and spearhead initiatives  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that an Essex County vascular surgeon has agreed to permanently cease engaging in the clinical practice of medicine and surgery in New Jersey to resolve allegations he indiscriminately prescribed high volumes of controlled dangerous substances ("CDS") to patients he treated fo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 14 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Forest Fire Service and local officials today showcased a partnership with the Department of Defense that is helping to protect properties adjacent to military installations in the Pinelands from the increased risks of wildfire due to a changing climate. The officials toured a strategic forest fuel brea  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee M. Cortes Jr. is leaving the office for private practice after a 14-year career in the District of New Jersey, during which he served in a variety of key roles and made immense contributions to the cause of justice. Cortes, who came to the office in 2010, o  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A former Atlantic City councilman today admitted falsifying voter registrations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. MD Hossain Morshed, 50, a former councilman of Atlantic City's Fourth Ward, pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging him with fraudulent procur  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Puerto Rico entered into a settlement agreement with the United States resolving allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by taking a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to which the company was not entitled, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. According to the allegat  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 13 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 39 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Drummond said the update is necessary because the rules governing online privacy protections for children under the age o  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: As Pre-K students in one classroom cut shapes and practiced their numbers, their counterparts across the hall celebrated St. Patrick's Day a few days early with the recitation of Five Little Shamrocks. While the significance of a visit by Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday may have been lost on them, there was no doubting the enjoyment they got out of having someone new to high fi  more

NEW YORK, March 13 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of his announcement on March 12, 2024, on the launch of largest intraagency, city-state task force to remove dangerous ghost cars from city streets: * * * Janno Lieber, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Well, welcome to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. I always say that in its original inception as the Triborough Bridge, this is ground zero of city/state cooperation and collaboration  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A former manager of a telecommunications company from Burlington County, New Jersey, admitted swapping the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers of cell phone customers into mobile devices controlled by another individual, who was paying the former manager for the unauthorized swaps, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. J  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As a part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $450 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD's Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Investments made under the PIDP focus on modernizing the Nation's coastal and inland waterway ports as   more