WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Part of an effort to improve safety by upgrading and building control towers in small towns and at regional airports The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $20 million to 20 airport-owned airport traffic control towers across the country, spanning 17 states. The funding will be used to upgrade existing or build new control towers, delivering on President Biden's Investing in America   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: President Biden will email an additional 380,000 public service workers thanking them for their service and notifying them they are on track to have their debt cancelled through PSLF within two years The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $5.8 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 77,700 borrowers. These approvals are the result of fixes made by the Administra  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 20, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Minnesota - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 7 of the 8 largest counties in Minnesota from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and 15 other attorneys general filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/Apple-File-Stamped-Complaint-32124.pdf) for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 22 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today visited a school in St. Paul to highlight legislative efforts to prevent books bans based on ideology. With more than 1,400 instances of books banned in the first half of the 2022-23 school year across the nation, this proposed legislation would ensure such restrictions don't happen in Minnesota. "Our commitment to maki  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on March 20, 2024, by research assistant Amalea Jubara and data director Vanessa Palmer both from the Center for Indian Country Development: * * * Compared to other households, American Indian and Alaska Native households are less likely to report living comfortably and less likely to cover an unexpected expense with cash * * * While the financial security of U.S. households is frequentl  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news release: Minnesota's child care sector continues to face high demand for care and high costs. Last year, the State of Minnesota responded with a historic investment in child care. How are providers faring this year? For the fourth year in a row, the Minneapolis Fed partnered with First Children's Finance to survey Minnesota child care providers. The Minneapolis Fed's Tu-Uyen Tran and Suzanne P  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General Aaron M. Frey has joined the Justice Department and 15 state and district attorneys general in filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges that Apple   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Oil and Gas Methane Rule. The EPA's Final Rule strengthens the reg  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news on March 21, 2024: The state's unemployment rate remained at 2.7% in February, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Nationally, the unemployment rate ticked up two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.9%. Minnesota's labor force participation rate is at 67.9% while the national labor force parti  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 22 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today signed two bills into law that will transfer programs from the Department of Human Services to new state agencies. Chapter 80, House File 3646 codifies the Department of Children, Youth, and Families into statute. This will direct programs currently run by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Education, and Public Safety to come together to improve th  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 22 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 21, 2024: This week the Senate Health and Human Services committee heard legislation (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF3674&y=2024&ssn=0&b=senate) authored by Senator Karin Housley (R-Stillwater) that seeks to address infrastructure needs of smaller hospitals. The bill's language would allow hospitals with a licensed capacity of 130 beds or less to transfer up to 100 of those  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 22 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 21, 2024: This week Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) brought forward a bill that looks ahead to the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. This legislation creates a commission that will focus on outreach throughout the state that teaches Minnesotans about the historic events that led to America's birth. This will be part of a larger celebration known as America 250, which is a natio  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 22 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on March 21, 2024, by State Sen. Julia Coleman, R-Waconia: * * * Today, Senator Julia Coleman (R-Waconia) made a motion on the Senate floor to move SF 733 from committee, where it has sat for nearly a year, to the Senate's General Orders, making it eligible for a future floor vote. The bill would make a straw purchase of a gun a felony under Minnesota law; currently the crime is a gross misde  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that today he, along with a bipartisan coalition of 15 of his fellow Attorneys General, and the U.S. Department of Justice, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. "Apple has used its monopoly power   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 22 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined the Justice Department and 15 other states to file an antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging Apple is monopolizing the market for smartphones, stifling innovation and the development of apps and related technology in violation of the Sherman Act and New Jersey law. "Ap  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57027) involving Northshore Mining Co., Silver Bay, Minnesota: * * * Rep Org: Minnesota Department of Health Licensee: Northshore Mining Company Region: 3 City: Silver Bay State: MN License #: 1080 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Tyler Kruse HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 03/13/2024 Notification Time: 10:42 [ET] Event Date: 03/12/2024 Event Time: 14:20 [CDT] Last U  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden and Maria Shriver, first lady of California, issued the following remarks by at a Women's History Month reception: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Greetings, everyone. Greetings and Happy Women's History Month. (Applause.) To our incredible President, Joe Biden, who, of course, we all know as a tireless fighter for the safety and wellbeing of women. To our First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, who is a longstanding,   more