WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on March 28, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In January 2024, there were a total of 6,124,000 unemployed people and 8,863,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Maryland and North Dakota were among the states with the lowest numbers of unemployed people per job openin  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: * * * Hog Farm Owner and Employees Harassed Transgender Employee, Federal Agency Charges * * * Sis-Bro, Inc., a hog farm in New Athens, Illinois, violated federal law when it allowed an employee to be harassed because of her sex and gender identity, forcing her to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Accord  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) joined efforts with 94 financial institution members to provide nearly $20 million to hundreds of non-profit and government organizations. The Member Impact Fund is one way FHLB Des Moines supports a strong community banking system, which is foundational to a thriving community. This ma  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) office initiated the first ever Trained, Educated, Airmen, Liaisons (TEAL) volunteer course on March 26-27, 2024 at Minot Air Force Base. TEAL is a two-day program and is aimed at educating and empowering a new group of liaisons to assist in bridging the gap between individuals in   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of eight attorneys general asking the court to take stronger action against John Caldwell Spiller, II after Spiller violated permanent robocall and telemarketing bans. "This defendant has repeatedly violated the court's order and continued to make harmful scam calls," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "This must e  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on March 27, 2024, Joshua Paul Kranig, age 41, from Minot, North Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor and pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and one count of Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon. Kranig was sentenced to serve 10 years a  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the availability and individual state allocations of approximately $811 million in funding to states, territories, and native entities to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities to  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding its "proposed rule revising the regulations for registered apprenticeships." The letter, which the State of Tennessee led, notes the coalition's nationwide concerns over race-based regulations for apprenticeships. According to the attorneys general, "the proposed rule deviates from the statutory purpose  more