WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 30, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In February 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 6 states: Alaska (3.9 percent), Montana (3.6 percent), Idaho (3.2 percent), and Florida, South Carolina, and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding state grants of $100,000 each to six Connecticut manufacturers that will be used to support the companies in the adoption of additive technologies that improve operations and drive innovation, such as high-end 3D metal printers for functional parts and tooling and advanced plastic printing capabilities. The com  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A federal jury in New Haven convicted a Nigerian national today for operating a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, and his co-conspirators targeted specific individuals and businesses by masquerading as   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA cites Elara Caring after October 2023 tragedy * * * A federal workplace safety investigation following the death of a licensed practical nurse during an Oct. 28, 2023, home visit in Willimantic, Connecticut, found one of the nation's largest home-based care providers did not provide adequate safeguards to protect the nurse, Joyce Grayson, and   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary *Dates subject to change. May 2024: May 7th: Indiana (P)(S) May 14th: Maryland   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to allocate maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers that provide legal assistance to low-income Americans in every U.S. county, state, and territory.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 2 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, following approval by members of the Executive Council, New Hampshire's Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced $1,000,000 in funding to improve the statewide trail system following damage caused by historic rain and flooding events in 2023. Initial damage to the trail network occurred in July 2023, particularly within Pittsburg and Swanzey, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport engineers assisted the Aquidneck Island Robotics (AIR) FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 78, also known as AIR Strike, win its division and place fifth overall at the FIRST World Championship held in Houston, Texas, from April 17-20. The team which trains at Division Newport's Undersea Collaboration and Technology Outreach Ce  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 186,000 Connecticut Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSresL) -- The White House issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs - for American families across the country. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's history, has he  more