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

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today led a coalition of 11 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to respect a state attorney general's unique role in the prosecutorial process, specifically by giving appropriate weight to an AG's confession of error in a case that led to a capital conviction. "An attorney general's confession of error in any criminal prosecut  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on May 1, 2024: In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $26.9 million to nine states, 27 local governments and one Tribe for the next round of formula grants through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded by the President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and managed by DOE's Office of State and Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: In a final letter to congressional leaders, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel again stressed the urgency of providing additional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before funding is officially exhausted by the end of May, and participating households can no longer receive any ACP benefit. The FCC had already announced that April would be the last month households coul  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

MOAPA, Nevada, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge announced a proposal to control invasive California fan palms from the refuge, including the removal of mature palms. The refuge invites the public to review and comment on the draft Environmental Assessment, which details the proposed action and possible alternatives. The   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

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging IDIN DALPOUR with wire fraud in connection with a multi-year Ponzi scheme that defrauded inves  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that it has completed reprocessing 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA(r)) forms impacted by known issues with IRS data, which should enable all institutions to package financial aid offers. The Department also announced changes to allow applicants and contributors without a Social Security number (SSN) to immediately access   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 276,000 Nevada 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 a mon  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