FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 4 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: The Defense Health Agency announced May 1, 2024, that nine military hospitals received an "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, demonstrating DHA's commitment to safe, high-quality health care, and transparency. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a letter-grade program that focuses exclusively on a hospital's patient safety measures through more than 30 national performance indicators. Each indicator reflects er  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Will  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Pheonix Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

BUCKLEY AFB, Colorado, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Madelyn Yepez, Space Base Delta 2 Military Children of service members change schools three times more frequently, on average, than their non-military peers due to geographic moves, according to a 2013 study on military children demographics. School liaisons, academia professionals and military officials have been working tirelessly since 2022 to give the   more

OAKLAND, California, May 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nationwide agreement in principle on monetary terms that will require opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $272.5 million nationally to address its role in the opioid epidemic. The attorneys general allege that Amneal Pharmaceuticals failed to properly monitor and report suspicious opioid orders. The sett  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 4 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed the following bill into law during a ceremony in the Governor's Office * SB24-094 - Safe Housing for Residential Tenants, sponsored by Senators Julie Gonzales and Tony Exum, and Representatives Mandy Lindsay and Meg Froelich. Governor Polis also signed the following bipartisan bills into law administratively. * HB24-1222 - Update Department of Human Servi  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 4 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Last month, the Colorado Aeronautical Board (CAB) approved a second round of 2024 Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) funding totalling $4.7 million. This funding was approved unanimously, and will be utilized as a match for federally-funded airport projects across Colorado. "Colorado's local airports are gateways to the incredible communities around our state and important econ  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 4 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, Governor Polis announced that Colorado and local communities have drawn down historic federal funding to support infrastructure projects across the state. Since the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA or "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law") and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Colorado has worked to ensure local communities and governments have the resources and su  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * Latest round of funding advances President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $32,800,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Colorado identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious heal  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (CC Docket No. 96-45; 80-286) on May 2, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service, Federal State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations ORDER 1. Pursuant to sections 254(a)(1) and 410 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,/1 the Commission appoints the Honorable Mary Pat Regan, Commissioner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, to ser  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide crisis of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 2, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 208,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 210,000, a decrease   more

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas, May 4 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: Kinney County Fire Rescue soon will add a utility terrain vehicle to its fleet to help first responders during emergencies on ranchland and other rugged areas, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The LCRA Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with about $5,000 in matching funds from Kinney County Fire Rescue, will allow the all-volunteer fire depa  more

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas, May 4 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The City of Brackettville will purchase a new utility task vehicle for city crews to use in responding to service calls, thanks to an $8,538 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $2,135 in matching funds from the city, will enable Brackettville to purchase a UTV to provide transportation for city maintenance employees resp  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 4 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: BANDERA COUNTY, Texas - The Pipe Creek Volunteer Fire Department will more than double its storage capacity for water to use in fighting fires with the help of an $8,760 grant for new water tanks from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bandera Electric Cooperative. The LCRA Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $2,500 in matching funds from the VFD, will enable the department  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In a presentation at the Quad A conference in Denver, Colorado, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command, delivered an address outlining the critical partnership between Army Medicine and Army Aviation. She spoke to fellow general officers, coalition, and allied partners, and she u  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy dated April 29, 2024, on the Trust the Science Act (H.R. 764), which was introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, and 25 cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 764, which would direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule that removed Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the gray wolf in 45 states. H.R. 764 would override  more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, May 4 -- The Colorado National Guard issued the following news release: States will host a virtual media round table May 3, 2024, at 2 p.m. EST where space operators will talk about their reasons for not wishing to transfer to the U.S. Space Force under U.S. Air Force Legislative Proposal 480 and why establishing the Space National Guard is the most cost-effective and strategic option for our nation. Transferring Air National Guard space units to the USSF would create a s  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, honored high school seniors who are enlisting in the U.S. Armed Services at a community ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 2, 2024. Whiting commended the enlistees for continuing the legacy of the all-volunteer force, now celebrating its 50t  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Prospective applicants can now apply for available positions at ClimateCorps.gov May 3, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 28 organizations to host members of USDA's Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC), an effort that will train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders, providing technical training and career pathway opportunities for young people and helping them  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 3, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: * * * Q: Oh, my goodness. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, my goodness. I wonder why. Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Friday. Don't say things don't get exciting in here sometimes. I really -- there's no introduction that really is needed here. I have a special guest, as you can see. Mark Hamill has decided to join us on  more