NEW YORK, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, May 7 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is pleased to welcome Laura Veazey as its new Senior Advisor, effective May 6, 2024. A resident of Louisiana, Veazey brings 20 years of combined experience in consulting, government relations and external affairs to DRA, while having served in various roles in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining DRA, Veazey served as the Assistant Sheriff for Externa  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the 1 million people who didn't file their tax year 2020 returns they may be eligible for a refund if they file by the May 17 deadline. The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven't filed their 2020 tax returns yet. The state-by-state table below shows how many people are pot  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, May 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Philadelphia, Mississippi man was sentenced to 130 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine near the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Darrell McBeath, 39, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on May 3, 2024. In September of 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Darrell McBe  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, LS Marine, Inc., from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, will begin work on a dredging pipeline near Wabasha, Minnesota, May 13. The Corps of Engineers is building the 6,200-foot pipeline from the Reads Landing Island River Sand Placement Site along the Mississippi River to the Corps-owned Wabasha Gravel Pit on  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $62.15 million in Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants to historic preservation offices in states, territories, the District of Columbia, and partnering nations, and $23 million to Tribal historic preservation offices. "The National Park Service is proud to support our state, Tribal, a  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will meet at 9:30 a.m., on May 9, at 6200 Park Ave., Suite 200, Pine Lake Conference Room, in Des Moines. The Iowa DNR has moved its offices from the Wallace State Office Building on the Capitol Complex, to 6200 Park Ave., Suite 200, on the western edge of Des Moines. Visitor's will check in at the main en  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at the presentation of Presidential Medals of Freedom: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. Please have a seat. I think I told my buddy John Kerry, for the first two years, every time I heard "Hail to the Chief," I'd turn and look around, "Where the hell is he?" (Laughter.) Anyway, it's great to see you all. And on behalf of Jill, Kamala, and Doug, thank you all for being here in one of our favorite events at the White H  more