KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - April 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.5 percent in April, up 2.8 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news on May 14, 2024: The CFPB is compensating consumers who it alleged were deceived by Think Finance, LLC, into repaying loans they did not legally owe. Think Finance, LLC, made false demands and illegally took money from consumers' bank accounts for debts that were not owed under laws in 17 states, according to the CFPB's lawsuit. Many states have laws saying that loans and other types of credit are invalid   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird called on Biden's EPA to reverse a rule that will devastate Iowa agriculture by banning formaldehyde that has been used at safe levels for years. EPA's mandate effectively bans formaldehyde by mandating that formaldehyde levels be beneath the background levels naturally found in many Americans' homes. Formaldehyde is a critical component in ensuring families ha  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. A coalition of 24 states on Monday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden administration's new regula  more