PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 20, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $37.49 in May 2023, 19 percent above the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commi  more

OAKLAND, California, May 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) supporting ED's proposed regulations that would expand debt relief to more federal student loan borrowers. U.S. borrowers currently hold over $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt; 3.8 million Californians owe over   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis. The proposed regulations would waive or reduce s  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the start of the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign, which aims to raise awareness among drivers and passengers about the lifesaving importance of wearing seat belts. The campaign, which will run through June 2, will leverage grant funding from HTS to provide resour  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Advancing New Jersey's commitment to protecting reproductive rights and expanding access to reproductive health care, Governor Murphy today announced several actions by the State which together have the effect of authorizing qualified pharmacists to furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives to patients without a prescription. Today's actions implement legislation that Gover  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on May 20, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and The City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez today announced a nearly $12 million expansion towards the CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative, which leverages CUNY campus resources to create college-to-career pipelines for CUNY students. To date, the initiative -- which first launched in 2022 -- has served over 3,100 students and worked with   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: Emily Carter, senior strategic advisor and associate laboratory director for applied materials and sustainability sciences at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has been elected a foreign member of Britain's Royal Society, a fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists. "I am deeply honored to join the Royal Society as  more