WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1067) on May 30, 2024, entitled "Productivity by State - 2023": * * * Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector increased in 36 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in 47 states and the District and declined in Delaware, Iowa, and South Dakota. Hours worked increased in 42 states and the District. Alaska experienced the  more

SANTA ANA, California, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: An Orange County man was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison for firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in March 2022 and planning to attack an electrical substation in Orange. Tibet Ergul, 22, of Irvine, was sentenced by United States District Judge Cormac J. Carney, who also ordered him to pay $1,000 in restitution.   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSres) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: * * * New annual report shows children under 16 and adults ages 45-54 have higher death rates in off-highway vehicles * * * Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and with it an increase in off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released its annual report on deaths and injuries from off-highway vehicles which showed a stag  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment on May 28, 2024, charging Blaine Murphy, 56, of Naples, Florida with wire fraud and making false statements in connection with fraudulent loan applications submitted as part of the federal Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, announced David C. Weiss, U.S. A  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on May 29, 2024: * * * On May 16, 2024, the Commission certified that Mike Pence is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Republican Party nomination for president for 2024. Certification of eligibility To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications, as well as raise a threshold amount of $1  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik A. Hooks today visited the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami and was joined by NHC Director Michael Brennan and Florida Congressman Jared Moskowitz to brief the media on preparedness ahead of the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The upcoming Atlantic hur  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 31 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Biden administration to stop its continued support of Cuba's communist interests. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations, as directed by Biden, recently made pro-Cuba regulatory amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. The CACR amendments include authorizing Cuban nationals, who are independent  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 31 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20240045-TX; Order No. PSC-2024-0178-CO-TX) on May 30, 2024: * * * In re: Application for certificate to provide local telecommunications service by Frontier Tampa Bay FL Fiber 1 LLC. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2024-0146-PAA-TX, issued May 8, 2024, this Commission proposed to take certain action, subject to a Petition for Formal Proceeding as  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 28 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the electric industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240017-EG DATE FILED: 05/28/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0175-CFO-EG Order PSC-2024-0175-CFO-EG granting OUC's request for confidential classification (of DN 03083-2024) for a period of 18 months from the date of this order. DOCKET TITLE: Commission review of numeric conservation goals (Orlando Utilities  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 31 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the gas industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240031-GU DATE FILED: 05/30/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0179-CFO-GU Order PSC-2024-0179-CFO-GU granting Peninsula's request for confidential classification (of DNs 02105-2024, 02238-2024 and 00645-2024) for a period of 18 months from the date of this order. DOCKET TITLE: Petition for approval of transportati  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 31 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the telecommunications industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240073-TX DATE FILED: 05/30/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0180-CO-TX Consummating Order PSC-2024-0180-CO-TX makes Order PSC-2024-0143-PAA-TX effective and final; dockets to remain open. DOCKET TITLE: Compliance investigation of local exchange Certificate No. 8984, issued to Skywire, LLC, for app  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 28 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the water and wastewater industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240022-WS DATE FILED: 05/28/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0176-FOF-WS Final Order PSC-2024-0176-FOF-WS noticing adoption of Rule 25-30.0371, FAC, without changes; rule was filed with the DOS on 5/28/24 and will be effective on 6/17/24; docket to be closed. DOCKET TITLE: Proposed amendment of R  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On May 29, Charlie Holley, 43, of Florida City, Florida, was sentenced to 192 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz II, after having been convicted by a federal jury of forcibly assaulting a federal employee, brandishing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of am  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Christopher A. Robinson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Division, and Special Agent in Charge Anthony Salisbury of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Miami, announced today that since January 2024 the Southern Distric  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 31 (TNSres) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: Air pollution data on a neighborhood scale are now available in near real-time from the TEMPO instrument (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution). The mission gathers hourly daytime scans of the atmosphere over North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Coast and from roughly Mexico City to central Canada. The primary instrument on TEMPO, a collabor  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Florida man was sentenced to 96 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) kickback scheme, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna, District of New Jersey, and U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, Southern District of Florida, announced today. Kareem Memon, 34, of Coral Springs, Florida, previously pleaded guilty before U  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 31 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that Oklahoma has sent a Type 1 swift water rescue team to Texas to assist in the ongoing flood response. The team includes 16 Oklahoma Task Force 1 members from Oklahoma City and Tulsa fire departments, along with boats and equipment. They are deploying in response to an Emergency Management   more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 1 -- The Orlando Utilities Commission issued the following news: * * * NEWS HIGHLIGHTS * The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) announces a multi-year plan to modernize its electric service pricing structures and share costs more equitably. * OUC proposes to empower electric customers to better manage their energy use and save money. * A Public Workshop will be held on 2 p.m., Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Reliable Plaza, located at 100 W Anderson St, Orlando, FL, 32801  more