LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing he has sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 18 state attorneys general opposing the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Certain Palestinians Presidential Memorandum of February 14, 2024: "President Biden's deferral of the removal of Palestinians is yet another effort to circumvent   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 19 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide agreement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. "Wisconsin DOJ is dedicated to protecting consumers against deceptive marketing, particularly when people's safety may be impacted," said Attorney General Josh Kaul  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 18, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - May 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $4.233 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in May 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were comparable to last May wh  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1173) on June 18, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 12 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decrease  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Christopher T. Hanson, nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, was sworn in today by General Counsel Brooke Clark for a second term. He was first sworn in as an NRC Commissioner in June 2020 and designated as NRC Chair in January 2021. His new term expires June 30, 2029. "I am honored to have been re-nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to co  more

MOUNTAIN TOP, Pennsylvania, June 19 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: Last week, Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing at Crestwood High School to discuss the Democrats' Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) report and how it fails to adequately support students and places an undue burden on citizens. House Bill 2370, the education funding plan that narrowl  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 18, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Rules to Create Good-Paying, High-Quality Clean Energy Jobs - Inflation Reduction Act final rules build on Administration actions to develop a skilled, well-paid workforce to build the clean energy economy and combat the climate crisis Since day one, President Biden has committed to building a clean energy economy that creates good-paying and  more