BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Co-leads 27 state and local agencies in asking DHS to extend deferred action protection to protect noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from deportation for four years * * * The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO), along with the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards, has spearheaded a coalition of 27 lab  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 2, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From May 2023 to May 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District of the Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Alaska and South Carolina (+3.5 percent each), followed by Nevada (+3.3 percent). * * * Chart 1: Change in nonfarm employment by stat  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 2 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: The Bonneville Power Administration and its customers are implementing a settlement that will set the stage for clearing interconnection queue backlogs and study delays and accelerate the work to address the challenges the region is facing with decarbonization and the buildout of renewable energy resources. "BPA heard our customers loud and clear and understood the urgency with which we had to ac  more

ALBANY, New York, July 3 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: * * * Trend to Watch: Industry Job Recovery Uneven Across State Bright Spot: Spike in State Park Attendance and Growth in Agritourism * * * Tourism in New York state has grown post-pandemic but employment in tourism-related industries remains 4.3% below pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report found s  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: On July 1, 2024, legislation will go into effect to protect Colorado's elections by punishing future attempts at "fake elector" schemes and adding protections against deepfake media that falsely depicts political candidates. "In 2020, our country experienced an attack on democracy when the former president and his supporters tried to overturn the election results," said Rep. Lorena Garcia, D-Unincorpor  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: The final defendant in a racketeering conspiracy that resulted in the nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system has pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Juan Carlos Rivas-Moreiera, a/k/a "Juan Carlos Moriera," a/k/a "Stocky" pleaded guilty on July 2, 2024, for his role in a racketeering conspiracy in furthera  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced over $20.5 million in grants to seven projects in California that support land acquisition and conservation planning for at-risk and listed species through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. Partners in California will receive close to half of the $48.4 million awarded nat  more

LINCOLN COUNTY, Nevada, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) announced a proposal to refurbish and modernize water delivery infrastructure on the Refuge. The Refuge invites the public to review and comment on the draft Environmental Assessment, which details the proposed action and possible alternatives. The public   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 2, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Investment in Twelve Regional Technology Hubs, Creating Good-Paying Jobs and Driving Economic Opportunity and Innovation in Communities Across the Country - Regional Tech Hubs will strengthen American leadership in industries of the future, create jobs, and spur economic growth in all of America Today, the Biden-Harris Administration will announce fundi  more