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

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Hailey Staker, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Arctic Defender, a German Air Forces-led exercise, is scheduled to begin July 8 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through July 18. As part of a monthslong exercise tour in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, Arctic Defender is the first s  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Arctic Defender, a German Air Forces-led exercise, is scheduled to begin July 8 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through July 18. As part of a monthslong exercise tour in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, Arctic Defender is the first stop for the t  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * Others Face Due Dates Later This Summer * * * The Internal Revenue Service today reminded individuals and businesses in parts of Alaska, Maine and Rhode Island that their 2023 federal income tax returns and tax payments are due on Monday, July 15, 2024. The IRS normally provides relief, including postponing various tax filing and payment deadlines, fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 5, 2024: An Alaska woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to evading taxes on income she earned from the business she operated. According to court documents and statements made in court, Tina H. Yi, of Anchorage, was the sole owner and operator of SJ Investment LLC, a hotel, bar and liquor store in Nome, Alaska, that did business as Polaris HBL. Yi created the business in approximately April 2007 and oper  more