CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Madison - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.74 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Pal  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are collaborating on a series of cover crop fact sheets for Iowa farmers interested in adopting the practice or trying new cover crops to achieve specific goals on their operation. * * * DES MOINES, IA -- Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: On Monday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of eleven States in submitting a public comment letter opposing the Biden Administration's proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III on the federal Controlled Substances Act. The comment letter was submitted in response to the Department of Justice's Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) regardi  more