SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of a Minnesota law setting the minimum age at 21 for securing a permit to carry a handgun in public. The case, Worth v. Jacobson, is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; a three-judge panel of that court affirmed the district court's d  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit urging the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edf  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to uphold a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edfde851a95e/fileAsset/Worth%20Amicus%20-%20File.pdf),  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced $52 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Colorado, Illinois, and West Virginia to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells. These investments to address hazardous sites will help create good-paying union jobs, catalyze economic growth and revitalization, help protect public health and the environment from harmful methane leaks, and adva  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.07 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Akron - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.24 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer no  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Canton-Massillon - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.28 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Cincinnati - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.69 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Cleveland-Elyria - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.37 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbus, Ohio - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.17 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jas  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Dayton - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.61 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Lima - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.05 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer note  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Mansfield - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.42 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield, Ohio - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.16 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 2, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Toledo - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.61 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $447,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2033. Fiscal 2024 National Sea-Based Deterrence Funds in the amount of $447,000,000 will be obligated   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $159,900,991 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, MK 15 Mod 31 SeaRAM upgrade kits and conversions and associated hardware. Work will be performed in Louisville, Kentucky (27%); El Segundo, California (15%); Tucson, Arizona (14%); Williston, Vermont (6%); Tempe, Arizona (4%); Ottobrunn, German  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for July 22-26, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1413 (Ports America Terminals, Inc.) (01-CB-328360; 373 NLRB No. 79) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583db208b) New Bedford, MA, July 24, 2024. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Default Judgment based on the Respondent's failure to file an answer to the complai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Aug. 1, 2024, by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton at the first public Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing meeting: * * * The Civil Division is pleased to be a part of this important task force and shares the goal of preventing unfair and deceptive pricing practices that harm consumers. Many of the Civil Division's affirmative enforcement responsibilities, particularly those purs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary Haaland this week announced major milestones for the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, which she launched in June 2021 as the first-ever comprehensive effort by the federal government to recognize the troubled legacy of past federal Indian boarding school policies. The Department released the second and final volume of the investigative report led by Assistant Secretary for Indian Aff  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following report (No. FDS-24g) in July 2024 by coordinator Aaron M. Ates and contributors Christele Marsh and Claire Hutchins entitled "Feed Outlook". Here are excerpts: * * * Increased U.S. Corn Production Lifts the 2024/25 Feed Grain Supply Projection The 2024/25 U.S. feed grain supply forecast is 449.9 million metric tons this month, up 2.1 million metric tons from the June World Agric  more