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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 06, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Attorney General Tong Statement on Decision in Google Antitrust Case
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement following today's decision in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that Google illegally maintained an online monopoly in the online search market. "As Judge Mehta writes in his decision, Google acted as a monopolist and was in direct violation of the Sherman Act by squeezing out o  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024 entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.8 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

Contracts for Aug. 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,316,877,000 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2110 for economic ordering quantity material in support of the planned Virginia Class Block VI submarines and in furtherance of the Navy's commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base. Work will be per  more

Governor Lamont Announces Launch of New State Grant Program on Home Health Care Worker Safety
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the impending launch of the In-Home Safety Grant Program, a new state grant program administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services aimed at enhancing the safety and security of home health care workers in Connecticut. Established by the enactment of Public Act 24-19 - which was approved by the Connecticut General Assembly during   more