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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Thursday August 08, 2024 ( 6 items )  

A.G. Garland Delivers Remarks at U.S. Attorney Office for Eastern District of Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Aug. 6, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin: * * * Thanks, Greg, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership of this office. I came here to talk with our prosecutors and law enforcement leaders who are gathered at this table. They are working together every day as partners in confronting violent crime and protec  more

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following remarks on Aug. 6, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland: * * * Thanks, Greg, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership of this office. I came here to talk with our prosecutors and law enforcement leaders who are gathered at this table. They are working together every day as partners in confronting violent crime and protecting the citizens of Wisconsi  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.2 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

Justice Dept. Issues Readout of A.G. Garland, Deputy A.G. Monaco, Acting Associate A.G. Mizer Participation in 41st Annual National Night Out
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy A.G. Lisa Monaco and Acting Associate A.G. Benjamin C. Mizer's participation in the 41st Annual National Night Out: * * * Yesterday, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer participated in the 41st Annual National Night Out (NNO). Their participation in NNO events highlights the  more

TRICARE fraud alert: TRICARE For Life phishing scam
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: If you've recently gotten a suspicious text message about your TRICARE coverage, don't respond. Instead, report it to TRICARE. Some beneficiaries have gotten a text message from 888-763-0248. The sender claims to be Wisconsin Physicians Service, the TRICARE For Life contractor. But the text message is really part of a phishing scam targeting TRICARE F  more