PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, in a bipartisan and joint effort to address escalating fuel costs and ensure regional economic stability, Governor Katie Hobbs co-authored a letter with Governor Joe Lombardo to Governor Gavin Newsom of California, urging a reassessment of SB 950. The bill, currently under consideration during California's special legislative session, threatens to cut the supply of gasoline fro  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 10, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to $53.15 in the Northeast in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.3 percent over the past two months, up 2.3 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Phoenix area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.3 percent for the two months   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - August 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.2 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Nancy Dalila Escobar Garcia, 35, of Sacramento County, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Nancy Garcia conspired with her husband Michael Garcia (a co defendant in this case) to sell methamphetamin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: This summer, the Biden-Harris Administration brought together over 100 people in person and thousands more virtually to participate in the first White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action. Community leaders, health experts, faith leaders, academics, federal agency representatives, and senior Administration officials gathered to highlight progress, celebrate loc  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Dr. Vishal Patel, a Wilmington physician, has agreed to pay $1,080,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary durable medical equipment for patients covered by Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). Between February 2018 and April 20  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston removed a Guatemalan fugitive wanted by authorities in his home country for assaulting a public official, illegally transporting firearms and forging or altering a license plate. Officers with ERO Boston removed Victor Francisco Lopez-Padilla from the United States to Guatemala July 22 and turned him over to Gu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Gov. Hobbs launches workforce and education initiative to connect all Arizonans to good jobs and growing economy led by the Governor's Office of Strategic Initiatives * * * Today, Governor Katie Hobbs launched the Talent Ready AZ Initiative to effectively coordinate her cabinet's resources and leadership behind connecting Arizonans to the education and training they need to s  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Governors Call on CA Governor to Reconsider Detrimental ABX2-1 * * * Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) sent a joint letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) expressing concerns about ABX2-1 and other legislation related to refinery inventory supplies, which are currently under consideration in California's special sessio  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: A federal superseding indictment was unsealed Monday in the District of Oregon charging an Arizona man and three associates for conspiring with one another and others to devise and carry out a scheme that attempted to defraud the U.S. Small Business Administration out of at least $178 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19   more