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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Sunday September 22, 2024 ( 4 items )  

BLS Issues Report on State Employment and Unemployment - August 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1922) on Sept. 20, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - August 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in August in 6 states and the District of Columbia, lower in 1 state, and stable in 43 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-five states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 4 states had   more

Gov. Gianforte Celebrates Nearly $1 Billion Energy Investment in Montana Cuts Ribbon on Clearwater Wind Energy Center
HELENA, Montana, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: MILES CITY, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday cut the ribbon on NextEra Energy Resources' Clearwater Wind Energy Center in Miles City and celebrated the company's nearly $1 billion investment in Montana. "We're ramping up energy production in Montana with our all-of-the-above approach, including wind, oil and gas, solar, and hydropower," Gov. Gianforte said. "We'll continue  more

Montana's Unemployment Rate at 3.2%
HELENA, Montana, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Record stretch of 38 consecutive months of state's unemployment rate at or below 3.4% * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana's unemployment rate rose 0.1% to 3.2% in August and remains a percentage point below the national average of 4.2%, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. "Than  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks at Campaign Event in Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 20, 2024, at a campaign event at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we please hear it for Dr. Reddick? Please. (Applause.) Please have a seat, everyone. Please have a seat. It's so good to be back in Atlanta. Thank you all. (Laughs.) (Applause.) Thank you. You know, I -- I just want to say -- AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible) to have you. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you  more