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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Continues Historic Clean Energy Commitment to Lowering Costs and Creating Jobs for People in Pennsylvania and 38 States, Guam and Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA also opens applications for $600 million in additional funding for farms, small business owners through the Rural Energy for America Program HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a visit to Pennsylvania that USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean energy, create jobs and help low  more

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2142) on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 10 states and increas  more

Joint Statement of Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Shalanda D. Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on Budget Results for Fiscal Year 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda D. Young today released the final budget results for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Under the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris, our economy has created over 16 million jobs, unemployment remains the lowest on average of any Administration in 50 years, and workers' income have increased  more

U.S. Strategic Command to Commence Exercise Global Thunder 25
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By USSTRATCOM Public Affairs U.S. Strategic Command U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) will commence its annual nuclear command and control exercise, Global Thunder, October 18, 2024. Global Thunder 25 (GT25) involves personnel throughout the strategic enterprise, including USSTRATCOM components and subordinate units. The purpose of GT25 is to enhance nuclear readiness and ensure a safe, secure,  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins 20-State Coalition in Lawsuit to Stop Nursing Home Rule Change
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. "While s  more