WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The national hires rate was 3.3 percent in August 2024, with the total number of hires at 5.3 million. Alaska was among the states with the highest hires rate, at 5.0 percent, followed by Florida, Idaho, and Oklahoma (4.4 percent each). California was among those with the most hires, at 511,000, followed by Texas (464,000), and Florida (442,000).   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New cooperative research and development agreement signed between Argonne and Constellation, the nation's largest producer of carbon-free energy * * * Argonne to build framework for Constellation to help determine the impact of clean energy projects on the communities it serves. The tool will help evaluate equity in clean energy projects and guide future  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho. The brief urges the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court's preliminary injunction blocking Idaho's restrictive abortion ban, which does not include an exception for em  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - September 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.729 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 44.0 cents compared to las  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Average Energy Prices, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn - September 2024": * * * Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were less than last September levels when they averaged $3.804 per gallon. Detroit area households paid an average of 21.2 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) of ele  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Illinois - 2023": * * * In 2023, Illinois women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,055, significantly below the $1,262 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Indiana - 2023": * * * In 2023, Indiana women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $934, significantly below the $1,141 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Iowa - 2023": * * * In 2023, Iowa women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $921, significantly below the $1,128 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Michigan - 2023": * * * In 2023, Michigan women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,001, significantly below the $1,206 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Minnesota - 2023": * * * In 2023, Minnesota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,131, significantly below the $1,363 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Nebraska - 2023": * * * In 2023, Nebraska women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $985, significantly below the $1,179 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in North Dakota - 2023": * * * In 2023, North Dakota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $976, significantly below the $1,202 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Region  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Ohio - 2023": * * * In 2023, Ohio women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $998, significantly below the $1,215 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Dakota - 2023": * * * In 2023, South Dakota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $927, significantly below the $1,182 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Region  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Wisconsin - 2023": * * * In 2023, Wisconsin women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,032, significantly below the $1,225 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys in filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/dkt-220_amicus-brief-of-ca-ny-et-al-in-supp-us-govt_usa-v-idaho_9th-cir-en-banc.pdf?rev=d5170b7e6bbe484090f134e6fea2d50d&hash=9CAF23957D2440EF9760664DD0880F15) in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion car  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Rock Island and St. Louis districts, are seeking public comments on a draft systemic forest stewardship Programmatic Environmental Assessment, or PEA, as part of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Comments are due by Nov. 23. The proposed actions would be in the Upper Mississippi River from Minneapolis to the conflue  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal Year 2025 will help communities across the country upgrade water i  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- The Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: CHICAGO -- State Senator Natalie Toro celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony of Maryville's St. Catherine of Siena--a new facility to serve youth in care with complex medical needs in the district she represents that was made possible through funding secured in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. "All children deserve high-quality health care--especially when they are experiencing compl  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal judge sentenced a former ALDI executive and a general contractor from Breese, Illinois, for rigging the bid system for construction projects of grocery stores throughout southern Illinois and Missouri. The two were ordered to repay ALDI more than $2.8 million in restitution as a result of the fraudulent bidding scheme. Louis R. Ross, Sr., 64,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts About 3.3 million children were enrolled in kindergarten in 2024. But do states know how ready they were? Children have varying degrees of the social, emotional, language, motor, and other skills that they need to be successful in kindergarten. 27 states required their school districts to formally assess children's "kindergarten readiness" for the 2023-2024 s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Consent Decree Sets Court-Enforceable Schedule for EPA to Revisit Wood Heater Emission Standards to Protect Public Health and Welfare * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has entered a settlement agreement (https://www.mass.gov/doc/wood-heaters-settlement) between  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * 24 AGs Call on Ninth Circuit to Allow Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/102324_Amicus_CA_NY_Et_Al.pdf) in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho. The brief urges the Unit  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Long Beach, Mississippi man was sentenced to 99 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Johnson Tran, 47, was sentenced on October 17, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents and information presented to the Court, in 2018, agents with the DEA received informat  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * AG James Co-Leads 24 AGs in Calling on Ninth Circuit to Allow Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. v. Idaho (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2Fag.ny.g  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Midwestern Teamsters Pension Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Midwestern Teamsters Pension Plan (Midwestern Teamsters Plan). The plan, based i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-100-R24) on Sept. 19, 2024, entitled "Mail Theft Mitigation and Response - Chicago, Illinois." Here are excerpts: * * * Background This report presents the results of our audit of Mail Theft Mitigation and Response at the Mount Greenwood, Stockyard, and Twenty Second Street Stations in Chicago, IL (Project Number 24-100). The stations are in the Illinois 1 District of the Retai  more