WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued a statement after a federal judge halted the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, finding that a challenge is likely to succeed on the merits. Kroger and Albertsons are the largest supermarket chains in the country, and the proposed merger presented a significant risk of reduced competition and higher food prices nationw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in September 2024. The national job openings rate was 4.5 percent, with the total number of job openings at 7.4 million. Alaska and Arkansas had the highest job openings rates, at 6.9 percent each. California had the most job openings, at 554,000, followed by Texas (525,000). Vermon  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024, on the U.S. District Court's preliminary injunction blocking the Kroger-Albertsons merger: * * * "Earlier today, Judge Adrienne Nelson of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon granted the State of Oregon's request for a preliminary injunction that would block the Kroger-Albertsons merger from proceeding. Judge Nelson's ruling confirms our argument that the pr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,222 new businesses statewide during the month of November according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wirt County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of four new business registrations, a 1.79% increase. The Secretary of State's Business Division reported that Wyoming, Clay, Doddridge and Pl  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * WIP lauded for creating statewide interdisciplinary student opportunity in vital industry while cultivating strategic and commercial partnerships * * * Governor Mark Gordon recently toured the Plant Growth and Phenotyping Facility at the University of Wyoming (UW) Center for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). The Governor was briefed regarding the Center's interdiscipli  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: In a presentation to the Wyoming Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee today, Governor Mark Gordon emphasized the importance of responding to an historically devastating wildfire season. The Governor told the committee his supplemental budget recommendations are in response to emergencies and the impacts of inflation. Governor Gordon pointed out his request is truly a supplementa  more