News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Wednesday December 18, 2024 ( 7 items ) |
BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 17, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2024":
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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.37 per hour in the South to $53.75 in the Northeast in September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
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EPA: Groundwork Rhode Island Receives $500,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
BOSTON (Dec.17, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Groundwork Rhode Island has been selected to receive a $500,000 grant to help recruit, train, and place workers in community revitalization and cleanup projects at brownfield sites. The Brownfields Job Training Program grants are funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will advance economic opportunit
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Labor Department Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending Dec. 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Dec. 7, 2024.
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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending December 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 224
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Preserve Rhode Island's Ag Lands and Wetlands With USDA Conservation Easements
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news:
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NRCS in Rhode Island is announcing a third signup for property owners for conservation easements to protect working ag lands and wetlands through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).
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ACEP helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands or protect farmland and ranchland through conservation easements.
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President Biden Issues Remarks at Hanukkah Holiday Reception
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Dec. 16, 2024, at a Hanukkah holiday reception:
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THE PRESIDENT: My name -- my name is Joe Biden, and I'm Jill Biden's husband. (Laughter.)
And I was raised by -- some of you know me well -- by a righteous Christian: my dad. My dad used to come home and rail against the fact that we didn't let the ship in -- let -- after Auschwitz, we didn't -- we didn't bomb the railroad tracks, et cetera. And my dad would always tal
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State Department Issues Public Schedule for Dec. 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Dec. 17, 2024:
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SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN
1:00 p.m. Secretary Blinken Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at the Toys for Tots ceremonial presentation at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
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DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT M. CAMPBELL
Deputy Secretary Campbell is on travel to Texas from December 17-18, 2024.
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DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA
Deputy S
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U.S. Naval War College Hosts 11th Women, Peace and Security Symposium
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- The Naval War College issued the following news:
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the 11th iteration of its Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium onboard Naval Station Newport, Dec. 16-17.
The symposium, themed "Rethinking Global Security in a Complex World," aimed to broaden understanding of complex global security challenges and the critical importance of gender perspectives across the continuum of national and international security.
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