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News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors Newsletter for Thursday February 20, 2025 ( 8 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Union Members in Illinois - 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Illinois - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 13.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Illinois, compared with 12.8 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state wa  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Union Members in Indiana - 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Indiana - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 9.0 percent of wage and salary workers in Indiana, compared with 8.0 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was at  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Union Members in Michigan - 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Michigan - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 13.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Michigan, compared with 12.8 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state wa  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Union Members in Minnesota - 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Minnesota - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 14.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Minnesota, compared with 13.3 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state   more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Union Members in Ohio - 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Ohio - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 12.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Ohio, compared with 12.5 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was at its  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Union Members in Wisconsin - 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Wisconsin - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 6.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Wisconsin, compared with 7.4 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state wa  more

Drummond urges U.S. Senate to close deadly fentanyl loophole
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond urges U.S. Senate to close deadly fentanyl loophole OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 19, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis by calling on the U.S. Senate to pass crucial legislation to permanently close a dangerous drug trafficking loophole. "The fentanyl epidemic has devastated Oklahoma families and communities across ou  more

Ga. A.G. Carr Urges U.S. Senate to Pass Legislation Combating Chinese Copycat Fentanyl
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Urges U.S. Senate to Pass Legislation Combating Chinese Copycat Fentanyl ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, legislation that will close the loophole for copycat fentanyl in federal law and save American lives. "The Biden administration's open border policies allowed for th  more