HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads 38-State and Territory Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Take Action Against Rise in Organized Retail Crime (Hartford, CT - Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition in urging Congress to take action to address the rise in organized retail crime across the country. Organized retail crime has con  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2024": * * * Utah had 74,000 job openings in December 2024, compared to 87,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the j  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 26 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond calls on FDA to take action against counterfeit weight-loss drug makers OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 26, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight-loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic and Wegovy. In a let  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Airports Authority Releases Passenger Totals for 2024 Washington Dulles tops longstanding 2005 record The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced that more than 53.54 million passengers traveled through its airports in 2024. This represents 5.8 percent growth from the year before and is a new system-wide record. Most of the increase happened at Washington Dulle  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Treasury Department Announces New Appointments WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced today key appointments for senior positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order: JR Gibbens will serve as Senior Advisor to the Secretary and advise the Secretary on policy and plans related to s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Reduces Federal Overreach in Charter Schools Program The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has reigned in the federal government's influence over state Charter School Program (CSP) grant awards. The Department removed a requirement set by the Biden Administration that the U.S. Secretary of Education review information on how states approve select ent  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Statement on Title IX Compliance Office for Civil Rights commends Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, which have changed their athletic policies to conform to President Trump's Executive Order and antidiscrimination laws. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today rele  more