COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 25 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson co-leads 38-state coalition urging Congress to take action against rise in organized retail crime (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a bipartisan 38-state and territory coalition in urging Congress to take action to address the rise in organized retail crime across the country. "Organized retail crime is not only re  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins 37 AGs Urging Congress to Increase Penalties for Organized Retail Crime Griffin: 'This legislation we are asking Congress to pass will help us in our local fight against organized retail crime' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general on a letter urging Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces April 2025 oil and gas lease sale in Montana and North Dakota BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for April 29, 2025, to offer 11 oil and gas parcels totaling 4,266 acres in Montana and North Dakota. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in October 2024 and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input on proposed gold mine near Wickenburg PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment for a gold mine proposed on about 195 public acres in the Rogers Wash area near Wickenburg in Maricopa County. Byproducts from mining may also include precious and base metals, strategic minerals, and rare-earth el  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 27, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Alaska - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 17.7 percent of wage and salary workers in Alaska, compared with 14.8 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate for the s  more