ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - February 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in February and 2.3 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 12, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY BOH Environmental LLC, Covington, Louisiana, has been awarded a maximum $466,000,000 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for specialized shipping and storage containers. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Reg  more

SPOKANE, Washington, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Hanford Site Subcontractor Sentenced for Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funding, Owner Pays $1.1 Million in Restitution and Penalties Richland, Washington - Acting United States Attorney Richard Barker announced today that BNL Technical Services, LLC (BNL), was sentenced for a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 relief funding. Chief United States Distric  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 12 -- The Kansas State Corporation Commission (SCC) has granted Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America's petition to intervene in the review of Evergy Kansas's proposed Large Load Service (LLS) Rate Plan. The decision, documented in Docket No. 25-EKME-315-TAR, allows Panasonic to participate in proceedings concerning a new tariffed rate for large-scale customers. Evergy Kansas Metro, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. filed an applicati  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Employment Tax Credit Scheme Defendant Conspired to Claim More than $3.4 Million in Fraudulent Refunds A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit wire and mail fraud by her role in making claims for refunds of false COVID-19 employment tax credits. According to court documents and statements made in court, Aylissa Gli  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 11, 2025, the nominations of 50 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. * John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic. * Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to th  more