ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 25, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.55 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Urges Supreme Court to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic Case Could Restrict Health Care Access for Millions of Low-Income Women Millions Rely on Planned Parenthood as an Approved Health Care Provider for a Variety of Services Read the Amicus Brief Here (link is external) Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 26 -- The South Carolina Department of Education issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Corey Bedenbaugh of Batesburg-Leesville Middle School Named 2026 South Carolina Teacher of the Year State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver announced Thursday that Corey Bedenbaugh, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, has been named the 2026 South Carolina Teacher of the Year. Bedenbaugh will serve as a sta  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Scott, Secretary Kennedy Lead Healthcare Roundtable CHARLESTON, S.C. -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, led a healthcare roundtable in Charleston, South Carolina. The roundtable centered on addressing critical challenges facing the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Announces 2025 Plans for Eradicating Asian Longhorned Beetle in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina WASHINGTON, April 25, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing its 2025 plans for combatting Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) infestations in Massachusetts, New York, Ohi  more