NEW YORK, May 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on April 29, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City - May 2024": * * * Workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $40.65 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 1, 2025 NAVY BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, Sterling Heights, Michigan, is awarded a $172,286,470 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-16-C-0006) for Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The total value of the contract, if all options are exercised, is $3,838,238,234. This contract modification provides for the exercise of options for the procurement of 30   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA celebrates 100 days with 100 environmental actions Major accomplishments achieved in Mountains and Plains Region DENVER -- Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions Exit EPA's website taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office. The recap highlights numerous accomplishments in EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions in Heartland and Across Nation LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 30, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the Agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the record Phase 1 hazardous materials cleanup after the catastroph  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Takes Immediate Action to Protect Hutchinson River NEW YORK \- Illustrating the excellence and benefits of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's work, enforcement staff from the agency sprang into action following a report about a white slurry liquid flowing into the Hutchinson River from a nearby cement plant in Westchester County, NY. The Hutchinson River flows through parts of Westche  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Murphy on the Passing of Matt Arco "Tammy and I are deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of NJ Advance Media's Matt Arco. "Matt was a tremendously talented journalist who won multiple awards for his thought-provoking and well-sourced political coverage. Over the past decade, he emerged as one of the Garden State's most renowned reporters and was admired by   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Murphy on Trump Administration's Cancellation of School-Based Mental Health Services Grant "It is extremely disappointing that the U.S. Department of Education has arbitrarily canceled nearly $1 billion in nationwide school-based mental health funding that was approved through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act following one of our nation's most horrific school shoo  more