Thursday - May 22, 2025
News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 08, 2025 ( 6 items )  

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton - May 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.59 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  more

Chairman Christie's Letter Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions April 21, 2025, Through May 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following letter on May 7, 2025: * * * Mr. Charles Ezell, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001 Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions April 21, 2025, through May 2, 2025 Dear Acting Director Ezell: The Office of Personnel Management sent a continuing request to the employees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Co  more

Cyber Lethality: Multidomain Training Enhances Readiness at Exercise African Lion 2025
TUNIS, Tunisia, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: * * * Cyber lethality: Multidomain training enhances readiness at exercise African Lion 2025 By Maj. Joe Legros Cyber capabilities are a fundamental function of modern warfighting. During African Lion 2025 (AL25) U.S. Cyber Command Soldiers joined Wyoming National Guardsmen and Tunisian Armed Forces cyber teams for an academic exchange to enh  more

Governor Hochul Announces $4.5 Million Awarded to Fund Services for Children and Youth Living with Mental Illness
ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $4.5 Million Awarded to Fund Services for Children and Youth Living with Mental Illness Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $4.5 million in state funding was awarded to establish 10 new Youth Assertive Community Treatment teams, including five in New York City, two on Long Island and three in areas north of the metropolitan area. Administered by the state Office   more

Natural Resources Conservation Service: Montana Snowpack is Near to Below Normal as the Season Shifts to Spring
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Montana Snowpack is Near to Below Normal as the Season Shifts to Spring The May 2025 water supply outlook report is now available. Learn more about snow water equivalent measurements and water supply forecasting in this month's news release based on Montana snow survey data collected through the SNOTEL system. BOZEMAN, Mont., May 7, 2025 - April ushered in the trans  more

Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in e  more