ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in April, up 2.0 percent over the last year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 12, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on where the family lives. School choice programs are often divided   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Reintroduces the Parity in Engineering Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recently reintroduced the Parity in Engineering Act, legislation that will make it easier for engineering firms in our state to do business by eliminating Minnesota's exemption from common federal procurement requirements. Of his legislation, Congressman Stauber said, "For too long, an arbitrary c  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Nebraska. *** Cooking Method and Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 13 -- CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12297031 B2, initially filed Nov. 29, 2022) developed by six inventors Adam Pawlick, Omaha, Nebraska; Keith Goerl, Omaha, Nebraska; Michael R. Opat, Jr., Omaha, Nebraska; Julia A. Zielke, Omaha, Nebraska; Steven R. Baker, Omaha, Nebraska; and David W. Franc  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Sprinkler ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 13 -- SDS ASIA LIMITED, BVI #1748971, Central Hong Kong, China has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1074927 S1, initially filed March 23, 2023) developed by Kerry Dougan, Caldwell, West Virginia, and Jeff Baack, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Sprinkler."   more