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News Tipoffs - Michigan Editors Newsletter for Friday June 06, 2025 ( 5 items )  

BLS: South Dakota Had Lowest Unemployment Rate in April 2025 at 1.8 Percent
WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 3, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * South Dakota had lowest unemployment rate in April 2025 at 1.8 percent From April 2024 to April 2025, 26 states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 23 states had little change. The national unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, 0.3 percentage point higher than a   more

CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Apollo America 51000-600 Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on June 5, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Apollo America 51000-600 Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Hazard: The recalled detectors can malfunction and fail to alert consumers of a fire or carbon monoxide (CO) leak, posing a risk of smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning or death. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: June 05, 2025 Units: About 50,000 Consumer Contact: Vivint toll-free a  more

FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice: Region 21 Regional Planning Committees to Hold 700 MHz, 800 MHz Meetings
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237 and WT Docket No. 02-378) on June 5, 2025: * * * The Region 21 (Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Beginning at 10:00 am, the Region 21 800 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the MDOT North Region Office, 2100 W M-32, Gaylord, MI 49755.  more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Weekly Hearing Schedule for June 9-13, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 6 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule for June 9-13, 2025: * * * Monday, June 9, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 46188; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 9:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: VELETA; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 PETITION OF INDIANA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, INC. FOR (1) APPROVAL OF ITS PLAN FOR PROPOSED SERVICE ENHANCEMENT IMPROVEMENTS ("SEI") PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CH. 8-1-31.7, (2) AUTHORITY TO TIMELY RECOVER 80% OF THE SERVICE ENHANCEMENT IMPROV  more

NOAA Satellites Monitor Canadian Wildfires and Smoke
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * NOAA Satellites Monitor Canadian Wildfires and Smoke Since mid-May, NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring heat signatures and thick plumes of smoke (some stretching thousands of miles) from wildfires burning across Canada. Driven by heat, drought, and dry conditions, more than 160 fires k  more