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Tipoffs for Bangor, Maine (New England) Newsletter for Friday July 04, 2025 ( 4 items )  

BLS: All Aboard! Subsidized Commuting Was Available to 1 in 10 Private Industry Workers in 2024
WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 3, 2025, from Economics Daily: All aboard! Subsidized commuting was available to 1 in 10 private industry workers in 2024 July 4th is not only Independence Day, it also marks the anniversary of the date in 1828 when the first stone was laid for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first steam-operated common carrier railroad. To celebrate the anniversary of one of Ameri  more

Courtney Votes NO on the Largest Health Care Cut in U.S. History & A Tax Giveaway for the Rich
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Votes NO on the Largest Health Care Cut in U.S. History & A Tax Giveaway for the Rich * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after voting "no" on President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1): "At a time when Americans are struggling with an affordability crisis and the tax code is slated to sunset tax breaks for millionair  more

Teamsters to Republic Services: End Subpar Compensation to Resolve Strike
WASHINGTON, July 3 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters to Republic Services: End Subpar Compensation to Resolve Strike * Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (BOSTON) - Following a strike vote that passed by more than 90 percent on Monday, members of Teamsters Local 25 at Republic Services are about to conclude their first week of the work stoppage without a fair offer f  more

Top five NFL draft values of the millennium at cornerback: Richard Sherman was a fifth-round FIND
CANTON, Ohio, July 3 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Top five NFL draft values of the millennium at cornerback: Richard Sherman was a fifth-round FIND * This offseason I am taking a position-by-position look at the best NFL draft values of the millennium: In short, which teams received the most bang for their draft-pick buck? Higher draft picks were not dismissed for this exercise, but I tended to side with the highest-achieving lower sel  more