DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025 * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is conducting a competitive, sealed bid sale of eight healthcare mortgage loans. The loans are secured by properties that include skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota and Missouri. The sale, known as HLS 2026-1, involves first-lien mortgage notes sold without Federal Housing Administration insurance. The sale is structured as a competitive auction, which allo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led seven senators criticizing the Social Security Administration's watchdog office for declining to launch an investigation into the Trump administration's efforts to use the Death Maste  more