WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Boart Longyear to Pay $177,500 for EEOC Race Discrimination Charge * Mining company conciliates allegations of racial harassment of black employee ELKO, Nev. - Drilling services provider Boart Longyear Company (US) agreed to provide $177,500 to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 25 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Expanded Survey of Native Nations pilot advances understanding of tribal public finances * Public finance data are important to any government. For policymakers, understanding how their governments' revenues and expenditures compare to those of other governments helps identify areas of financial opportunity. For researchers whose work informs government performance and program des  more