SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 2, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Oregon - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 6 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 20  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 2 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: The Bonneville Power Administration and its customers are implementing a settlement that will set the stage for clearing interconnection queue backlogs and study delays and accelerate the work to address the challenges the region is facing with decarbonization and the buildout of renewable energy resources. "BPA heard our customers loud and clear and understood the urgency with which we had to ac  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 2 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A Bend, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison for possessing 20 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Isaac Kitashima, 48, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, from August 2020 through June 2021, Kitashima and co-conspirators conducted a multi-state drug   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Judge Mary Rowland of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an order granting summary judgment to the CFTC on all counts of its complaint. Judge Rowland also ordered more than $83.7 million in restitution and $36.9 million in disgorgement jointly and severally against of Oregon and (defendants)  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont to provide better continuity of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for incarcerated people, whose health care needs -- from substance-use disorder treatment to chronic physical health conditions -- have historically gone overlooked. Adults and youth transitioning out of incarceration can experience delays in getting access to Medicaid or CHIP coverage   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont to provide better continuity of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for incarcerated people, whose health care needs -- from substance-use disorder treatment to chronic physical health conditions -- have historically gone overlooked. Adults and youth transitioning out of incarceration can experience   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General issued the following evaluation report (No. 24-070) on May 22, 2024, entitled "Inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The DOJ OIG's Inspections Program Between Monday, November 27, and Friday December 1, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted an unannounced, on-site inspecti  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * Delivering on President Biden's Unity Agenda priority to address the overdose epidemic and strengthen public health and public safety, five new states join strong bipartisan effort to provide high-quality, affordable health care for people transitioning from incarceration * * * Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul G  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSfact)-- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 2, 2024: * * * President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Workers and Communities From Extreme Weather - Despite the severe impacts of extreme weather events, Republicans in Congress continue to deny the very existence of climate change and expose their constituents to health and safety dangers Across the country, tens of millions of Americans are experiencing the effects of extreme weather events. F  more