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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 6 items )  

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Washington - 2023'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Washington - 2023": In 2023, Washington women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,165, significantly below the $1,523 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2142) on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 10 states and increas  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Four Contracts to Boost Domestic HALEU Supply and Reinforce America's Nuclear Energy Leadership as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Selected Companies Can Compete for Work to Provide Enrichment Services to Produce Fuel for Advanced Reactors to Strengthen America's Energy and National Security While Helping Add More Clean, Reliable Carbon-Free Electricity to the Nation's Grid * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today selected four companies t  more

Florida Division of Emergency Management: ICYMI - Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Response and Recovery Efforts for Hurricane Milton
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 19 -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management issued the following news release: This week, Governor Ron DeSantis visited areas impacted by Hurricane Milton and made announcements related to state efforts to facilitate recovery following the storm. In Tampa, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis awarded $1,000,000 through the Florida Disaster Fund to support 20 Hope Florida partners helping Floridians recover from the storms. These funds will be ut  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving CG Railway
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1340X) entitled "CG Railway LLC - Discontinuance Of Service Exemption - In New Orleans Louisiana": * * * Digest:/1 This decision allows CG Railway, LLC, to discontinue service over approximately 3.4 miles of rail line in New Orleans, La. On July 1, 2024, CG Railway, LLC (CGR), a Class III rail carrier, filed a petition under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10502 for an exemp  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Leads Urgent Letter to Biden Administration on the Hostage Designation of Tigran Gambaryan
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and seventeen other state attorneys general joined in asking President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken to designate Tigran Gambaryan as a hostage pursuant to the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act. The attorneys general express grave concern for the life of Mr. Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and law enforcement l  more