LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Columbia has held the line against the BDS movement and should be commended for it' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement that he and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson have sent a letter on behalf of 23 other state attorneys general to Columbia University about the rise of antisemitism on its campus from groups pr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Illinois - 2023": * * * In 2023, Illinois women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,055, significantly below the $1,262 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Indiana - 2023": * * * In 2023, Indiana women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $934, significantly below the $1,141 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Iowa - 2023": * * * In 2023, Iowa women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $921, significantly below the $1,128 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Michigan - 2023": * * * In 2023, Michigan women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,001, significantly below the $1,206 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Minnesota - 2023": * * * In 2023, Minnesota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,131, significantly below the $1,363 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Nebraska - 2023": * * * In 2023, Nebraska women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $985, significantly below the $1,179 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in North Dakota - 2023": * * * In 2023, North Dakota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $976, significantly below the $1,202 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Region  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Ohio - 2023": * * * In 2023, Ohio women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $998, significantly below the $1,215 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Dakota - 2023": * * * In 2023, South Dakota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $927, significantly below the $1,182 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Region  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Wisconsin - 2023": * * * In 2023, Wisconsin women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,032, significantly below the $1,225 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Women's Earnings in Louisiana - 2023": * * * In 2023, Louisiana women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $833, significantly below the $1,130 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regio  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Women's Earnings in Oklahoma - 2023": * * * In 2023, Oklahoma women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $860, significantly below the $1,036 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regiona  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Women's Earnings in Texas - 2023": * * * In 2023, Texas women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $947, significantly below the $1,140 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Oper  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2179) on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - September 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September in 5 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twentytwo states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. -The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) serving Louisiana survivors of Hurricane Francine in Convent will close 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24. The center (St. James Parish) is located at Convent Community Center, 5775 Hwy 44, Convent, LA 70723. Additional locations in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terr  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 24 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. "Like most Americans, I was dismayed at the antisemitic protests occurring on college campuses across the country  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following investigation report (No. 18-0490) on Sept. 4, 2024, entitled "Safety System Bypass Causes Pollution Event in the Gulf of Mexico:" * * * REPORT OF INVESTIGATION I. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION We investigated allegations from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) that in 2018, Fieldwood Energy, LLC (Fieldwood) bypassed multiple safety systems while operating the offshore platform Grand Isle 43AA (GI-43  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 24 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Louisiana v. Mayorkas * * * In an emergency situation for the State of Louisiana - following the illegal entry into the United States by a Chinese national, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transported this individual (Patient 0) throughout facilities in Louisiana. Patient 0, who has a rare, aggressive, and drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, which carrie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary E. Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Physical Scientist, Treva Brown, Ph.D., received the prestigious Winifred Burks-Houck Professional Leadership Award presented at the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Awards Ceremony on Oct. 3 in Orlando, Florida. "I  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. "I visited Israel a few months ago, talked to people who lost family members to the horrific  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced that following a successful lawsuit by the Tennessee Attorney General's Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") was forced to produce previously undisclosed information about the agency's release of thousands of detained migrants, including dangerous convicted criminals. The hundreds of pa  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 24 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 States on an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Gray v. Jennings. The filing, led by the State of West Virginia, petitions the nation's high court to grant this Second Amendment case in order to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans around the country to keep and bear arms. In 2022, the State of Delaware pa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 25-state coalition in sending a letter to Columbia University, urging the institution to stand firm against calls for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) from Israel and addressing antisemitism on campus. "Columbia University was right not to cave to demands for divestment from Israel, just as the University of V  more