WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries is bolstering our survey enterprise and accelerating our data collection efforts. This will allow us to better manage protected species such as ice seals, Hawaiian monk seals, and green sea turtles, along with cetaceans such as whales and dolphins off the West Coast. These surveys are increasing the number and types of protected marine resource observations we can make. An inves  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.8 percent for the two month  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the United States, with more than 2.4 million reported in 2023. However, the latest data from CDC show signs the epidemic could be slowing. In 2023: * Gonorrhea cases dropped for a second year--declining 7% from 2022 and falling below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels (2019). * Ove  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release: Nearly 96 percent of all U.S. households were banked in 2023, according to just-released national survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The 2023 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households found that 4.2 percent of U.S. households (representing 5.6 million households) lacked a bank or credit union account. While the nation's overall unbanked rate remains at  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 14 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Idaho citizens are no strangers to the plague of fraudulent robo-call   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release: The Indian Health Service is pleased to announce the update of its Tribal Consultation Policy. The revised policy is a significant step toward strengthening the Agency's commitment to meaningful and effective consultation and reflects over three years of collaborations with Tribal leaders through multiple rounds of Tribal consultation, alongside efforts of the IHS Dir  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 23-state coalition in demanding that Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President Donald Trump. The prosecutions, which never should have been brought against President Trump at all, now threaten a Constitut  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 14 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill today joined a 23-state coalition in demanding that Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President Donald Trump. The prosecutions, which never should have been brought against President Trump at all, now threaten   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Lynn Fitch and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Unsolicited robocalls and robotexts are too often a gateway to sc  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson and a bipartisan coalition of 46 other attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "It's no surprise that the same people who bombard us with  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Everyone hates robocalls. And as technology gets mo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) evaluating the effects of a proposed land exchange involving certain lands owned by King Cove Corporation and lands owned by the Interior Department located within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The notice will be   more