CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - October 2024": * * * Area prices were down 1.5 percent over the past two months, up 3.3 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 1.5 perc  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices fell 0.1 percent in October, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * White House Hosts "Classroom to Career" Summit, Celebrates Successful Efforts to Expand High-Quality Career Pathways and Workforce Development Programs in Every Community Today, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will welcome approximately 200 education and workforce leaders to the White House for the Biden-Harris Administration's "Classroom to Career" Summit. The Administration  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 Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether the State of Michigan unnecessarily institutionalizes adults with serious mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals. The department will investigate whether the state fails to provide necessary community-based mental health services to enable people to   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is commending the House Judiciary Committee for unanimously advancing House Bills 5836 (https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5836)-5854 (https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5854) and 5864 (https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5864), as well as Senate Bills 515 (https://le  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed six bills into law. These commonsense bills build on the Whitmer-Gilchrist administration's commitment to ensuring everyone can "Make it in Michigan," by cutting red tape and putting money back in Michiganders' pockets. "Today, I signed commonsense, bipartisan legislation that cuts red tape, protects Michiganders' assets, and helps save lives,"   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

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a multistate brief today supporting the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) rule to eliminate noncompete clauses in employment contracts nationwide. The multistate brief reflects efforts by New Jersey and other States to protect important recent federal policies, including t  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