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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Thursday November 14, 2024 ( 12 items )  

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - October 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.5 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), ticked up 0.1 percent in October,  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - October 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)  more

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - October 2024'
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - October 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent over the past month; up 4.0 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area increased 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics r  more

BOEM Announces Draft Environmental Review of Potential Mitigation of Future Development of Wind Lease Areas Offshore California
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) invites the public to comment on a regional environmental analysis of potential mitigation measures on future development activities for five off  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Calls on FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robo-Callers
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

Miss. A.G. Fitch Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
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

N.J. A.G. Platkin Acts Against Gun Stores for Repeated Unlawful Sales to Unverified Buyers
TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Butch's Gun World and Point Blank Guns & Ammo Sold 1,000-round Cases of AR-15 Ammunition Without Checking Buyer Credentials * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the filing of civil lawsuits against two licensed New Jersey firearms retailers for repeatedly selling gun-related products to undercover investigators without the buyer demonstrating  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin, D.C. A.G. Schwalb Co-Lead Amicus Brief Defending FTC in Barring Noncompete Agreements
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

New Army Reserve Ambassador Appointed to 13-State Region
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division, has confirmed the appointment by Lieutenant General Robert D. Harter, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, of Douglas M. Reed as a United States Army Reserve Ambassador At Large for the 99th RD's 13-state region stretching from M  more

President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden Issue Remarks at Classroom to Career Summit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 13, 2024, at a classroom to career summit: * * * THE FIRST LADY: Hello. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Hey, Kate. Hey, Randi. (Applause.) Thank you. Hello! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Please be seated. (Applause.) Well, Joe, that started our day off right, didn't it? (Laughter.) So, welcome to the White House. Several years ago, a student of mine came running into my classroom and bre  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
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

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti and 46 Attorneys General Call on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
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