NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Nov. 18, 2024, entitled "Consumer Expenditures in the New York Metropolitan Area - 2022-23": * * * Households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, metropolitan area spent an average of $90,291 per year in 2022-23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that food, housing, and transp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-625) on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Alabama (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-622) on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Florida (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-624) on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Georgia (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-623) on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Wisconsin Bell, LLC d/b/a AT&T Wisconsin (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as requi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging the former CEO of 500.com (now BIT Mining Ltd.), Zhengming Pan, a Chinese national, with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). BIT Mining Ltd. has agreed to resolve investigations by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into related FCPA violations arising from the company's participation in a cor  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 19 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today the No Hate in the Garden State Youth Competition as part of a statewide initiative to eliminate bias and discrimination in New Jersey. The competition, which will be led by DCR and will be coordinated in partnership with the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), is open to midd  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today signed S912/A3887 into law, requiring health care professionals to ensure all patients have the opportunity to develop a comprehensive, personalized postpartum care plan consistent with their unique and anticipated needs. The bipartisan legislation requires health care professionals to offer pregnant patients a postpartum planning session as early as the  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Today, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: S-1325/A-3890 (Pou, Ruiz/Stanley, Wimberly) - Authorizes electronic delivery of documents relating to portable electronics insurance S-2310/A-4151 (Moriarty, Turner/Danielsen, Quijano, McCoy) - Requires transparency concerning compensation with promotional opportunities and in employment listings S-2652/A-3539 (Greenst  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 04-AC-353337) by Region 4 Director Kimberly E. Andrews: * * * THERAPEUTIC LEARNING CENTER INC. d/b/a GARFIELD PARK ACADEMY, Employer and GARFIELD PARK UNITED, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 6630, AFTNJ, AFL-CIO, Petitioner DECISION AND AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATION On October 24, 2024, the Petitioner filed a petition under Section 9(b) of the National Labor Relations Act, seeking to amend an  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database that could reduce illegal robocalls. He is working with 46 other attorneys general to close a loophole in the database that allows bad actors to have access to the U.S. telephone network. Registration on the FCC's Robocall Mitigation   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: Whether communities are large or small, urban or rural, the American public depends on public transportation to access jobs, schools, healthcare, and other critical services. Weather events and natural hazards are threatening public transit agencies and the transit systems they manage at increased frequencies and intensities. Since 2012, FTA   more