PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - December 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Boozman, Crapo Introduce Hearing Protection Act Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 7, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) to introduce the Hearing Protection Act, legislation to help law-abiding gun owners better access suppressors to preserve hearing and safety. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: * * * David Gillers to Step Down as Chief of Staff # Release Number 9047-25 # February 06, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that David Gillers will step down as Chief of Staff to Commissioner Behnam on February 7. From 2021 until January 20, 2025, Mr. Gillers served as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer of the agency, in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has released the following public communication dated Jan. 16, 2025, from the National Women's Law Center: * * * To: Daniel Navarrete Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation Wage & Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-3502 Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments in Support of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, RIN 1235-AA14, Employment of Workers with Disabiliti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Keep Fentanyl out of Prisons Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Barry Moore (R-AL), Jared Moskowtiz (D-FL), Henry Cueller (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chris Pappas (D-NH), and Randy Weber (R-TX) in introducing the bipartisan Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Po  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Gooden Urge DOJ to Investigate Fraud Cover-Up in $275 Million Green Energy Scandal Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX) called on Attorney General Pamela Bondi to launch an investigation into the Biden DOJ's dismissal of a $275 million fraud lawsuit against Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC. The case, filed under the False Claims Act, ex  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * New Report Finds West Virginia's Tax System Compares Favorably With Our Region, Falls Short on Key Public Services Contact: Kelly Allen, (304)-612-4180 Charleston, WV - West Virginia's new governor, Patrick Morrisey, has called for a "backyard brawl" with our neighboring states to ensure West Virginia has the most competitive possible environment to attr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 27 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/27), the HALT Fentanyl Act. Congressman Riley M. Moore proudly co-sponsored the legislation, which permanently classifies fentanyl and fentanyl related substances as Schedule 1 under the Controlled Substances Act. Frustratingly, drug cartels have been chemically altering fent  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined several of her congressional colleagues in sending a letter to the Trump administration highlighting provisions, signed into law last month as part of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources D  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Defendant to Forfeit Medical License and Chapmanville Medical Clinic * * * After four days of trial, a federal jury convicted Brian McDevitt, D.O., 61, of Chapmanville, today of four counts of distribution of a controlled substance and also found that McDevitt shall forfeit his West Virginia medical license and the Chapmanvil  more