KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - March 2025": * * * Regional prices rose 0.3 percent in March, up 2.7 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.3 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior will no longer pursue lengthy analysis for oil and gas leasing decisions in seven states Date: April 10, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,244 oil and gas leases in seven Western states. This rescission of a Not  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 11 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for April 17, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2021-039 ** G999/CI-21-135; G008/M-21-138; G004/M-21-235; G002/CI-21-610; G011 CI-21-611 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas; Great Plains Natural Gas Co.; Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy; Minnesota Energy Resources Corp. In the Matter of a Commission Investigation in  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 11 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on April 10, 2025: * * * Armstrong meets with President Trump, thanks him for executive orders supporting coal, energy stability BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today met with President Donald Trump at the White House, thanking him for the executive orders he signed Tuesday to lift burdensome Biden-era federal restrictions on coal-fired power plants and strengthen the reliability and secu  more