TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Acting Governor Way Directs the Lowering of U.S. and New Jersey Flags in Honor of Victims of Jet Set Nightclub Roof Collapse in Santo Domingo TRENTON -- Acting Governor Way today signed Executive Order No. 385, ordering U.S. and New Jersey flags to fly at half-staff on Monday, April 21, 2025, in recognition and mourning of the lives lost due to the roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub in Sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Settlement Protects Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Residents from Lead Paint Buffalo, N.Y. (April 17, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has partnered with the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) to reduce lead paint exposure risks. In this process, EPA and BMHA helped inform tenants about potential lead hazards in housing and protect more than 6,000 residents - m  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 16 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Meets with Republic of Korea Acting President Duck-soo Han and Economic Policy, Higher Education, and Business Leaders as Economic Development Mission Continues in South Korea SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA --Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland delegation this morning began the second segment of the governor's international trade and investment mission to promote economic growth and work  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Calls for Formal Investigation Into Regional Energy Cost Crisis TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today urged the federal government to investigate whether market manipulation resulted in higher energy prices that are set to take effect this summer, harming consumers and businesses in New Jersey and the region. The Governor penned a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory C  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 12, 2025: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 223,000 to 224,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,750, a decrease of 2,500 from  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 55) entitled "CSX Transportation Inc. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Rockland County, New York": * * * CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 7.51-mile rai  more