ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repor  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assist  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.2 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assi  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 2 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. Delaware will receive over $1.5 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. In agreeing to the terms of the settlement, Publicis recognize  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 2 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Governor Carney and Dover-area legislators on Thursday announced the State's plan to invest more than $25 million in three priority projects for revitalizing downtown Dover. "The State of Delaware has a vested interest in the success of downtown Dover, not only because it is our capital city, but because it is where thousands of state employees work and where many would like to live," said Governor C  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced today that a Bear, DE man pleaded guilty to bank fraud in connection with obtaining a Payroll Protection Plan ("PPP") loan. According to court documents, Michael Coleman, 43, a former Sergeant with the Wilmington Police Department, pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining a $150,000 PPP   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced that a Delaware man was sentenced on Monday to 135 months in federal prison following a jury conviction in August 2023. Chief U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly presided over the trial and pronounced the sentence. The jury found that James Richard Smith III, age 46 of Wilmington, D  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: This week, Governor Josh Shapiro and Secretary of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Rick Siger launched the Commonwealth's first Economic Development Strategy in nearly two decades - building on the Shapiro Administration's work to make Pennsylvania a leader in innovation and economic development and to create economic opportunity for all Pennsylvanians. Governor Sh  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, today announced a $150 million multistate settlement agreement in principle with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma) for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. Raoul's office also announced today a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 2 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: A bill authored by State Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon) that would establish a pilot program in Montgomery, Delaware and White counties to require health plans to provide reimbursement for emergency medical services performed under a mobile integrated health care program passed the Senate unanimously today. Mobile integrated health care is a patient-centered model that focuses on delivering need  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health that would resolve the Commonwealth's litigation against the marketing and communications firm for its role in the opioid crisis, including its work for opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. Massachusetts will receive nearly $8 million from the settlement to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general to protect access to mifepristone nationwide. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/scotus-mifepristone-amicus-brief) in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) and Danco Laboratories LLC's efforts to re  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a multistate coalition of 23 Attorneys General opposing Texas' ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In an amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition urges the court to reverse the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $150 million bipartisan multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. Hikma produces a range of generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The attorneys general allege that from 2006 to 2021, Hikma failed   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $150 million multistate settlement in principle that her office secured with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma) for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. Hikma produces a range of generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The attorneys general allege that from 2006 to 2021  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general against Texas' ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/daca-5th-cir-amicus-brief.pdf). In the amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition urges the co  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2024: This week, Governor Josh Shapiro and Secretary of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Rick Siger launched the Commonwealth's first Economic Development Strategy in nearly two decades - building on the Shapiro Administration's work to make Pennsylvania a leader in innovation and economic development and to create economic opportunity for all Penns  more

DOVER AFB, Delaware, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Dover Air Force Base (436th Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Jeremy Larlee, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The T-tail of a C-5 M Super Galaxy aircraft extends a towering 65 feet in the air, a height that can make performing maintenance a difficult and dangerous task. Team Dover in cooperation with a civilian aviation company tested out a drone program for an autonomous aircraft inspection project in a hangar on Dover AFB, Jan. 22  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information regarding the shooting of a bald eagle in Clayton, Delaware, in violation of federal laws. The bald eagle is federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. On the morning of November 9, 2023, an injured adult bald eagle was found a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today a $150 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma) for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. Hikma produces a range of branded and generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. From 2006 to 2021, Hikma failed to monitor and report suspi  more