PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 23 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In a letter sent this week, the attorneys general demand Congress take decisive action to reform the way PBMs conduct business and bring more transparency to  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 22, 2024, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Alaska - 2022": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 20 in 2022 for Alaska, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Alaska was unchanged from the previous year. (See chart 1.) F  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following analysis on Feb. 22, 2024, by senior economist Charles S. Gascon and research associate Joseph Martorana: * * * Tight labor market conditions over the past few years have been advantageous for workers. Many have benefited from plentiful job opportunities and strong wage gains as the U.S. economy experienced a strong recovery from the COVID-19 recession. For example, the unemployment rate went from a mor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Additional Data Will Provide a Better Understanding of American Indian/Alaska Native Children Interacting with the State Child Welfare Systems * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), proposed a rule to increase data collection on Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Additional Data Will Provide a Better Understanding of American Indian/Alaska Native Children Interacting with the State Child Welfare Systems Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), proposed a rule to increase data collection on American Indian/Alaska Native children's status and experiences. This proposed  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 23 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The FAA's hiring practices could spell catastrophe for American travelers, attorneys general from 11 states today warned in a joint letter to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker. The letter, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, warns that the Biden administration's FAA is focused on diversity hiring rather than merit-based hiring. "It's outrageous that the FAA is making pas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 22, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 212,000 to 213,000. The 4-week moving average was 215,250, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 218,500 to 218,750. T  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 Attorneys General in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate with a view towards reforming the way that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business and bringing more transparency to their work. A PBM is a third-party company that acts as an intermediary be  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 23 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities issued the following news release: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institute on Health (NIH) announced the appointment of six new members to its advisory council. Members of the council are drawn from the scientific, medical, and lay communities, so they offer diverse perspectives on minority health and health d  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to congressional leaders advocating for legislative action to reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices. The letter, sent by the National Association of Attorneys General, was led by Arkansas, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. According to the bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, the "original purpose [of] the Pharmacy Benefit Managers  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 other attorneys general in urging Congress to take decisive action to reform the way pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business and bring more transparency to their work. A PBM is a third-party company that functions as an intermediary between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufactu  more