NEW YORK, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Sean Evans, 514th Air Mobility Wing It's not every day a member of the President's cabinet visits Airmen to discuss career trajectory options. The Honorable Dr. Kimberly A. McClain, Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visited the Airmen of the 514th Air Mobilit  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the 1 million people who didn't file their tax year 2020 returns they may be eligible for a refund if they file by the May 17 deadline. The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven't filed their 2020 tax returns yet. The state-by-state table below shows how many people are pot  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 7 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today announced the award of nearly $2 million in grant funding designed to enhance teacher climate and culture by supporting districts in developing and implementing strategies to reclaim teacher time. The grants will aid districts in reducing administrative paperwork and streamlining other tasks that pull educators away from the   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $62.15 million in Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants to historic preservation offices in states, territories, the District of Columbia, and partnering nations, and $23 million to Tribal historic preservation offices. "The National Park Service is proud to support our state, Tribal, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 6, 2024, at the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the Army Black Knights: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon. Please -- please have a seat. Well, I can -- you can tell the Academy grads in the audience; they got bigger grins on their faces -- AUDIENCE MEMBER: Go Army! THE PRESIDENT: -- than the others. (Laughs.) Well, welcome. Welcome. We are here today to celebrate a tough team, a storied fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at the presentation of Presidential Medals of Freedom: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. Please have a seat. I think I told my buddy John Kerry, for the first two years, every time I heard "Hail to the Chief," I'd turn and look around, "Where the hell is he?" (Laughter.) Anyway, it's great to see you all. And on behalf of Jill, Kamala, and Doug, thank you all for being here in one of our favorite events at the White H  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on May 6, 2024: Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) measured a new record for a fusion device internally clad in tungsten, the element that could be the best fit for the commercial-scale machines required to make fusion a viable energy source for the world. The device sustained a hot fusion plasma of approximate  more