BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, June 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: Air Force Global Strike Command's (AFGSC) Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1) announces the approval for a command-wide civilian retention incentive for eligible civilian Strikers starting July 2024. The Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate has engaged at all levels in addressing innovative ways to improve quality of life, retention and talent managem  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - May 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent in May and 3.2 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly increase in the  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 12 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of 17 states in a lawsuit against a Biden administration rule that allows temporary farm workers in the country on H-2A visas to unionize. Under federal law, American farm workers are prohibited from collective bargaining. "Once again, Joe Biden is putting America last. He's giving political benefits to foreign workers while American worke  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 12 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy (R-NY) and co-sponsored  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The National Science Foundation supports the design, construction, and operations of science and engineering research infrastructure. We report annually on these NSF-funded projects. NSF has reported delays for all 5 facilities projects in construction that cost $100 million or more, and that additional delays are expected for 2. Eight projects costing $20 mi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today led a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general in a letter by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy (R-NY) and  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) led critical efforts in support of the Unified Command in clearing the Port of Baltimore's Fort McHenry Federal Channel, following the M/V Dali's allision into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. "In the aftermath of the tragic accident and profound sadness experienced by the City of Baltimore and indeed the nation, I am proud of the extraordinary wo  more