DALLAS, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.04 per hour in the South to $52.91 in the Northeast in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 21 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: By Melissa Hanson After one of the most ambitious investments in climate and energy in U.S. history was signed into law, Samuel Cooper '24 was curious how New England would benefit compared to the rest of the country. The environmental science major assessed the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for his honors research capstone. The IRA, signed by President Biden in 2022, is set to inve  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 21 -- Clark University issued the following news: By Melissa Lynch This fall, after a summer spent relaxing at home, Nora Rueffer '24 will travel to Austria, supported by a prestigious Fulbright Award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Rueffer, a double major in art history and studio art who was born in Germany and lived in Frankfurt until moving to the U.S. at 14, received a Fulbright Combined Award. She will be a t  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: NYZAIRE BARNES, also known as "Melo," 20, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 125 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a violent New Haven street gang, including two gang-related shootings. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States   more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 21 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition will honor Connecticut resident Daniel Dunn with its 2024 Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award. The award is given to an individual from New England who has fought for information essential to the public's understanding of what its government is doing or not doing on its behalf. Those honored with the award have shown perseverance in the fa  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston removed a 30-year-old unlawfully present Ecuadorian national who is wanted by authorities in his home country to answer for rape charges. On May 21, deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Ricardo Andre Barrera-Peleaz from the United States to Ecuador. "Ricardo Andre Barrera-Peleaz fled rape charges in   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 20 -- The Economic Progress Institute posted the following news release: The Protect Our Healthcare Coalition, a group of leading Rhode Island non-profits and consumer groups working for the protection, improvement, and expansion of equitable access to quality, person-centered, affordable health care for all, commends the Rhode Island General Assembly on the passage of a joint Senate/House resolution calling on HealthSource RI (HSRI) to convene a workgroup to make  more

DANVERS, Massachusetts, June 21 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus joined local officials and housing developers from across the state to announce the 2024 Affordable Housing Development Grant Awards. A total of $227 million in state and federal tax credits and subsidies will support the creation or preservation of 1,874 rental units across Massachusetts  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: A Haverhill man was indicted today for allegedly filing a Massachusetts Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claim in 2020 for a man who was living in Brazil at the time, and therefore ineligible to receive PUA benefits. Julio Roncaly Morais, 41, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: * * * Combination therapy developed by NIH researchers demonstrates the power of precision medicine. * * * Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a non-chemotherapy treatment regimen that is achieving full remissions for some people with aggressive B-cell lymphoma that has come back or is no longer r  more