SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - November 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent in November, the U.S. Bure  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 12 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 24 states in urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm President Trump's nominee, Kash Patel, as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"). Patel is a proven leader who will restore integrity to the FBI. As National Security Advisor to the House Intelligence Committee, Patel uncovered Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act a  more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: On the eighth day of his 12 Days of Giving campaign, Governor Greg Gianforte today encouraged Montanans to support Bigger Sky Kids, a nonprofit organization providing after-school arts education to children in Wolf Point. "We want all Montana students to have access to a high-quality education and supportive environment that prepares them well for their future," Gov. Gianforte said.   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that a federal court has ruled to temporarily block a controversial Biden Administration rule that would have allowed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to access subsidized healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) better known as Obamacare. Attorney General Formella joined a coaliti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. Former cellular phone retailer Wireless World LLC, doing business as Experts Choice, will pay $107,916 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit against its predecessor Elite Wireless Group, Inc., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. According to the EEOC's complaint, a teenage female store employee of Elite Wireless faced sexual harassment,   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined 23 other states in urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm President Trump's nominee, Kash Patel, as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). "Kash Patel is the right leader at the right time for the FBI," said Attorney General Wilson. "His experience, integrity, and unwavering commitment to justice make him the   more