PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 21, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - September 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024, the U.S. Bureau  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 21, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - September 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024, the U.S. Bur more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 21, 2024, entitled "Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2024": * * * Virginia had 244,000 job openings in September 2024, compared to 268,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job openi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 10, 2024, from American Chemistry Council: * * * To: Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Extension Request of the Deadline to Submit Names to the ad hoc Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals for the Draft Risk Evalua more ST

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLBNY surpasses $1 billion in grants awarded since Affordable Housing Program inception * * * Jose R. Gonzalez, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"), announced that the FHLBNY has awarded a record $70.8 million in subsidies to fund 61 affordable housing initiatives throughout New Jersey, New York, Puerto more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Settlement emphasizes the need to ensure the privacy of PHI, including reproductive health information Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Holy Redeemer Family Medicine (Holy Redeemer), a Pennsylvania hospital, concerning an alleged violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1 more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: It's been 45 years since the first emergency phone call from the Department of Energy came into Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to activate a new atmospheric modeling center that predicts the effects of hazardous plumes. Listen on Apple or Spotify. An accident had occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania on March 28, 1979,  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits for district courts and county government offices in Adams, Armstrong, Blair, Cambria, Delaware, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Perry, Pike, Snyder, Tioga, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. "These compliance audits determine whether all funds more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * Defendant and Others Illegally Smuggled and Induced Non-U.S. Citizens Into the United States for Private Financial Gain * * * United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Cesar David Martinez-Gonzalez, 39, of Chester, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Court Judge Gerald  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 37 months of incarceration, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating a federal narcotics law, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the senten more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 -- The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society issued the following news release: * * * Part of PA's Shapiro Administration $79 Million Investment to Expand Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across Pennsylvania * * * On November 12, 2024, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) was awarded $1 million in funding to support its vital urban and community forestry initiatives. This investment will bolster PHS's widely acclaimed tree programs, which  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 -- The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission issued the following news on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * The Pennsylvania Military Museum will undergo a $3.4 million Capital Projects Fund renovation to improve the space for visitors and collections. During the modernization project, the museum will temporarily be closed. * * * Boalsburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) today announced a major capital project at the Pennsylvania Mili more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Brendan F. Boyle announced that his bill to rename the post office at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia as the "Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald Post Office Building" was signed into law by President Biden. "Naming this post office in Sergeant Fitzgerald's honor will ensure that his legacy of service and sacrifice endures for generations to come, and serves as a lasting tribute to more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16), and a coalition of 18 other Members of Congress sent a letter today to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, raising concerns about Israel's treatment of Palestinian-Americans under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The VWP allows citizens of participating countries to more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication on Nov. 20, 2024, from DALS Credit Solutions Co., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: * * * Continued Follow-up Submission to Federal Register: FR Doc # 2024-24716 * * * The SBA's proposed Rule claims to expand small-business participation in multiple-award contracts (MACs), yet its structure undercuts the fundamental mechanisms designed to protect and promote small-business interests. Accordin more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies: * * * To: Stacy Murphy Deputy Chief Operations Officer/Security Officer Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President 1650 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20504 Re: Document Number: 2023-27632. Request for Information To Support the Development of a Feder more ST