DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 17, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.37 per hour in the South to $53.75 in the Northeast in September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2562) on Dec. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - October 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 12 states and decreased in 4 states on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 5 states and decr more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Governor Polis appointed Kevin Van Winkle as the Douglas County Commissioner for District 3. This appointment fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Lora L. Thomas on December 6, 2024, and is effective immediately. Kevin Van Winkle was elected to serve as the next Douglas County Commissioner for District 3 in the November 5th, 2024 election for a term beginning on January 1 more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Governor Polis issued a proclamation declaring the voter approval of 10 ballot measures, passed by Coloradans during the election in November 2024. The Governor issued a proclamation for the following measures: * Amendment G - Modify Property Tax Exemption For Veterans with Disabilities * Amendment H - Judicial Discipline Procedures and Confidentitality * Amendment I - Constitu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today officially nominated six Montana students applying for enrollment into U.S. military academies. "Montana has a long legacy of service, and it's one of my greatest honors to nominate the next generation of servicemembers for enrollment into our nation's great military academies. These young Montanans have earned remarkable grades, exhibited leadership skills and have a passion more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced his nominees to the United States Service Academies.Members of Congress may nominate applicants who meet eligibility requirements set by federal law. Golden nominated nine young Mainers from across the state, all of whom were interviewed by a panel of veterans to learn more about their academic record, test scores, leadership ability, involvement in extracurricu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: House-passed NDAA included a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids, which strips service members of parental rights to make health care decisions for their own children Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 20 of his Senate colleagues to introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2025 to remove Republican-added language that would strip away service m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Programs help protect four endangered fish species native to the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers Extension included as part of the annual defense funding bill Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Mitt Romney cheered the inclusion of their bipartisan Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act as part of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today released the following statement after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the proposed Delta-Plains Electric Transmission Corridor in Oklahoma would not be included as DOE moves forward. "My team and I have been in contact with the Department of Energy and received the welcome news that the threat of federal eminent domain to Oklahoma landowners is gone. Th more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Total sales of aquaculture products in 2023 were $1.9 billion, an increase of 26% from 2018, according to the 2023 Census of Aquaculture released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. In 2023, there were 3,453 aquaculture farms with sales in the United States, up 18% from 2018. Five states - M more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the designations of 19 new National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), reflecting the importance of the sites in sharing America's diverse history. The new NHLs are nationally significant properties for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans, African Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, and wom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and leaders of the labor and women's rights communities. The new national monument reflects  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening a 60-day public comment period on a proposed rule to list Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This determination also serves as the 12-month finding on a petition to list Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee. The Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee depends on other bumble bee hosts for its  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command and Space Operations Command executed an accelerated timeline to meet a specific warfighter need through a Rapid Response Trailblazer launch. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched this National Security Space Launch mission with a GPS III Space Vehicle aboard, named SV-07, Dec. 16, from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Sp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Summary: The first-of-its-kind National Security Space Launch (NSSL) class mission lifted a Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle to orbit on a rapid response schedule, demonstrating a new level of readiness and resilience for Space Systems Command and Space Operations Command in less than five months from conception to launch. * * * EL SEGUNDO, Calif. & COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - U.S. S more PR