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*New York Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2025-08-07 ( 37 items )  
ALJ Decision in Enwright Roofing, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 23-0534, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission issued the following news: * * * ALJ Decision in Enwright Roofing, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 23-0534, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission Respondent Enwright Roofing, LLC ("Enwright Roofing"), a New York-based residential roofing contractor, was performing roofing work on a home in Oswego, New York (the "worksite"), when the United States Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (" more PR

AMO WIN: NWS Staffing Partially Restored in First Step to Ensure Extreme Weather Safety (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * AMO WIN: NWS Staffing Partially Restored in First Step to Ensure Extreme Weather Safety * PROVIDENCE, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on the National Weather Service (NWS) receiving permission to hire 450 staff after President Donald Trump and the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" unilaterally and unnecessarily cut roughly 15% of the NWS workforce more PR

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Connecticut - Fourth Quarter 2024' (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 6, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Connecticut - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Connecticut were 81,141, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 79,617, the U.S. Bureau of  more PR

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts - Fourth Quarter 2024' (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 6, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Massachusetts were 175,796, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 169,582, the U.S. Bure more PR

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island - Fourth Quarter 2024' (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 6, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Rhode Island were 31,503, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 27,276, the U.S. Bureau o more PR

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - June 2025' (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - June 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.0 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Co more PR

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - June 2025' (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - June 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio more PR

BLS: Employment in Myrtle Beach Area Up 5.2 Percent Over the Year Ended June 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 5, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment in Myrtle Beach area up 5.2 percent over the year ended June 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased from June 2024 to June 2025 in 30 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 357 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Caro more PR

Boston Globe op-ed by Administrator Zeldin (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Boston Globe op-ed by Administrator Zeldin * Building the Constitution Pipeline is vital for New England's grid stability The Boston Globe Exit EPA's website By EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin For more than a decade, New England residents watched as New York governor Andrew Cuomo reduced their energy supply options and increased energy costs across the region. First, Cuomo codified a de fa more PR

Budd Joins Britt, Colleagues in Effort to Ban Noncitizens from Voting in D.C. Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Britt, Colleagues in Effort to Ban Noncitizens from Voting in D.C. Elections * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 20 of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to ban noncitizens from voting in D.C. elections. "The American people's right to vote in free and fair elections is diminished when jurisdictions like D.C. more PR

Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 98,242, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 92,388, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati more PR

Cincinnati CBP seized $3.5 million in counterfeit pharma (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Cincinnati CBP seized $3.5 million in counterfeit pharma * CINCINNATI- During a week-long joint operation between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CBP officers inspected hundreds of boxes containing possible counterfeit and unapproved medications. A wide variety of unapproved FDA drugs were discovered during inspections more PR

Congressman Krishnamoorthi Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing ETHICS Act to Ban Congressional Stock Trading (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing ETHICS Act to Ban Congressional Stock Trading * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) partnered with his bipartisan colleagues to reintroduce the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, landmark bipartisan legislation to prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent more PR

Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans * Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans, reaffirming her commitment to the men and women who served our nation. A Marine mom and leading voice for veterans in Congress, Tenney's 2025 plan outlines her efforts to reform the Department of Veter more PR

Cornyn Secures Relocation of Retired NASA Shuttle to Houston (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Secures Relocation of Retired NASA Shuttle to Houston * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Acting Administrator Sean Duffy's approval of a retired NASA space shuttle to be moved to a non-profit near the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, an effort that was spearheaded by Senator Cornyn and signe more PR

Daines Introduces Bill to Hold Corrupt Public Officials Accountable (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Introduces Bill to Hold Corrupt Public Officials Accountable * Would Give Trump Admin New Tools to Target Those Who Commit Bank, Tax, Loan, or Mortgage Fraud U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the Law Enforcement Tools to Interdict Troubling Investments in Abodes (LETITIA) Act, which would empower the Trump administration to hold public officials who commit acts of federal ba more PR

Emergency Executive Order 843 (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Emergency Executive Order 843 * August 6, 2025 Download WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated that steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which "represents a way to move forward with concrete measures now to ad more PR

Emergency Executive Order 844 (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Emergency Executive Order 844 * August 6, 2025 Download WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the asylum seekers while more PR

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting information and documents in light of concerning rep more PR

House Office of Congressional Conduct - History, Authority & Procedures Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R40760) on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "House Office of Congressional Conduct: History, Authority and Procedures" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The House Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC; formerly the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)) was established on March 11, 2008, with the passage of H.Res. 895. In the 119th Congress (2025-2026), the House rea more PR

ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Boston Globe: Building the Constitution Pipeline is vital for New England's grid stability (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Boston Globe: Building the Constitution Pipeline is vital for New England's grid stability * WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published an op-ed following his recent travel to New England, where he met with state and local leaders who emphasized the need for Constitution pipeline. Administrator Zeldin highlights the  more PR

ICYMI: Kelly Pens New York Times Op-Ed Warning Against NASA Cuts, Advocates for the Next Generation of American Innovation (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Pens New York Times Op-Ed Warning Against NASA Cuts, Advocates for the Next Generation of American Innovation * "I'm worried that President Trump is about to slow that engine down--and with it decades of American progress." Today, Arizona Senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly published an op-ed in the New York Times warning that President Trump's proposed 25 percent cut to NASA's  more PR

ICYMI: New Poll Shows the Public is Paying Attention to Grassley's Clinton and Russiagate Disclosures, 69% of Voters Want Accountability (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Poll Shows the Public is Paying Attention to Grassley's Clinton and Russiagate Disclosures, 69% of Voters Want Accountability BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Sixty-nine percent of recently-polled voters are pushing for accountability in light of new reports made public by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) showing the FBI botche more PR

In Letter to Postmaster General, Kennedy Demands Fair Delivery Access for Whistling Straits Residents in Wheatfield (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Postmaster General, Kennedy Demands Fair Delivery Access for Whistling Straits Residents in Wheatfield * WHEATFIELD, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) issued a letter today to the United States Postmaster General demanding that residents of the Whistling Straits development receive the same treatment as their neighbors on surrounding streets by receiving curbside mail delivery. more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am heartbroken by the horrific shooting of five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia. My prayers are with the victims, their loved ones and our courageous service members. Our men and women in uniform and their families should n more PR

Leader of $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Leader of $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty * A New York woman pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud Medicaid and pay health care kickbacks at her two Brooklyn social adult day cares. "The defendant orchestrated a massive scheme to defraud Medicaid, bribing patients to bill a federal health care program for over $68 million," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. G more PR

Legal Aid Society Urges ICE to Reconsider Rule on Immigration-Related Penalties (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Legal Aid Society (LAS), New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing serious concerns regarding the Interim Final Rule on the imposition and collection of civil penalties for certain immigration-related violations. Effective from June 27, 2025, the rule introduces significant changes that, according to LAS, threaten due process for individuals with valid reasons to remain in the U.S. after receiving fi more ST

Mayor Adams Announces Increased Funding for Five District Attorneys' Offices, Raising Budgets to $633 Million to Deliver Smarter, Faster, Fairer Justice (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Announces Increased Funding for Five District Attorneys' Offices, Raising Budgets to $633 Million to Deliver Smarter, Faster, Fairer Justice 23 Percent Increase Under Adams Administration Will Fund New ADAs, Restorative Justice, Youth Programming, Cybercrime Expansion, and MoreĀ  Investment Part of Mayor Adams' "Best Budget Ever," Which Invests in Affordability, Public Safety, and Quality-of-Life  more PR

Mayor Adams' Statement After City Council Committee Votes Unanimously to Advance Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams' Statement After City Council Committee Votes Unanimously to Advance Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan * August 6, 2025 NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the New York City Council Land Use and Zoning Committees voted unanimously in favor of the Adams administration's Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, moving it on to a vote by the full Council: "To ad more PR

Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting information and documents in light of concerning reports that the  more PR

New Yorker enters guilty plea after ICE investigation uncovers $30M investment fraud scheme that sold foreign nationals access to prominent US politicians (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * New Yorker enters guilty plea after ICE investigation uncovers $30M investment fraud scheme that sold foreign nationals access to prominent US politicians * NEW YORK -- An investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations New York, in coordination with its law enforcement partners, led a Long Island woman to plead guilty to money laundering consp more PR

Rep. Ritchie Torres Releases Statement on Trump's Partisan Takeover of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Rep. Ritchie Torres Releases Statement on Trump's Partisan Takeover of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board * Today, Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's decision to fire all Democratic appointees to Puerto Rico's Fiscal Oversight and Management Board (FOMB): "Donald Trump has fired all of the Democratic  more PR

SBA Opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Fort Worth (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Fort Worth * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) in Tarrant County to assist businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, residents and renters affected by the Cooper Apartment Complex Fire occurring on June 23. Beginning T more PR

Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program * Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wrote a letter calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the administrative issues within the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) that stem f more PR

Transcript: Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Tisch Delivers Remarks at NYPD Graduation (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Tisch Delivers Remarks at NYPD Graduation * August 6, 2025 Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch: Good morning graduates, and good morning to everyone, especially the family and the friends of our newest police officers. I want to start by thanking Mayor Adams for being here today and for his continued support of this department. On behalf of the entire NYPD, le more PR

Transcript: Mayor Adams Calls In for Interview on 94.7 the Block's "Jonesy in the Morning" (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Calls In for Interview on 94.7 the Block's "Jonesy in the Morning" * August 6, 2025 Tarsha Jones: Ladies and gentlemen, Mayor Eric Adams. Mayor Eric Adams: Hey, how are you? Jones: Doing well, how are you? Mayor Adams: Good, good. Moving around the city. Jones: Well, stay away from Harlem because the Legionnaires'. Mayor Adams: Yes, I'm going to get up there. I'm going to g more PR

Transcript: Mayor Adams Joins da Bragg to Provide Update on Indictment of Individuals Who Shot Federal Agent (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Joins da Bragg to Provide Update on Indictment of Individuals Who Shot Federal Agent * August 6, 2025 Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg: Good afternoon. We are here to announce charges against two defendants for the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer right here in Manhattan. I'm pleased and privileged to be joined by the mayor of the City of New York, more PR