CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area - July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area fell 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the energy index decreased 0.7 per more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy in more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area - July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area advanced 0.7 percent for the two months ending in July 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding proposed changes to the biographic information collection process associated with deferred action, OMB Control Number 1615-0008. The coalition's letter stresses the vital importance of maintaining specific filing categories and granting employment authorization documents to support vulnerable immigrant survivors of domestic violence. The letter out more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Three Chinese-Owned Companies to Pay More Than $21.6M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans * BWI North America Inc., BWI Indiana Inc., and BWI Chassis Dynamics (NA) Inc. (together, the BWI Entities), have agreed to pay $21,660,983 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to obtain Paycheck Protection P more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Senior Researcher Michelle Miller submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation on the National Freight Strategic Plan underscoring the need for a national strategy that addresses bottlenecks in the perishable food distribution network and improves market and food access for rural communities. According to the researcher, an analysis of food flow data indicates that more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA Forecasts U.S. Corn Production Up and Soybean Production Down from 2024 Aug. 12, 2025 - The Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted corn production up from 2024 and soybean production down from last year. Corn production is up 13% from last year, forecast at 16.7 billion bushels; soyb more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 13 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release: * * * Insurance Premiums for Worker's Compensation Continue to Decline Insurance Rates Covering On-the-Job Injuries Drop for 10th Year in a Row * MADISON - Wisconsin companies on average will pay 3.2% less in worker's compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today with the Wisconsin Office of the Comm more PR