WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers Bring the Thunder in 'Global Strike' * Approximately 7,000 soldiers from around the Army Reserve are training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, as a part of the Combat Support Training Exercise 25, Global Strike, an annual exercise designed to prepare reserve soldiers for the transforming battlefield of the future. The exercise focuses on training for large scale combat operations, incorpor more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 25,948, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,328, the U.S. Bureau of Labor St more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in South Dakota -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 25,412, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in South Dakota were 22,744, the U.S. Bureau of L more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Hair Dryers sold under the "Remington" brand, model number D3190DCDN Hazard: The handheld hair dryers lack an immersion protection device, which presents a substantial product hazard to consumers, posing the risk of death or serious injury from electrocution or shock if the hair dryers fall into water while plugged in. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: August 14 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP) is proposing the reinterment of Native American human remains and funerary objects, following a notice of inventory completion. This action is in accord with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The OSA BP has determined that no lineal descendant or culturally affiliated tribe can be identified for these remains. The remains of at least 132 individuals w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects, a process mandated by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university has determined a cultural affiliation between these items and a group of 27 tribal nations. The inventory covers the remains of at least 16 individuals and eight funerary objects, which were excavated from the Porter Mounds site (20OA1) in Oceana County, Michiga more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate program has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency to recognize occupational therapy as a professional degree program. This recognition is deemed crucial for the implementation of financial aid provisions outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, officially known as Public Law 119-21. The letter details the importance of the Entry-Level Occupat more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison Occupational Therapy Program has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency to recognize occupational therapy graduate programs as "professional degree programs." This change is associated with the implementation of student financial aid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as Public Law 119-21. In their correspondence, the program highlighted its long-standing commitment  more ST

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * BLS Data: Wisconsin Employment Numbers Released MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced 3,058,500 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to July 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preliminary employment estimates for July 2025 showed Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemploymen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Wisconsin Head Start Association, Madison, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing concerns regarding a reinterpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). This reinterpretation categorizes Head Start as a federal public benefit, a shift that the organization warns could severely hinder its ability to serve low-income families in Wisconsin. In the l more ST