NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Aug. 10, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that one year ago, Boston experienced an annual gain of 3.0 perce more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democratic Voters Who Used to Back Susan Collins Aren't So Sure Anymore [Washington Post] 2020 Collins/Biden Voter: "I feel like she only votes against her party when she knows it doesn't count" - In case you missed it, Mainers who "used to back Susan Collins" are quickly abandoning her and have a "very different impression of [her]" after she voted with Trump 96% of the time and provided the "key" and "pivotal" vote to advan more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Vermont Rep. Becca Balint for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Balint has fought to restore federal workers' collective bargaining rights and stood with Vermont's federal workforce BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Becca Balint for reelection to Congress representing Vermont's at-large s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE: Pappas's Bipartisan Bill to Honor Fallen Law Enforcement, Strengthen Officer Safety * The National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act, introduced byCongressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Troy E. Nehls (TX-22), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources. This bipartisan legislation would establish a formal program within the U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 5, 2026 The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 - The Honorable Jamieson Greer United States Trade Representative 600 Seventeenth Street NW Washington, DC 20508 - Dear Secretary Lutnick and Ambassador Greer: The tariffs on Canadian goo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following letter to Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-2454-IFC Dear Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * With Less than 100 Days Until the Midterm Elections, Shaheen Presses Trump Administration on Legal Deployment of Election Monitors, Prohibition of Mass Voter Purges * (Washington, DC) - With less than 100 days until November's midterm elections, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is continuing her efforts to defend our nation's election integrity in two recent letters she sent to Trump Administration officials, one to Attorney General Todd  more PR