Monday - May 20, 2024
News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Saturday May 04, 2024 ( 17 items )  

Army Space & Missile Defense Command Leader Commissions Local ROTC Cadets
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, May 4 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Army ROTC cadets took their first steps into their military careers during the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University and University of Alabama in Huntsville's spring commissioning ceremony, May 2. At AAMU's Clyde Foster Auditorium, Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, comm  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Will  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Pheonix Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Pheonix Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Announces $273 Million Nationwide Agreement With Amneal Pharmaceuticals for Its Role in the Opioid Epidemic
OAKLAND, California, May 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nationwide agreement in principle on monetary terms that will require opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $272.5 million nationally to address its role in the opioid epidemic. The attorneys general allege that Amneal Pharmaceuticals failed to properly monitor and report suspicious opioid orders. The sett  more

How artificial intelligence can transform US energy infrastructure
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In the face of accelerating climate change, the U.S. aims to reduce the net carbon emissions of its economy to zero by 2050. Achieving this goal will require an unprecedented deployment of clean energy technologies, and a significant transformation of the nation's energy infrastructure. It is an exceptionally complex and daunting challenge. But it is not impossible i  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL ANNOUNCES MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide crisis of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006  more

N.Y. A.G. James Secures Over $270 Million Multistate Settlement in Principle With Amneal Pharmaceuticals for Its Role in the Opioid Crisis
NEW YORK, May 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide epidemic of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006 to 2019, selling nearly nine billion pills. At  more

Tweaking isotopes sheds light on promising approach to engineer semiconductors
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Research led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic properties, possibly opening the way to new and advanced designs with the semiconductors. Partly because of semiconductors, electronic devices and s  more

U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Final Rules to Lower Consumer Costs, Continue U.S. Manufacturing Boom in Batteries and Clean Vehicles, Strengthen Energy Security
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final rules on the clean vehicle provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that are lowering costs for consumers, spurring a boom in U.S. manufacturing, and strengthening energy security by building resilient supply chains with allies and partners. Since President Biden was elected, $173 billion in private-sector   more

White House Fact Sheet: Investing In America - Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 429,000 Tennessee Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet
WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 429,000 Tennessee Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a   more