ATLANTA, Georgia, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in South Carolina -- Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 126,620, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in South Carolina were 107,643  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit defending Massachusetts' commonsense gun safety laws. The amicus brief, joined by 18 other jurisdictions, implores the court to allow the state's decades-old ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines (  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding the U.S. Congress permanently defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency after a recent investigation revealed the agency continues to be tied to terrorism. The organization is linked to Hamas and incites hatred by spreading antisemitism. Attorney General Moody, with 23 other attorneys general, today sent a letter to Congress de  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new political appointment this week. Keonte' Lee starts this week as the Special Assistant to Fran Thomas, the Regional Administrator for New England (Region 1), Northeast and Caribbean (Region 2). Before coming to GSA, she served as an advisor, facilitator, and community engagement manager for two major organizations for women i  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 8 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 24-state coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership, urging Congress to permanently cut all funding to the terrorist-embedded United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA"). On October 7, 2023, dozens of UNRWA staff participated in the largest attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust. UNRWA's ties to terrorism are  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Six alleged members of the La Mara Salvartrucha, or MS-13 gang, have been charged with racketeering charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Two of the defendants are charged with murder in aid of racketeering. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on April 16, 2024, and wa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Massachusetts, which is defending its commonsense gun safety laws from a Second Amendment challenge. The amicus brief, joined by 18 other jurisdictions, urges the court to allow the state's decades-old ban on the sale  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined with other state attorneys general in opposing the Biden Administration's strict new energy-efficiency standards for refrigerators and freezers. The new rule was proposed by several advocacy groups and adopted wholesale by the federal Department of Energy. The effect of the rule will be to increase the costs of the appliances nationwide. "In its latest fede  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57104) involving Oconee Nuclear Plant, South Carolina: * * * Facility: Oconee Region: 2 State: SC Unit: [1] [2] [3] RX Type: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-LP NRC Notified By: Wesley Boyd HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 05/03/2024 Notification Time: 16:18 [ET] Event Date: 05/03/2024 Event Time: 07:50 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/03/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 6, 2024, by Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder: * * * MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: As you know, Secretary Austin returned from Hawaii early Saturday morning after a very productive trip. Now, while he was in Hawaii, he had the chance to meet with his counterparts from Australia and the Philippines for several bilateral and multilateral discussions which were all intended to deep  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 8 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news: Columbia Vehicle Group (Columbia), an electric vehicle manufacturer, today announced it selects Aiken County for the company's first South Carolina operation. The company's $12.2 million investment will create 180 new jobs. Part of the Nordic Group of Companies, Columbia manufactures pure electric vehicles for industrial and commercial markets under the Columbia and Tomberlin brands. The compa  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the city of Lancaster, South Carolina, for water infrastructure improvements. This grant will provide increased water and sewer access to local businesses and first responders in downtown Lancaster. This EDA investment   more