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 a  more

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   more

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 reelec  more

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 legislatio  more

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   more

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 Bal  more

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 Admin  more