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Gas prices drop to lowest level in 18 months for Christmas travelers, $2.99 likely

BOSTON — Those heading out on the road for the holidays will receive the gift they’ve been waiting for all year: lower gas prices.   Holiday prices this year will be $1.83 per gallon lower than they were just six months ago, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the […]

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The Holiday season is a time for generosity. People enjoy giving gifts to family and friends and many enjoy making donations at this time. For non-profits such as Aging Matters the gift of a monetary donation, enables them to survive to do their good work. If you like the idea of giving but do not

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Employer costs for employee compensation September 2022

DALLAS, Tex. – Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.65 per hour in the South to $43.84 in the Northeast in September 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at

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BLS: Midwest area prices were down 0.2 percent in November, up 6.8 percent over the year.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.2 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.   The index for energy decreased by 3.7 percent in November, mainly due to a decline in the cost for gasoline.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA authorizes updated (Bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children down to six months of age

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include use in children down to six months of age.   “More children now have the opportunity to update their protection against COVID-19 with a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, and we

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Senate unanimously passes Collins, King Resolution recognizing December 17, 2022, as ‘Wreaths Across America Day’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King designating Saturday, December 17, 2022, as “Wreaths Across America Day.” A convoy of volunteers will travel from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery to lay Maine-made balsam wreaths at the headstones of fallen American soldiers. Over the past

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USDA, Social Security Administration collaborate to improve nutrition security through SNAP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a strengthened partnership to help connect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. USDA and SSA’s new joint agreement, or memorandum of understanding, will improve efficiency, helping to advance food

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EPA issues guidance to states to reduce harmful PFAS pollution

LENEXA, Kan. – On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a memorandum to states that provides direction on how to use the nation’s bedrock clean water permitting program to protect against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The guidance released Tuesday, which outlines how states can monitor for PFAS discharges and take steps to

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