Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a study published just ahead of ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell a packed crowd that workers need to go to the polls this fall — to raise the minimum wage, expand family medical leave and show support for one another. “Labor Day has never been just another holiday,” Jackson told several hundred union members at a Southern Maine Labor Council event Monday morning in Portland. “Today, here with the people I’ve fought alongside for years, I ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Diesel hit a record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. Because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks, higher diesel prices mean higher ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers. The request, announced Friday, comes nearly a year after the agency proposed a rule defining “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, based on a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that removed federal protections for vast areas. The plea for new information is highly unusual and reflects the complexity of the water rule, a contentious regulation that has been argued in the ...
LOCK HAVEN — The information in sentencings is obtained from public record. It is the policy of The Express that this information will not be withheld from publication. — John Baptist Cueno IV, charged with possession with intent to deliver 21 grams of crystal meth, 7 grams of marijuana and 8 grams of Delta-9 THC wax, fined $750 and placed on probation with restrictive conditions for 5 years. — Tera Lee Perryman, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, fined $100 and shall perform 75 hours of community service with 6 months of administrative probation. — Claude ...
Good Day and Happy Anniversary to Paul and Kim Vance, on Monday! Happy Birthday On Saturday: Maddex Miller, of Beech Creek; Leila Jones! On Sunday: Bonnie Gray, of Orviston! On Monday: Geraldine “Gerry” Dreese, of Bellefonte; Happy 4th Birthday to Paisley Lynn Coakley; Bill Kitner, of Marsh Creek; Linda Gardner, of Fetzertown; and Diana Nyman, of Mill Hall! Word of the Day Salvo — noun — A strong or sudden verbal attack; or a sudden occurrence of laughter or applause. Quote of the Day “The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at ...
