The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.5 percent in March compared to last year, the highest level since 1981.

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Tuesday announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focused on indoor and outdoor heat hazards.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday that, under emergency authority, it will lift a ban on summertime sales of gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol (known as “E15”).

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NCC joined a coalition of agricultural exporters on Tuesday in sending a letter to USDA in support of the Port of Houston’s request for infrastructure funding to better facilitate refrigerated export logistics at the port moving forward.

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The Senate on Thursday voted 53-47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, replacing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer when the current court term ends.

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The Senate on Thursday passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA21), which addresses unreasonable ocean carrier practices that have resulted in delays and fees to agricultural exporters.

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The Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, advancing the standalone bill to the full chamber.

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Perdue, Tyson make charitable donations

On March 25, 2022, in Charitable Donations, by David Elrod

Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods both made significant charitable donations in recent weeks.

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