WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-0725): * * * Unemployment rates were lower in March in 18 states, higher in the District of Columbia, and stable in 32 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eleven states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 10 states had increases, and 29 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 3.5 percent, chang  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-0724): * * * Job openings rates decreased in 20 states and increased in 2 states on the last business day of February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 3 states. Nationally, the job openings rate decreased in February, while  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following fact sheet: * * * Fact Sheet: House Republican Proposals Hurt Children, Students, and Borrowers, and Undermine Education Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an effort to impose devastating cutbacks that would hurt children and undermine education, raise costs for hardworking families, and set back economic growth. And they are demanding these slashes while sep  more

F.E. WARREN AFB, Wyoming, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Joseph Coslett Jr., 90th Missile Wing U.S. Air Force defenders from the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron conducted the first operational mission with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle supporting launch facility maintenance near Harrisburg, Nebraska, April 24, 2023. Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Daniels and Senior Airman Zion Hill, 90 MSFS maintenance support team, mad  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Dollar Tree Inc.'s failure to provide safe work conditions at two Rhode Island stores - violations of U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards - exposed employees to serious risks and injuries. The discount retail giant faces a total of $770,136 in proposed penalties for hazards related to obstructed exits,  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 26 (TNSper) -- The University of Wisconsin System issued the following news: Dr. Tammy K. Evetovich, interim Chancellor since June 1, 2022, has been named the 15th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today unanimously approved Evetovich's appointment, following a recommendation made by a selection committee. Evetovich will assume the leadership post immediately. Evetovich served as the Provost and  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on April 25, 2023, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and the cast of "The L Word" and "The L Word: Generation Q": * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What's going on? (Laughs.) All right, happy Tuesday. So, this week is Lesbian Visibility Week. And as the first openly queer person to hold the position of Press Secretary for the President of the Un  more