WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-2022) on Sept. 19, 2023, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - August 2023": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in August in 10 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-five states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 9 states and the District ha  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 21 states in filing an amicus brief in the Seventh Circuit court urging reversal of the preliminary injunction of Indiana's Senate Enrolled Act 480 (S.E.A. 480). "The Constitution recognizes the crucial responsibility of states in protecting the well-being of their citizens, especially minors. The decision regarding the use of unproven hormon  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds joined 24 Republican governors in a letter to President Joe Biden demanding information on where illegal immigrants are being relocated and explaining the burden his open border policies are putting on states. The letter states in part: "The crisis at the southern border extends to every state. As a result of your policies which incentivize illegal immigration  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alyssa Bankston, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Class is in session. The 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 22, is an Air Education and Training Command detachment with its host command at Sheppard AFB, Texas. Det. 22 delivers aircraft maintenance training to Airmen assigned to the 5th Maintenance Group. "We have a really big focus on empowering people and giving t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, Governor Chris Sununu joined 24 fellow governors in calling on the Biden Administration to immediately release data pertaining to illegal border crossings, relocation of migrants, the processing of asylum applications, and the deportation of illegal migrants. * * * September 19, 2023 To: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined twenty-five other United States Governors in a joint letter calling for President Biden to address the crisis at the southern border and provide states with accurate information on border crossings. "Every state is a border state, and this crisis transcends partisan politics," said Gov. Pillen. "President Biden and the federal government have turned  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her fellow Republican governors urged President Biden to address the crisis happening at the U.S. southern border. "The crisis at the southern border extends to every state. As a result of [President Biden's] policies which incentivize illegal immigration, our states are carrying the burden of both the years-long surge in illegal border   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: The U.S. Space Force has begun its service dress prototype wear testing, which will continue for three months as Guardians evaluate and provide feedback on the durability, functionality and comfort of the new uniform design. The wear tests signify the final stage of uniform development prior to production and force-wide distribution. More than 106 Guardians across the world have begun wear testing the Space   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following agency statement on Sept. 19, 2023: We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are announcing a not-warranted 12-month finding on a petition to list the plains spotted skunk under the Endangered Species Act. Using the best available science, we conducted a species status assessment to inform our listing determination and found that the species is not at risk of extinction now or in th  more