WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in August in 10 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Twenty-five states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 9 states and the District had increases, and 16 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 3.8 percent, rose by 0.3 percentage point over t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management approved a new solar project that will sit on approximately 76 acres of public lands in Clark County, Nevada, four miles southwest of Boulder City. The newly approved Townsite Solar 2 Project is projected to generate up to 19 megawatts of power and includes battery energy storage, contributing to the Biden-Harris administration's goal  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 26, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that occurred Dec. 27  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 28 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Attorney General Jennings yesterday joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general to sue Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon's actions allow it  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 28 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) served as the guest speaker at Power2Parent's second annual gala on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Suncoast Hotel in Las Vegas. This annual event seeks to celebrate milestones for educational freedom. "I was so excited to serve as the guest speaker at this event and to discuss a topic I am so passionate about - school choice and parental rights," said. Rep. Mai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: In case you missed it, 17 Republican governors, led by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, sent a letter today to the Biden Administration criticizing efforts to make the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) less efficient, less effective, invite litigation, and fail to fully consider state-specific information in the NEPA process. Led by Nevada Governor Joe Lom  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Sept. 27, 2023: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today results of the work of the District of Idaho's COVID-19 Fraud Task Force that was formed last September. In the past 12 months, the Task Force has built a team consisting of federal prosecutors and 11 federal agencies focused on prosecuting cases related to pandemic-related programs including the Paycheck Protectio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, today opposed a new law in Indiana that targets transgender youth by blocking access to lifesaving gender-affirming care. The amicus brief supports the plaintiffs in K.C. v. Indiana who are suing to block Indiana's Senate Enacted Act (S.E.A.) 480, which prohibits health care professionals from pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Readying workers for infrastructure jobs, including union jobs, in 25 states, District of Columbia * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $94 million in grants to support 34 public-private partnerships to provide worker-centered sector strategy training programs in 25 states and the District of Columbia to meet   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a multistate coalition of 19 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief opposing a state law in Indiana that severely blocks the ability of transgender youth to access critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in K.C. v. Indiana are suing to block Indiana's Senate Enacted Act (S.E.A.) 480, which  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown led a coalition of 22 Attorneys General, along with Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, in submitting comments urging congressional leaders to advance the SAFER Banking Act of 2023 to lift banking restrictions that prevent state-licensed cannabis businesses from accessing a full ran  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced his appointment of Randy Brown to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN). Brown will begin his service on October 1, 2023. "I'm pleased to announce my appointment of Randy Brown to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada," said Governor Joe Lombardo. "Randy is a trusted and respected industry leader, and he brings decades of regul  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: NAUSORI HIGHLANDS, Fiji - Nevada Army National Guard leadership visited Soldiers and allied partner nation military personnel this weekend working Exercise Cartwheel 2023, a multinational military training exercise being conducted in the South Pacific this month. Service members from the Nevada National Guard of the U.S. military, along with others from Australia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today it has awarded 28 grants totaling $74,424,986.73 to 28 Tribal entities as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these new grants bring the tota  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 28 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in urging congressional leaders to advance the SAFER Banking Act of 2023, which passed out of the Senate Banking Committee this morning and heads to the Senate floor for a full vote. The SAFER Banking Act would lift banking restrictions that prevent legal, regulated, state-licensed cannabis busin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following trading suspension order on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, of trading in the securities of Green Automotive Company (GACR) (CIK No. 0001497632), of Newport Beach, California at 9:30 a.m. EDT on September 27, 2023, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 10, 2023. The Commissi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Three Los Angeles County residents were found guilty by a jury today of scheming to launder the proceeds of scams targeting older adults and other victims who were conned into buying Target gift cards, supposedly to resolve various financial problems. At the conclusion of a 10-day trial, a jury convicted the three defendants - Blade Bai, 3  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, to support planning for the future redevelopment of Jackson Avenue as part of ongoing efforts to catalyze community-led investment in the city's historic Westside. Thi  more

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The U.S. Geological Survey has hired five experts from academic, non-profit and federal organizations to lead the Southwest, Northeast, South Central, Midwest, and North Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) as regional administrators. Each new regional administrator has strong connections to the region they will serve and brings their own unique experience  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The White House issued the following news release: With just days left before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including delaying long-term disaster recovery and undermining preparedness in communities across the country. Their partisan approach stands in stark contrast to the Senate's bipartisan pr  more