WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0547) on March 22, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - February 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in February in 3 states, lower in 3 states, and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-eight states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 3 states had decreases,   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Alyson Coates noticed a need for more STEM programs for young girls in her rural community of Blount County. So, she decided to fill the gap herself. In 2022, Coates and her family started a local robotics team to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge, a national robotics competition for middle school and high school students. Now in its second year, the team, dubbe  more

MT. PLEASANT, Tennessee, March 23 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on March 22, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Landmark Ceramics UST, Inc. officials announced today the company is investing $71.9 million to expand its tile production in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. Landmark Ceramics plans to create an additional 78 new jobs at its North Main Street locati  more

GREENBELT, Maryland, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Njuh Valentine Fombe, a/k/a "Valentine", age 37, a Cameroonian citizen, formerly residing in Beltsville, Maryland, today to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracies to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and for aggravated identity theft, in conne  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The U.S. Department of Justice, along with 16 state and district Attorneys General, including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of N  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Canan Karakaya decided to become a chemical engineer during a college field trip to a fertilizer plant. When ammonia gas reacted with nitric acid, she watched its transformation into ammonium nitrate as it flowed down a huge column. Questions filled her head as she watched white flakes, which had just been a liquid, float gently through the air. "It was so beautifu  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas' right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. "States have a right to enforce their own laws - especially when federal inaction leads to a crisis like the one at the Southern border," Yost said. "Ohioans shouldn't have   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: HHS Principals visited 11 medical schools marking Match Day in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, California, the Cherokee Nation, Georgia, Wisconsin, and New Mexico Secretary Xavier Becerra delivered remarks and celebrated students at Howard University's College of Medicine marking the 71st anniversary of Match Day - the annual nationwide event where  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office issued the following news on March 22, 2024: You may have heard that on March 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced (https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-investments-innovative-transportation) more than $50 million in grant awards for 34 technology demonstratio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 23 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 22, 2024: On Friday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti applauded Tennessee's Opioid Abatement Council (OAC) for releasing its first ever round of community grants totaling $80,936,057. The Tennessee Attorney General's office has spent years litigating against opioid manufacturers and distributors and securing these funds, a fraction of the total settlement money coming to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 22 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following protective order (Docket No. 24-00011) on March 21, 2024: * * * In Re: Petition Of Tennessee-American Water Company's 2024 Incremental Capital Recovery Rider Tariff PROTECTIVE ORDER To expedite the flow of filings, discovery, exhibits and other materials, and to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes regarding confidentiality of the material, adequately protect material entitled to be kept co  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee recovered $22,670,748.85 for crime victims and American taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2023. "The dedicated public servants in our office responsible for protecting the public fisc and disgorging criminal proceeds have, on  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 23 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, graduated 197 law enforcement officers, including five from Tennessee: * Captain Spencer Daniels, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office * Lieutenant Stephen Hale, Nolensville Police Department * Lieutenant Daniel Hamm, Munford Police Department * Major Brandon Tayes, Putnam County Sheriff's Office * Captain Christopher Tincher, Kingsport Police Department   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 505,800 illegal immigrant appreh  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In a 2022 video for Innovation Crossroads, Anna Douglas said, "I like to think about the what-ifs. What if we take all the carbon dioxide that's being released into the atmosphere and we put it back into sustainable applications, applications that we use every day like batteries and tires and coatings? "I want to explore all the ways carbon can be utilized so that   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 22-state coalition supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. Texas's state law, SB4, makes illegal immigration into Texas a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to the country from which they entered  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 21, 2024, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Rahkel Bouchet, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Robert E. Morin, retired. * Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2029. (Reappointmen  more