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

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: * * * Settles Federal Charges Department Store Fired High-Performing African American Employee Because of Discrimination Complaint * * * Dillard's, Inc., a national department store chain based in Little Rock, Arkansas, will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency ann  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 23 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined a coalition of 16 states led by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "The Biden administration's decision to ban LNG exports is putting America last by catering to climate extremists. The nation  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Jaremy Smith has been charged by federal prosecutors for the murder of New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare. Smith, 33, of South Carolina, made his initial appearance today in federal court, where a detention hearing is scheduled for March 26, 2024. Charges were announced at a press conference today. U.S. Attorney Uballez and Attorney G  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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, Attorney General Alan Wilson, acting in his capacity as the Commissioner over certain money services businesses, ordered Sigue Corp. to cease engaging in money transmission activities in South Carolina as the company can no longer responsibly serve customers due to its declining financial condition. Thirty-nine states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Col  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Nuclear Solutions issued the following news release: Winthrop University faculty and staff recently toured the Savannah River Site (SRS) after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) that supports SRS workforce development needs and missions. To date, SRNS officials have established MOUs with 15 local colleges, universities and veteran programs. In November 2023, W  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office announced that three defendants have been sentenced in connection with drug charges related to the trafficking of cocaine base in Rutland, Vermont, concluding yesterday with the sentencing of Danielle Richardson. The three defendants are: Christopher Moton, 29, of North Charleston, South   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A South Carolina man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Joshua Nathaniel Strader, 41, of Charleston, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Evidence presented to the court showed that Strader was released from federal prison for a firearm and controlled substances violation in Novem  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs, together with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, announced that more than a dozen individuals were charged in federal court in connection with narcotics, firearms, and conspiracy offenses after a targeted violent crime reduction initiative in Walterboro and the surrounding areas. The indictments ar  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States of America in Trump v. United States. The brief, which was led by the State of Alabama, asks the Court to reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's ruling about presidential immunity in the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith. The case concerns whether former Preside  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