WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0701) on April 19, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - March 2024": Unemployment rates were lower in March in 6 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-nine states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 20 states a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in nine Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Montana, Oregon and Washington of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in five Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 11 South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota and North Dakota of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 34 Texas counties and neighboring county in New Mexico of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic l  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 10 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Oregon of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to offs  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Twelfth District continued to grow at a slight pace during the mid-February through March reporting period. Employment levels were little changed, and labor was more available. Wages and prices continued to rise at a slight pace on net. Retail sales were largely unchanged, while activity in the services sector  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * John Bradford Wiegmann, Nominee to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence * Curtis Raymond Ried, Nominee to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador John Bradford Wiegmann, Nominee   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President is announcing his intent to nominate two individuals to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals--both of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country--both in terms of personal and p  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation honoring Earth Day: * * * More than 50 years ago today, some 20 million Americans came together across the country to demand that we prioritize our planet's well-being. They came from every walk of life and political background, and were united around a common vision: to protect the Earth and our natural treasures for future generations. Their actions that day ignited an environmental movement and proved that nothing is  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: * * * Federal Investigation Determined Grocery Subjected Employees to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation * * * Sprouts Farmers Market, a national grocery chain featuring natural foods, has settled a federal charge of sex discrimination including sexual harassment and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal age  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Today, the Department of State, private sector, and civil society leaders highlighted the potential of high-integrity carbon markets to generate finance needed for developing countries to address the climate crisis by combating deforestation and accelerating their transition from fossil-generated to clean electricity. The event featured recent progress on two U.S.-supported international carbon markets initiat  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a special briefing via teleconference by a senior official previewing Secretary Antony J. Blinken's travel to China: * * * MODERATOR: All right and good afternoon, everybody, and thanks so much for joining us on this preview call to preview some forthcoming travel that Secretary Blinken is going to be undertaking. This call is going to be on background, attributable to senior State Department officials. Not fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on April 19, 2024: * * * 2024 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue Mid-Year Review Fact Sheet Government officials from the United States and Mexico met virtually today, April 19, 2024, for the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Mid-Year Review. HLED principals discussed joint accomplishments and progress on the dialogue's ongoing workstreams since the third HLED Ministerial in Washing  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following fact sheet on April 19, 2024: * * * 2024 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue Mid-Year Review Fact Sheet Government officials from the United States and Mexico met virtually today, April 19, 2024, for the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Mid-Year Review. HLED principals discussed joint accomplishments and progress on the dialogue's ongoing workstreams since the third HLED Mini  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The White House sent to the Senate the nominations of five individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Miranda L. Holloway-Baggett, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice Mark F. Sloke, term expired. * Carmen G. Iguina Gonzalez, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years, vice Loren L. AliKhan. *   more