WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1065) on May 29, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - April 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 305 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 56 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 134 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 10 a  more

LENEXA, Kansas, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda. The rebates will help selectees purchase 18 clean school buses in seven school districts across Iowa. The program will also help Iowa accelerate the transition to  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago issued the following Beige Book on May 29, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Seventh District increased slightly overall in April and early May, and contacts generally expected a similar rate of increase over the next year. Employment and construction and real estate activity were up modestly; business and consumer spending rose slightly; nonbusiness contacts saw little change in activity; and m  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 31 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following in response to Donald Trump's verdict: "America saw this trial for what it was, a sham. "For years, Democrats like Alvin Bragg have been trying to put President Trump in jail with complete disregard for our democracy and the will of the American people. "The only verdict that matters is the one at the ballot box in November where the American   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 31 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds sent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack a letter urging the USDA to prioritize and expedite the approval process for animal vaccines designed to combat foreign animal diseases and other diseases threatening the U.S agriculture industry. * * * The letter reads in part: "Animal diseases pose significant threats to the agricultural   more