ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 19 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Texas and Alaska Top Lists of Numerical and Percentage 12-Month Gains, While New York and Oregon Lag; Louisiana Posts Highest Number and Percent of Monthly Increases, While Florida and Iowa Have Worst Losses Construction employment increased in 41 states in October from a year earlier, while 33 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 35 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, the most recent year for which data are available, a new analysis from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reveals. That year, gun deaths (including gun suicide, homicide, and fatal unintentional shootings) outpaced motor vehicle deaths (both occupant and pedestrian) in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Wildlife Refuge Association issued the following news: * * * A Threat to Wildlife, Tribal Communities & the Future of Public Lands * * * The National Wildlife Refuge Association (Refuge Association) stands firmly against the Biden administration's endorsement of a proposed land swap that would pave the way for a road through the heart of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. This decision undermines decades of conservation efforts, threatens crit  more