WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0104) on Jan. 28, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - December 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December in 6 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twentyseven states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states ha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: Army Corps Issues More than $10 Million Contract to Complete Southern Embankment Corps Issues Last Major Contract to Finish Federal Portion of Fargo-Moorhead Region's Flood Protection Project WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a more than $10 million contract to construct Reach SE-5, the last of 7 reaches required to comple  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 1 -- Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity issued the following news: * * * Local Leaders Join Board of Directors at Twin Cities Habitat The Board of Directors at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity welcomes three new board members. The new cohort joins as the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary and continues its Build Forward Together strategic plan and campaign to expand homeownership opportunities, advance racial equity, and engage the community. Our newest mem  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Mexican Drug-Trafficking Organization Distributed Over 335 Kilos of Meth, 22 Kilos of Heroin * * * Three Mexican nationals were sentenced in federal court this week for their roles in a $4.7 million conspiracy to distribute more than 335 kilograms of methamphetamine and 22 kilograms of heroin. Jesus Morales-Garcia, also known as "Don  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * The Pet and Livestock Protection Act returns wolf management back to individual states and prevents activist judges from relisting the gray wolf by judicial fiat * * * Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) led 30 members of Congress in reintroducing legislation to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List, ensure that action is  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Booker, Rep. Omar and Rep. Schakowsky Reintroduce Bill to Address Rising Islamophobia Worldwide WASHINGTON--Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) have reintroduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act, legislation to address the rise in Islamophobic incidents worldwide. The bill requires the State Department to create a Special Envoy for Monit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Killer Convicted of First-Degree Murder and Related Offense for Killing a Shoe Reseller at East River Park Shopping Mall * * * Darius Anderson, 23, of Washington, DC, was sentenced today to 32 years of in prison for first-degree murder while armed and related offenses in the June 2022 killing of 30-year old Israel Mattocks, announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Lee Introduce Bill to Fully Fund Title I, Special Education U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-Nev.) have reintroduced their Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, legislation to put Congress on a fiscally responsible path to fully fund Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) on a mandatory basis. T  more