OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond pushes back against Biden-Harris dietary recommendations OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 11, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against dietary recommendations made by a Biden-Harris Administration advisory committee to move meat, poultry and eggs to last on the list of recommended protein sources. In a letter sent yesterday to the U.S. Department of He  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Involved in conspiracy that distributed at least 22 pounds of fentanyl * * * Braleigh Schossow, 24, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty on February 11, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City to conspiring to distribute fentanyl. At the plea hearing, evidence showed that between December 2020 and February 2024, Schossow and others involved in the conspiracy,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates up in 266 of the 389 metropolitan areas in December 2024 February 11, 2025 Unemployment rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 266 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 95 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas. A total of 85 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Colorado - 2024": * * * Union Members in Colorado -- 2024 In 2024, union members accounted for 7.7 percent of wage and salary workers in Colorado, compared with 6.9 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operati  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Louisiana - 2024": * * * Union Members in Louisiana - 2024 In 2024, union members accounted for 3.9 percent of wage and salary workers in Louisiana, compared with 4.3 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Maryland - 2024": * * * Union Members in Maryland -- 2024 In 2024, union members accounted for 11.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Maryland, compared with 10.7 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bo  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Missouri - 2024": * * * Union Members in Missouri - 2024 In 2024, union members accounted for 8.6 percent of wage and salary workers in Missouri, compared with 9.3 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operatio  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Oklahoma - 2024": * * * Union Members in Oklahoma -- 2024 In 2024, union members accounted for 5.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Oklahoma, compared with 6.8 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Texas - 2024": * * * Union Members in Texas - 2024 In 2024, union members accounted for 4.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Texas, little changed from the previous year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Virginia - 2024": * * * Union Members in Virginia -- 2024 In 2024, union members accounted for 5.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Virginia, compared with 4.3 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bove  more