ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Alabama - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.1 percent in Alabama, s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Florida - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.6 percent in Florida, s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Georgia - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 percent in Georgia, n  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.5 percent in Kentucky,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Mississippi - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.7 percent in Missis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in North Carolina - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.7 percent in Nor  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Carolina - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.4 percent in Sou  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Tennessee - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.9 percent in Tennesse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Slams GOP Budget for Slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and Head Start to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks Washington, DC - On behalf of her constituents, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted No on the House Republican Budget. The legislation passed the House in a 217-215 vote. "House Republicans passed one of the most shameful bills of the century: an immoral, and illogical budget that robs the poor to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 25, 2025 AIR FORCE Stocks-Mann Architects PLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0003); SCM Architects PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0005); Architecture Plus Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0006); and Gurri Matute Cromwell JV LLC, Miami, Florida (FA4460-25-D-0007), were awarded a $15,000,000 ceiling, firm-fixed-price, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote American Businesses in Competition with China Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help American businesses compete with Communist China. The Strengthening Exports Against China Act would incentivize economic growth by eliminating b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (TNSFR) -- The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority has submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board regarding proposed production activity at Eagle Electronics' CO-AX Technology Inc. facility in Solon, Ohio. The request, received on February 21, 2025, seeks FTZ approval for the production of cellular modules using specified foreign-status materials and components. If authorized, the facility would benefit from FTZ procedures, which can reduce or elim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Landsman Led the Charge in Passing the Social Security Fairness Act, Public Retirees Finally Receiving What They're Owed Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) released the following statement on the U.S. Social Security Administration's announcement that it will begin depositing adjusted payments to more than three million public retirees as a result of the Social  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Ohio Company Pleads Guilty in Worker Death Case A Delaware corporation with a manufacturing facility in Ohio pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Southern District of Ohio to a charge of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. The criminal charge is related to an incident where an employee was killed when a pneumatic door closed on h  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Ohio County Man Sentenced to Decade for Role in Drug Trafficking Operation WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Daryl Smith, 50, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for the distribution of cocaine base. According to court documents and statements made in court, Smith was selling cocaine base in Ohio County a  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Ohio Man Charged with Smuggling Body Armor from China to Sell to Law Enforcement Customers as American Made Counterfeit body armor with fake DOJ certifications was sold nationwide CLEVELAND - Vall Iliev, 69, of Stow, Ohio, has been charged in a three-count information with smuggling foreign-made body armor and then selling it to law enforcement agencies and o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sykes Slams GOP Budget Resolution that Raises Costs for Ohioans WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) joined her Democratic colleagues on the Capitol steps to resoundingly condemn and reject the Republican budget scheme, which will result in higher costs for everyday Americans. Rep. Sykes released the below statement in response to the House Republican budget res  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Wicker, Griffith Push Back on EPA Overreach WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Rubber Tire Manufacturing National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule. Amendments to   more