WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * California Lawyer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering The defendant stole more than $2 million of client funds. Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby sentenced Matthew C. Browndorf, 54, of Irvine, California, to more than five years in federal prison for money laundering and wire fraud.   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Releases Statement on Attempts to Blame Maryland's State Finances on President Trump Washington, D.C. - Congressman Harris, M.D., released the following statement in response to attempts by the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly and the Governor to pin the blame for their disastrous state finances on President Trump. Statement From Congressman Harris: "It's absolutely   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (SPE2DX-25-D-1000 $5,649,602,820); DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc.,** Parkridge, Illinois (SPE2DX-25-D-9000, $277,666,966); and Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio (SPE2DX-25-D-8000, $16,564,367), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price requirements contract under solicitation SPE2DX-24-R-0001 for   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 6, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Phosphate Reagent #1 Bottles sold within the Taylor Phosphate Test Kits Hazard: The recalled Taylor Water Technologies reagent bottles sold with test kits contain sulfuric acid, which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging for the bottle with sulfuric acid is not child resistant, posing a  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Avail Enclosure Systems Expansion on the Eastern Shore ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore today congratulated Avail Enclosure Systems, a manufacturer of prefabricated buildings used to house electrical equipment and critical infrastructure, on expanding its operations on the Eastern Shore. The company--currently located on Millington Road in Queen Anne's County, where  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Statement on Maryland-Led Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees ANNAPOLIS, MD --Governor Wes Moore today released the following statement on the Maryland-led lawsuit to stop mass firings of federal probationary employees: "Maryland's federal workforce comprises roughly 160,000 jobs--10,000 of whom hold probationary status. These workers are dedicated p  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks on President Trump's Illegal Impoundments WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined House Democrats to deliver remarks regarding President Trump's illegal impoundments of trillions of dollars in federal funding. Below is a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch the full video of his remarks. "I've been here 44 years. W  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on 60th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding the 60th anniversary of the first civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama where 600 people were attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, commonly referred to as "Bloody Sunday": "Sixty years ago today, my dear friend and brother Jo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on February Jobs Report WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the February jobs report: "The February jobs report revealed that 151,000 jobs were added to the economy last month - a continuation of record job growth momentum that we saw under the Biden Administration thanks to Democrats' Investing in America Agenda. Last mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Awards The Library of Congress recently awarded six Teaching with Primary Sources regional grants. Recipients of these regional grants will make subgrants on behalf of the Library to organizations that wish to integrate Library resources and Teaching with Primary Sources methods into their educational programming. The recipients include Illinois Stat  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition of AGs, DOJ to Submit Final Proposed Fix to End Google's Search Monopoly BALTIMORE, MD (March 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 38 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to propose a final package of remedies to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and to restore com  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging the Trump Administration's Early Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans BALTIMORE, MD (March 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National TPS Alliance v. Noem in support of a challenge to the e  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Moves for Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Mass Firings and Seek Reinstatement of Federal Probationary Employees BALTIMORE, MD (March 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general, has moved for a temporary restraining order of numerous federal agencies (click here for TRO motion and memo), asking that a feder  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge Holds Trump Termination of NLRB Member Unlawful and Void Judge Calls Gwynne Wilcox's Firing "Blatantly Illegal;" Ruling Follows Amicus Brief Filed by Attorney General Brown in Support of Wilcox BALTIMORE, MD (March 7, 2025) - A federal court declared that Gwynne Wilcox remains a full member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), finding she was unlawfully dismissed  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Five Maryland Watersheds Selected for Whole Watershed Act Grant Funding To Support Environmental Restoration and Economic Development Spread across the state, watershed-scale programs will start next phase of restoration in Maryland, benefitting habitats and local communities Maryland has selected the five watersheds in the state that will receive initial state  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Multiple Members of Transnational Criminal Organization '18th Street' Sentenced for Roles in Various Violent Crimes Committed During Their Gang Involvement Defendants Convicted of Murders, Attempt Murders, and RICO-Conspiracy WASHINGTON - Elvis Mauricio Maradiaga, 23, of Bladensburg, Maryland, was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for his participation in  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * PA Chamber LTE Pushes Back on Combined Reporting The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently published a letter to the editor from PA Chamber Director of Government Affairs Neal Lesher correcting misconceptions about Pennsylvania's tax structure and the impact of mandatory combined reporting on businesses. Full text of the letter is shown below. Letter: N  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by PingWind, Inc., challenging the U.S. Army's award of a cybersecurity services task order to Bravura Information Technology Systems, Inc. The decision, released on Feb. 5, 2025, affirms the Army's evaluation and selection process. PingWind, a small business based in Annandale, Virginia, protested the award, arguing that the Army's evaluation of Bravura's staffing plan, price analysis, and best-value t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Raskin, Johnson Lead Re-Introduction of JUDGES Act To Create More Federal Judgeships Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, Courts Subcommittee Ranking Member, Hit Reset Button To Fill Judgeships Based on "Next Unknown President" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Hank Johnso  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by I.M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG), a small business based in Rockville, Maryland, challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) award of a significant task order to Science and Technology Corporation (STC), a small business headquartered in Hampton, Virginia. The contested task order, known as ASTA 2.0, involves providing scientific and technical services to support NOAA's sa  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Senate conducted six committee hearings on March 6, 2025: * * * CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology concluded a hearing to examine options to reduce catastrophic wildfire, including H.R. 471, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Treasury Department Announces New Appointments WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced today key appointments for senior positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order: Jonathan Blum will serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs. Mr. Blum was most recent  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Two Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years in Brutal Revenge Kidnappings and Murders That Occurred Three Days After Christmas 2017 WASHINGTON - Marcel Vines, 28, and Malique Lewis, 27, both members of the violent Clay Terrace crew, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court to life plus 60 years in prison for the kidnappings and murders of two innocent victims in retaliation   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Schumer, Markey, Whitehouse in Calling for Answers from Citibank on Climate Bank Funding Freeze Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, co-authors of the original National Climate Bank Act, together with Democratic Lead  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Doggett Renew Effort to Curb Foam Container Pollution to Protect Our Environment, Public Health Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) reintroduced the Farewell to Foam Act, bicameral legislation to phase out single-use plastic foam food service products, "loose fill" such as packing peanuts, and non-medical disposable coolers - m  more