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

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Urges FDA to Crack-down on Dangerous, Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a multistate letter urging the Food and Drug Administration to take immediate action to stop the surge in dangerous, counterfeit weight loss drugs. Bad actors have taken advantage of the skyrocketing demand for weight loss drugs such as O  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUBMIT FINAL PROPOSED FIX TO END GOOGLE'S SEARCH MONOPOLY Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), proposed a final package of remedies to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the ben  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Coalition of State Attorneys General, DOJ Submit Final Proposed Fix to End Google's Search Monopoly (Hartford, CT) - A coalition of 38 State Attorneys General and the Justice Department today proposed a final package of remedies to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the benefit of consumers natio  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 U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 1, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,250, an increase of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 224,000. The advance s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 8 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * Tennessee AG Announces Coalition of State Attorneys General, DOJ Submit Final Proposed Fix to End Google's Search Monopoly NASHVILLE -- A coalition of 38 State Attorneys General and the Justice Department today proposed a final package of remedies to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the benefit of consumers nationw  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: * * * Gov. Lee Marks 'Read Across America' Week, Literacy Month in Tennessee Recognizes students, teachers for remarkable K-3rd grade reading proficiency gains NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, Gov. Bill Lee marked March 2-6 as Read Across America Week and proclaimed it Literacy Month in Tennessee, highlighting the Administration's continued work to strengthen literacy and prepare young readers for success. Gover  more