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

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Wyden, Schumer, Murray, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Address Consequences of Social Security Workforce Layoffs Denver -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 43 of their Senate colleagues to call on Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Lela  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Fort Liberty Becomes Fort Bragg, Renamed for Battle of Bulge Hero Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort Bragg. Today, that order was implemented. The new name for the largest installation in the Army honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a native of Maine, who enlisted in July 1943 at age 23. During World War II, he serve  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Passage of Bipartisan Coast Guard Funding Bill Good for Maine, National Security WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today applauded the passage of the bipartisan U.S. Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025 that would invest $30.45 billion into the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026. This legislat  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

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Maine Maple Syrup Always Makes Life Sweeter Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. You know, just across from the Maine State House in Augusta is the Blaine House. The Blaine House has been home to every governor of Maine since Governor Carl Milliken and his family moved in there back in January 1920. The Blaine House grounds have also long been home to a big old maple t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 8 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Citizen initiative found valid with 74,888 signatures AUGUSTA -- The citizen initiative petition "An Act to Protect Maine Communities by Enacting the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act" has been found valid, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed today. On Jan. 23, 2025, the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions received 5,581 petition forms containing 79,981 sign  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bipartisan Colleagues Push to Protect the Rights of Oregon, America's Workers Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressional and labor leaders to reintroduce the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). This bipartisan legislation protects the rights of workers in Oregon and nationwide to s  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Elizabeth Milito, vice president and executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the House Education and Workforce Committee, On behalf of the National Federation of Independen  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Cries 'Fowl' Over Big Corporate Egg Producers Padding Profits & Stock Buybacks at the Expense of Consumers & Taxpayers WASHINGTON, DC - The top five egg producing companies in the U.S. own almost half of all egg-laying commercial hens. While consumers and small businesses are feeling the pain from high egg prices at restaurants and supermarkets, the largest egg conglomerates are doing remark  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Resolution Designating March 6 as "National Slam the Scam Day" Unanimously Passes Senate Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) in announcing the designation of March 6, 2025 as "National Slam the Scam Day" following the unanimous Sena  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Introduces Resolution Honoring Women-Owned and Operated Businesses WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho)--the former Chairman and current member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship-introduced a resolution celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women business owners in the United States ahead of International Women's Day on March 8th. "I  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Improve Veterans' Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Fetterman (D-PA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) today introduced the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act, bip  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 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

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Wyden and King Demand Answers on Trump Firing of Medicare and Medicaid Workers Mass Layoffs at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Which Administers Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, and the Children's Health Insurance Program Will Have a Negative Impact on Americans' Health Care, Senators Say DOGE Effort t  more