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 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Griffith Announce Environment Subcommittee Hearing on Renewing Brownfields Sites WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing to explor  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Applauds FEMA for Holding Bad Actors Accountable for Political Discrimination Against Trump Supporters WASHINGTON-- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided an update on its investigation into allegations of poli  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

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Edgewood Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking COVINGTON, Ky. - An Edgewood, Ky. man, Eric Fultz, 52, was sentenced on Friday to 262 months in prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. According to his plea agreement, on June 29, 2024, law enfor  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Higgins Announces Hearing on Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) will hold a hearing titled "Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens." At the he  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

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

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 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has announced applications under the Change in Bank Control Act, allowing individuals and entities to acquire shares in specific banks and bank holding companies. The applications involve various parties, including trustees and investors seeking to retain or gain control of financial institutions. Notably, a group from Kentucky, including Michael Radcliffe, Jason Jones, and Kathy Seaford, alongside Fiduciary Trust Services, LLC, and other indi  more