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 8 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill Statement on Executive Order Establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile Washington, March 7, 2025 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asse  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 7 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Appoints Randy Lawson to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that she has appointed Randy Lawson to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. He is filling the seat formerly held by Tommy Boyer, who recently passed, and his term will expire on March 1, 2027. "Randy is a champion   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 7 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Tours the Texarkana Regional Airport TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders toured the Texarkana Regional Airport on Thursday after helping secure $16.7 million in funding for infrastructure improvements in August. "It's incredible to see the town I once called home take off. The investment will improve the airport's infrastructure and bring more j  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hill, Steil, Wagner Encourage SEC to Remove Digital Asset Hurdles Put in Place by Biden Administration Washington, March 7, 2025 - Today, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Bryan Steil (WI-01), and Chairman of the Subcommit  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * It's Time to Reform the Endangered Species Act Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Amendments Act of 2025 to make critical reforms to the ESA. Westerman issued the following statement in response: "The Endangered Species Act has consistently fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * House Votes to Back Energy Production in Gulf of America Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S.J. Res. 11 to nullify a Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) rule that placed an unnecessary burden on offshore energy producers. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the follo  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * JEC Establishes Committee Leadership for the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, the Joint Economic Committee concluded its committee organizational vote to adopt the committee's leadership for the 119th Congress. Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO) formally ratified the committee's membership,  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 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Chairman Marshall's Opening Statement at Hearing to Review Fix Our Forests Act & Options to Reduce Catastrophic Wildfire WASHINGTON - The Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology held a hearing to review the House-passed the Fix Our Forests Act and options to reduce  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * WESTERMAN STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S JOINT ADDRESS In response to President Donald Trump's Joint Address, Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement: "Tonight, we heard firsthand the President's America First agenda aimed at lowering costs, securing our communities through strict border security, unleashing American energy, and saving billions of Am  more