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. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Assistant Leader Neguse, House Democrats Host Hearing on Fight to Save Medicaid Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) joined fellow members of Democratic Leadership for a Steering & Policy Committee hearing on saving Medicaid. The lawmakers were joined by panelists with expertise on the subject matter, including Kody H. Kinsley, North Carolina's 18th Secr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Modernize Antiquated Mining Law, Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), alongside nine of their Senate colleagues, to introduce the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act. This legislation would reform the outdated 1872 Mining Law, which has  more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

DENVER, Colorado, March 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Celebrates 2 Million Free Books Delivered Through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis, Llama Llama (of Red pajama fame) and Dr Lisa Roy with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) delivered the 2 millionth book through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library at Westwood Early Learning Center. The program, launched by Dolly Parton in 1995 and ex  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Office of Sustainability Releases Statewide Sustainability Strategic Plan for State Government DENVER - The Colorado Office of Sustainability, housed within the Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA), released its first Statewide Sustainability Strategic Plan, setting ambitious new goals to drive environmentally sustainable government operations and reduce energy and water cost  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R40076) on March 6, 2025, entitled "Congressional Commissions: Overview and Considerations for Congress" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus and American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congressional commissions are formal groups established to provide independent advice, recommend changes in public policy, study or investigate a particular pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Introduces Bill to Protect Colorado Air National Guard WASHINGTON - Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) has introduced the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act, new legislation to prevent the loss of Air National Guard fighter squadrons, including the 140th Wing in Colorado. The Air National Guard plays a critical role in America's national security, currently responsibl  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

DENVER, Colorado, March 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Celebrates International Women's Day GLENDALE - Today, Governor Polis and WorldDenver celebrated International Women's Day, and presented Maria Garcia Berry with the Individual Award for International Women's Day. "International Women's Day is a time to reflect on the achievements of the remarkable women in Colorado and around the world. I am honored to recognize my friend Mari  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Signs Bills Into Law DENVER \- Today, Governor Polis signed the following bills into law administratively. * HB25-1019 \- Third-Party Administration of Division of Housing Programs, sponsored by Representative Emily Sirota and Senator Nick Hinrichsen * HB25-1033 \- Medicaid Third-Party Liability Payments, sponsored by Representatives Sheila Lieder and Lori Garcia Sander, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call on Defense Secretary to Address Food Access, Quality for Service Members Reports show food shortages due to DOD reallocation of funding designated for service member meals WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with six of his Senate colleagues, and 14 U.S. Representatives called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to address the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Cop experience, family immigration story guiding Rep. Evans' first months in Congress WASHINGTON - ICYMI, Congressman Gabe Evans is heavily leaning on his experience as a police officer and his family's immigration story to guide his first months in Congress. These experiences have led him to introduce his first bill - the UPLIFT Act - and support deporting criminal illegal imm  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Curtis Take On Biden's Hydropower Restriction at Glen Canyon Dam WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and John Curtis (R-Utah), introduced the Basin Fund Preservation Act. Citing protection of an endangered species, a federal decision was made last year to restrict  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado Department of Education issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Liberty Common High School teacher named Milken Award winner at surprise school assembly FORT COLLINS - Liberty Common High School Assistant Principal and AP Microeconomics teacher Chris Reynolds won the $25,000 Milken Award today in a surprise ceremony at his school attended by Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley, State Board of Education Vice Ch  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

DENVER, Colorado, March 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Governor Primavera, Serve Colorado, and the Behavioral Health Administration Join Partners to Highlight Youth Mental Health Education & Support Services DENVER -- Today, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera joined leaders from Serve Colorado, the Schultz Family Foundation, Pinterest, Behavioral Health Administration, Colorado Community College System, and other key philanthropic organizations toda  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Maj. Alley's Evolution into a Lethal F-16 Pilot * Published March 6, 2025 * By A1C Belinda Guachun-Chichay * 56th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.-- The cockpit hummed with a steady vibration, the scent of jet fuel thick in the air as U.S. Air Force Maj. Isaiah Alley, 309th Fighter Squadron director of operations and instructor pilot, tightened his grip on the  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Maj. Alley's Evolution into a Lethal F-16 Pilot * Published March 6, 2025 * By A1C Belinda Guachun-Chichay * 56th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.-- The cockpit hummed with a steady vibration, the scent of jet fuel thick in the air as U.S. Air Force Maj. Isaiah Alley, 309th Fighter Squadron director of operations and instructor pilot, tightened his grip on the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Navajo Nation President Buu V. Nygren from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriation requests: * * * Ya'at'eeh, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Dr. Buu Nygren, President of the Navajo Nation ("Nation"). The Nation is one of the largest Native American tribes in the country.   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the Wealthy WASHINGTON, March 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report exposing the stark disparities in life expectancy based on income, education, race and geography. The findings show that working class pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Urge Interior Department to Halt Further Workforce Cuts at Bureau of Reclamation Senators to DOI: "Rather than decimating the agency and its dedicated staff, Interior should work with Congress to bolster Reclamation's workforce to meet the growing demands of extreme weather, population growth, and increasing pressures on our water supply systems." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S.   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 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the Wealthy WASHINGTON, March 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report exposing the stark disparities in life expectancy based on income, edu  more