PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in New Jersey - 2023": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 81 in 2023 for New Jersey, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in New Jersey was down from the previous year. (See chart 1.) F  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania - 2023": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 169 in 2023 for Pennsylvania, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Pennsylvania was down from the previous year. (See char  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in West Virginia - 2023": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 58 in 2023 for West Virginia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in West Virginia was up from the previous year. (See char  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Launches Webpage for Constituents to Share Impacts of Trump and Musk's Attacks on Critical Services WASHINGTON, DC - Over the last few weeks, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and House Republicans have not only directed the unlawful firing of civil servants, disrupted critical services that local families and small businesses in our community rely on, and endangered the health and safety of coun  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Budzinski Leads 159 Members in Letter to President Trump on USPS Privatization WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 159 members of Congress in a letter to President Trump expressing concern over his proposal to fire the United States Postal Service's (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service into the Department of Commerce. The memb  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release5: * * * Carter, DeGette, Cammack, Mackenzie, Kelly, and Castor introduce bill to prevent maternal deaths and improve health outcomes for mothers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) today introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill woul  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Congressman Perry Introduces the Falun Gong Protection Act Washington D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) introduced the Falun Gong Protection Act to impose sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party for engaging in forced organ harvesting and other human rights violations against the practitioners of Falun Gong. "The United States, as the beacon of freedom around   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Scott Perry Introduces the 45Q Repeal Act Washington D.C. - Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) introduced the 45Q Repeal Act to repeal the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration. The bill will reduce overregulation and fraud, and has the added benefit of terminating a wasteful tax credit that we can now negotiate for real tax breaks in the pending reconciliation package.   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 10, 2025 NAVY Solipsys Corp., Fulton, Maryland, is awarded a $182,000,000 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of software licenses, lifecycle support activities needed for the sustainment of software, and technical support services for the software applications that provide processing, display, and sensor softwa  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio in New York Times Opinion: "Hey Democrats: It's Time to Rethink Our Stance on Tariffs" CARNEGIE, PA -- This morning, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) published an opinion piece in the New York Times calling on his fellow Democrats to stop their "anti-tariff absolutism" and embrace tariffs as "one component of a broader industrial strategy. His piece, titled "Hey Democrats: it's Time t  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced its intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the relicensing of the 51.2-megawatt Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project. Operated by Lake Lynn Generation, LLC, the facility is located on the Cheat River near Morgantown, West Virginia, and Point Marion, Pennsylvania. The decision follows an application filed on November 30, 2022, and an initial readiness determination issued on December 19,   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Issa Letter to President Trump Raises 'Serious Concerns' of Armenia Invasion by Azerbaijan WASHINGTON - Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has written a letter to President Donald Trump raising 'serious concerns' that recent statements by Azerbaijan's President may be a preface to a further invasion of Armenia. In the letter, Rep. Issa stated:  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Man Sentenced to 46 Months In Prison For Drug Conspiracy WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Fareed Davis, age 47, of Camden, New Jersey, was sentenced to 46 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Matthe  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Northumberland County Man Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Role In Drug Conspiracy WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Samuel Rodriguez, age 27, of Northumberland County, was sentenced to 96 months' imprisonment to be followed by four years of supervised release by Chief U.  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Joins Coalition in Proposal to End Google's Search Engine Monopoly HARRISBURG -- Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 state Attorneys General and the U.S. Justice Department in proposing a final package of resolutions to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the benefit of consumers nation  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Pennsylvania Senior Talks About How Expanded Property Tax/Rent Rebate Has Helped Him; Encourages Fellow Seniors, People with Disabilities to Apply This Year Expanded for the first time in nearly two decades by Governor Shapiro in 2023, the PTRR program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 1  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cammack, Castor, Carter, DeGette, Kelly & Mackenzie Introduce Bill To Prevent Maternal Deaths and Improve Health Outcomes For Mothers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Kat Cammack (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Robin Kelly (D-IL), and Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would assist   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Estes, Larson Reintroduce Bipartisan R&D Expensing Legislation Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. They are joined by Reps. Rudy Yakym (R-Indiana) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) and 64 additional original cosponsors. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Ceremoniously Swears-In Sean Curran as the Director of the United States Secret Service WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary Noem ceremonially swore in Sean Curran as the Director of the United States Secret Service in the Oval Office. Secretary Noem's statement is below: "Sean's brave actions when he risked his life to help save President Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * The Army at 250: Did you know the Army invented this? WASHINGTON - You might be surprised by the number of things you use or rely on in work and play can be traced back to Army ingenuity or investment.  Check out this list to discover some of the many things created for or by the Army. Food preservation \- The Army is renowned for food pre  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Announces Appointment of Avary Powell to the U.S. Naval Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Ms. Avary Powell of Punxsutawney, Pa. has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Powell is a senior at Punxsutawney Area High School, and is the daughter of Melissa and Mark Powell. She is the gran  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Announces Appointment of Cory Matejovich to the USAFA WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Mr. Cory Matejovich, of Howard, has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo. Matejovich is a senior at Middletown Valley Academy, he is the son of Elizabeth and Todd Matejovich. He is the grandson  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Thompson Announces Appointment of Juuso Young to the United States Military Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Mr. Juuso Young, of Port Allegany, Pa. has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Young is a senior at Port Allegany High School, he is the son of Ink and Andrew Y  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The White House issued the following news on March 10, 2025: * * * 50 Wins in 50 Days: President Trump Delivers for Americans Today, President Donald J. Trump marks 50 days in office and he has already established himself as the most consequential President of our time. The winning never stops -- and President Trump is just getting started. Here are 50 wins for the American people in President Trump's first 50 days: 1. President Trump secured the border in unpreceden  more