KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Missouri - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 6 of the 7 largest counties and county equivalent in Missouri from September 2023 to September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Cracking down on antisemitism Like so many Americans, I've been alarmed by the rise in antisemitism we've seen ever since Hamas' October 7 terror attack against Israel. That's especially true when it comes to what's been going on at so many colleges, where radical pro-Hamas protestors have attacked Jewish students, caused colleges to cancel classes, set up tent cities on campus, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines' Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Crisis Passes U.S. Senate U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines' "Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act" passed the Senate today. The bill restricts and reduces the impact of deadly fentanyl in Montana communities by permanently classifying fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act, which is reserv  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 15 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Governor Kehoe Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Pilot Grove Area Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Donald R. Kammerich Jefferson City -- Today, in honor of Pilot Grove Area Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Donald R. Kammerich, Governor Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Cooper County, the F  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 15 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Governor Kehoe Signs Executive Order 25-19 Activating State Emergency Operations Plan in Preparation for Severe Weather Jefferson City -- Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Executive Order 25-19 declaring a State of Emergency in Missouri in anticipation of severe weather forecasted throughout the state. Under this Order, the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan has   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Brooke Rollins Takes Bold Action in First 30 Days at USDA WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - In her first month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has moved swiftly to advance key priorities focused on efficiency and agricultural prosperity. From addressing industry challenges to streamlining government operations, she has focused on policies that reinforce the U.S. Department of  more