COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads defense of President Trump's efforts to deport violent Tren De Aragua gang (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is co-leading a coalition of 26 attorneys general in defending the Trump administration's recent actions to combat Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The attorneys general are also calling for a stay of the distr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Supports President Trump in Deporting Ruthless Venezuelan Prison Gang, Tren De Aragua DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today filed a brief urging the court to allow President Trump to continue deporting the ruthless Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua ("TdA"). Tren De Aragua is a transnational criminal organization and designated terrorist organizat  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0375) on March 17, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - January 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-two states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 16 states and the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Beige Book on March 5, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Ninth District was steady since the previous report. Employment grew slightly, but hiring and labor demand softened. Price increases and wage growth were moderate. Consumer spending was flat with slight improvements in travel and tourism. Residential construction grew modestly, and nonresident  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Offers Full Support to DOJ's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr, along with 14 other state attorneys general, has offered his office's full support in carrying out the efforts of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. In a letter addressed to Leo Terrell, who leads the Task Fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on March 3, 2025, entitled "Documenting, quantifying, and modeling a large glide avalanche in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA." Here are excerpts: * * * Glide avalanches present a significant and repetitive challenge to many operational forecasting programs, and they are likely to become more frequent. While the spatial location of glide release areas is extre  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 14, 2025, entitled "Statewide cumulative human health risk assessment of inorganics-contaminated groundwater wells, Montana, USA." Here are excerpts: * * * Across the United States, rural residents rely on unregulated and generally unmonitored private wells for drinking water, which may pose serious health risks due to unrecognized contaminants. We ass  more

HELENA, Montana, March 18 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Thanks Montana Farmers and Ranchers Celebrates National Ag Day at the State Capitol * March 18 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Joining Montana Department of Agriculture Director Jillien Streit, Governor Greg Gianforte today in the State Capitol thanked Montana farmers and ranchers as part of National Agriculture Day. "Our farmers and ranchers work tirelessly to grow and raise   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement on Unjust Detention The text of the following statement was released by representatives of the of the United States of America, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom at a multilateral meeting in Big Sky, Montana. Representatives from the United States of America, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom met to align in our commitm  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 19 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on March 18, 2025: * * * Governor Stitt, Over 50 Elected Officials, Scholars and Think Tanks File Briefs in Support of St. Isidore Today, Governor Stitt proudly stood with over fifty elected officials, religious organizations, educational institutions, and research organizations in support of the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Charter School. Oklahoma Stat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Attorney General Miyares Leads 26-State Coalition To Protect Americans From Tren de Aragua's Threat RICHMOND, VA - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson are co-leading 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to lift a nationwide restra  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Is Delivering Needed Economic Relief Americans are continuing to see the benefits as the economic agenda of President Donald J. Trump and his administration comes into focus. After years of soaring prices and economic pain, the Trump Administration's focus on cutting regulations and unleashing American energy is leading to stability for Americans' bottom lines. EGGS: The average wholesale price of eggs   more