PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Virginia - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 6 of the 9 largest counties in Virginia with published data 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 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 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Former Principals of Aerospace Start-Up Company Charged with Fraud, Fraud Conspiracy, and Tax Evasion WASHINGTON - An indictment was unsealed today charging five former principals of aerospace start-up company Theia Group, Inc.--Erlend Olson, John Gallagher, Stephen Buscher, Joseph Fargnoli, and Jamil Swati--with a multi-year scheme to defraud investors and lenders out  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on Jan. 1, 2025, entitled "Mid-Atlantic big brown and eastern red bats: Relationships between acoustic activity and reproductive phenology." Here are excerpts: * * * Acoustic data are often used to describe bat activity, including habitat use within the summer reproductive period. These data inform management activities that potentially impact bats, currently a ta  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Oversight Sweeps Nearly Every Corner of Taxpayer-Funded Government Agencies BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Amid Sunshine Week, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), is highlighting the historic scale of his recent oversight work, which secured victories for national security, government transparency, health care and more. Grassley in the 118 th Congress sent over 600 oversight letters to federal,  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Oceantic Network: * * * To: Lindy Nelson, NEPA Coordinator Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy Bureau Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, VA, 20166 Re: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Construction and Operations Plan Submitted by Vineyard Mid-Atlantic  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * National Park Service Awards $2.3 Million to Protect 172 Acres at Civil, Revolutionary War Battlefields The Land and Water Conservation Fund makes these awards possible by reinvesting revenue from offshore oil and natural gas to help strengthen conservation and recreation opportunities across the nation. WASHINGTON - The National Park Service today awar  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- President Trump sent 28 nominations to the Senate on March 10, 2025: Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Kenneth Jackson, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2028. John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic. Laken Rapier, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Nominates Darryl Lawrence to Permanent Post as Pennsylvania Consumer Advocate HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced his nomination of Darryl Lawrence to serve as Pennsylvania's Consumer Advocate. If confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate, Lawrence will represent Commonwealth consumers in public utility service quality and pricing matters. Lawrence   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Titus and Reschenthaler Reintroduce Bill to Update Slot Reporting Threshold Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus, today reintroduced the Shifting Limits on Thresholds (SLOT) Act to update the nearly 50-year-old reporting threshold for slot machine winnings by raising it from $1,200 to $5,000 and indexing   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following floor remarks on March 13, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I come to the floor today to talk about how my delusional Democratic colleagues have tried to poison our country's young people with what I call a woke mind virus. Before I got into politics, I spent 40 years working with young people, from the high school level to the college level--higher education, we call it. I coached, recruited, and mentored young people a  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Disaster Programs Helping Georgians Recover From Helene In a new letter, Senator Reverend Warnock led 42 of his colleagues in an effort to push back against U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner's proposed cuts to disaster recovery programs HUD disaster recovery programs help rebuild hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Michael Faulkender, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of the Treasury, from a March 6, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am honored to be with you here as the nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Bessent for this extraordinary opportuni  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Strategic Command Announces 2024 Omaha Trophy Winners * By U.S. Strategic Command Public Affairs  OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), recently announced these winners of the Strategic Command Consultation Committee's (SCCC) 2024 Omaha Trophy: * Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: 91 st Missile Wing, Minot AFB  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication on March 10, 2025, from Aramark Student Nutrition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * From: Aramark Student Nutrition 2400 Market Street Philadelphia, PA To: Food and Nutrition Service United States Department of Agriculture 3101 Park Center Drive Alexandria, Virginia 22302 * * * We want to start with a sincere thank you for providing operators, industry   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Venezuelan Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Migrant Smuggling Conspiracy Helped to Illegally Bring More Than 100 Aliens Into the U.S. To Profit From Their Labor PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Cesar David Martinez-Gonzalez, 40, a native of Venezuela who had been residing in Chester, Pennsylvania,  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