ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Alabama - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 5 of the 7 largest counties in Alabama 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 equivalents with annual average emp  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Kentucky - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Among Kentucky's three largest counties, employment increased in Fayette (+1.0 percent) and Jefferson (+0.5 percent) from September 2023 to September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Mississippi - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in both large counties in Mississippi 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 equivalents with annual average emp  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Tennessee - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 5 of the 6 largest counties in Tennessee 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 equivalents with annual average  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 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, 109 House Democrats Demand GAO Track Federal Fund Disbursement Delays Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Sean Casten led 109 House Democrats in a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) demanding the GAO develop and maintain a database to systematically track delays in disbursing appropriated and obligated funds to American communities.   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by David J. Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * Chairman Comer, ranking member Connolly, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is David Bier. I am the Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute, a nonpar  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 18, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Symmetry Energy Solutions LLC, Houston, Texas (SPE604-25-D-7507, $36,173,223); NRG Business Marketing LLC, Princeton, New Jersey (SPE604-23-D-7507, $28,569,813); Tiger Natural Gas Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma (SPE604-25-D-7511, $20,523,130); Gas South LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (SPE604-25-D-7510, $18,638,280); and Enspire Energy LLC, Norfolk, Virginia (SPE604-25-  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board has approved the production activity of Corteva Agriscience, LLC at its Valdosta, Georgia facility, operating within Subzone 144A. The decision follows a review process initiated after the company submitted a notification on November 14, 2024, seeking approval to manufacture crop protection products within the foreign-trade zone. The FTZ Board processed the request under its regulatory framework, including a public comment peri  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, Georgia: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket # FDA-2023-N-4976 Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes - Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance, Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recommen  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

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp Appoints State DOL Commissioner ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced his appointment of Barbara Rivera Holmes as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor. Joined by her family and supporters, she will be sworn into office on April 4th and serve the remainder of the term won by Bruce Thompson in 2022, who sadly passed away last November. "Marty a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp: TriNet to Create 750 Jobs in Metro Atlanta ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that TriNet is planning to create 750 new jobs at a new corporate center in Dunwoody over the next five years, representing an estimated $15.4 million in investment in DeKalb County. "As the No. 1 state for business, one of the key drivers of our success is our metro Atlan  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 5, 2025, entitled "Impoundments facilitate upstream invasion and introgression: Case studies of fluvial black basses (Micropterus spp.) in the southeastern USA." Here are excerpts: * * * Impoundment construction has resulted in the alternation and loss of fluvial habitats, threatening the persistence of many native fishes. Compounding this threat, non-  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 3, 2025, entitled "Spatiotemporal dynamics and habitat use of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) on the southeastern United States Atlantic continental shelf." Here are excerpts: * * * Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is an iconic marine fish species along the southeast United States coast. Despite its ecological and economic importance, surprisingly   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 7, 2025, entitled "Using GPS tracking data to validate the conservation value of bird migration counts." Here are excerpts: * * * Effective conservation of migratory birds requires gathering of information about their population trends, often acquired using migratory bird counts. These schemes ideally operate at migratory bottlenecks, through which a s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- The Georgia Department of Driver Services issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Georgia Department of Driver Services Clarifies REAL ID Compliance: Gold or Black Star Indicates Compliance The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is reminding customers that if they have a gold star or a black star in the upper right corner of their Georgia driver's license or ID card, they have a REAL ID. Both stars indicate compliance with federal REAL  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ossoff Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Child Trafficking WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in introducing the Preventing Child Trafficking Act. The bipartisan legislation aims to strengthen federal child trafficking prevention initiatives by enhancing coordination between the Departments of Justice (DOJ) a  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are  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 National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for March 3-7, 2025: * * * Summarized Board Decisions No Published Board Decisions Issued. * * * Unpublished Board Decisions in Representation and Unfair Labor Practice Cases R Cases No Unpublished R Cases Issued. C Cases Mount Sinai Health System, Inc. (02-CA-329471) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583f66125) New York, NY, March 7, 2025. No exceptions having been filed t  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Warning Trump Administration to Continue Protecting Voting Rights and Election Workers Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is warning the Trump Administration not to cancel a program that protects voting rights and election workers. Today, Sen. Ossoff and a group of Senators urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to continue the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Election Threats Task Force  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following floor remarks on March 13, 2025: * * * Madam President, today, I pay tribute to the University of Georgia School of Social Work for its 60th anniversary and to Deans Charles A. Stewart (1964-1995), Bonnie Yegidis (1995-2003), Maurice Daniels (2005-2016), Anna Scheyett (2016-2021), and its current dean, Philip Hong (2022-present). For six decades, the School of Social Work has advanced the University of Georgia's   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 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Small Businesses Will Boost GDP By $150 Billion Annually From Extension of Trump Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over the next 10 years, small businesses will increase GDP by $75 billion each year because of the 20 percent small business deduction, and then rise to $150 billion every year after, according to a study released by the Nation  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

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Villa Rica Man Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits NEWNAN, Ga. - Timmy S. Stephens has been sentenced for stealing money intended as disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. For approximately 20 years, Stephens claimed that he was disabled in order to receive benefits all while he worked at a local funeral home. "Stephens   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