PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 21, 2025, entitled "Delaware Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2025": * * * Delaware had 19,000 job openings in January 2025, compared to 25,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job opening  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0378) on March 20, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in 4 states. Total separations rates increased in 7 states and decreased i  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates averaged 1.8 percent in South Dakota, 5.6 percent in Nevada, in 2024 South Dakota had the lowest annual average unemployment rate among the states in 2024, 1.8 percent. Unemployment rates were 2.3 percent in Vermont and 2.4 percent in North Dakota. Two states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, had record low unemployment rates in 2024, b  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Analysis Confirms Republican Plan to Betray Middle-Class Americans Will Explode the Deficit PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis showing that Republican plans for massive tax giveaways to la  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Dean's Statement on President Trump's Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education GLENSIDE, Pa. -- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education: "How we educate our children will determine not just their future, but our own. Today, President Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 21, 2025 NAVY Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $590,000,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) undefinitized modification (P00080) to a previously awarded contract (N0001917C0015). This modification adds scope for the production and delivery of five CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (30.08%); Ridley Park, Pennsyl  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Cyrus M. Western appointed as EPA Mountains and Plains Regional Administrator DENVER (Feb. 17, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Cyrus M. Western to serve as the EPA Region 8 administrator. As regional administrator, Western will lead the implementation of the administration's environmental agenda priori  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Budzinski, Mrvan Co-Lead Letter to President Trump Urging Targeted Approach to Tariffs to Support U.S. Steel Manufacturing CARNEGIE, PA- This week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Frank Mrvan (IN-01) led a letter to President Trump urging investment in domestic manufacturing and American steelmaking. The members expressed suppor  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Draft Advisory Opinions Advisory Opinion Request 2025-02 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-02/) (Democratic Party of Puerto Rico) On March 20, the Commission made public a draft advisory opinion. Advisory Opinion Request 2025-03 (https://www.fec.gov/d  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Financial Statements for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve System released the 2024 annual financial statements for the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, individually and combined, as well as for the Board of Governors. See the Board's press release and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's financial statements. Prior years' financial statements can be found on our A  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Shapiro Administration Leads the Way in Responsible, Ethical Use of AI; First-Ever Generative AI Pilot for State Workers Leads to Significant Time Savings and Increased Productivity The findings revealed that employees had a highly positive experience, reporting an average time savings of 95 minutes per day while using ChatGPT for writing, research, summarization, and IT support -  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Denounces Executive Order to Dismantle Dept. of Education **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement in response to Trump's executive action to illegally dismantle the Department of Education.   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Reps. Alford, Flood, Boyle, and Soto Launch the Broadcasters Caucus in the 119th Congress Today, Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04) was joined by Congressmen Mike Flood (NE-01), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), and Darren Soto (FL-09) in announcing the launch of the Broadcasters Caucus for the 119th Congress. This bipartisan organization aims to educate Members of Congress about the challenges   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Reschenthaler, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Memorial Access for Veteran Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), alongside U.S. Representatives Dan Meuser (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Glenn "G.T." Thompson (R-PA), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Julia Brownley (D-CA) introduced H.R. 1344, the Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act.  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on March 21, 2025: * * * Strengthening Our Workforce: Shapiro Administration Visits Crispus Attucks York to Highlight the Governor's Proposed Investment in Pennsylvania's Manufacturing Workforce A $100,000 Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career grant was also awarded to Crispus Attucks York to help prepare economically distressed young people for good paying manufactu  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Reforming FEMA Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the current state of emergency management,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces New FPAC Leadership to Better Serve Farmers and Ranchers WASHINGTON, March 21, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced key presidential appointments to the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area. These appointees will lead efforts to advance President Trump's America First agenda and ensure that farmers, ranchers, and producers have the sup  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Praise All Around for EPA's Greatest and Most Consequential Day of Deregulation in U.S. History WASHINGTON - One week after the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, praise for the 31 historic actions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is undertaking under President Trump and Administrator Lee Zeldin keeps pouring in. Combined, these  more