CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2025, entitled "Michigan Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2025": * * * Michigan had 200,000 job openings in January 2025, compared to 197,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in Mic  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2025, entitled "North Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2025": * * * North Dakota had 24,000 job openings in January 2025, unchanged from December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in North Dakota   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2025, entitled "Ohio Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2025": * * * Ohio had 295,000 job openings in January 2025, compared to 289,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in Ohio was 5.  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Padilla Reintroduce Bill to Modernize Health Care System, Improve Access to Digital Health Services WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) reintroduced the Health Accelerating Consumers' Care by Expediting Self-Scheduling (ACCESS) Act to improve patients' access to modernized health care, provide certainty for patients seeking digital health services,  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from Tanisha Taylor, president of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Elk Grove Village, Illinois: * * * To: John J. Howard, MD Director National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34 1090 Tusculum Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45226   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Radiological Society of North America. Oak Brook, Illinois: * * * Re: Docket: CDC-2024-0103; NIOSH-355 - Expansion of NIOSH B Reader Eligibility: Request for Information * * * The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is a non-profit professional association representing over 48,000 medical im  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 26, 2025 AIR FORCE Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (FA8903-25-D-0036); Aytekin-Serol Eng. Construction Inc., Mahallesi Seyhan Adana, Turkey (FA8903-25-D-0037); Bristol Communication & Power Systems LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0038); Catawba Day & Zimmerman LLC, Rock Hill, South Carolina (FA8903-25-D-0039); CMS Corp., Bargersville, Indiana (FA8903-25-D-0040);  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth: Pete Hegseth Needs to Resign in Disgrace March 26, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)--issued the following statement after new reporting This link opens in new window or tab. confirmed that Defense Secretary Pete H  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out The Trump Administration's Continued Efforts To Intimidate Judges & Undermine The Rule Of Law March 25, 2025 Once again, Senate Republican objects to Durbin's UC request to pass a resolution that simply affirms the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member o  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Durbin Calls Out The Trump Administration's Continued Efforts To Intimidate Judges & Undermine The Rule Of Law Once again, Senate Republican objects to Durbin's UC request to pass a resolution that simply affirms the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate De  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing For Justice Department Executive Nominees March 26, 2025 Today's hearing features Patrick Davis, nominated to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA); John Eisenberg, nominated to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division (NSD); and Brett Shumate, nominated to   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses In Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Censorship Durbin questions a majority witness on whether the January 6 insurrection was protected free speech; highlights the Trump Administration's assault on the First Amendment WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On The National Security Failures Of Senior Members Of The Trump Administration March 26, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding senior members of the Trump administration discussing classified military operations via unsecured text chains, which jeop  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Votes Against NIH Director Nominee, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya March 25, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate NIH Caucus, released the following statement after voting against President Trump's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: "All the progress  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley Introduce Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court March 26, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation today to require open proceedings of the Supreme Court to be televised. The bipartisan Cameras in  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Durbin, Grassley Introduce Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation today to require open proceedings of the Supre  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Probe DOJ's Concerning Termination Of Pardon Attorney, Weaponized Restoration Of Gun Rights To Dangerous Individuals March 26, 2025 Liz Oyer was terminated by Deputy AG Todd Blanche after declining to restore the gun rights of prominent Trump supporter Mel Gibson, who pled no contest to battering a romantic partner WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Probe DOJ's Concerning Termination Of Pardon Attorney, Weaponized Restoration Of Gun Rights To Dangerous Individuals Liz Oyer was terminated by Deputy AG Todd Blanche after declining to restore the gun rights of prominent Trump supporter Mel Gibson, who pled no contest to battering a romantic partner WASHINGT  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Laser Strikes on Aircraft Continue to be Dangerously High WASHINGTON -- Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last year. While that is a 3 percent decrease from 2023, the numbers are still too high. Shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and is a federal crime. Lasers can inc  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on March 25, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Challenges Senate Democrats' Promotion of Unchecked Judicial Power, Vows to Take Legislative Action WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today challenged Democrats' continued refusal to acknowledge the judicial branch's constitutional limits. In response to Ranking Member Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) request for unanimous consent on a resolution demanding  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication on March 13, 2025, from University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago: * * * Comments on Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Changes Thank you for involving us and giving us the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule. We appreciate your recognition of the need to update the rule and agree in principle with almost all of the   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from UW Health: * * * To: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 cc: Anthony Archeval, Acting Director, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Re: RIN 0945-AA22: HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information * * * Dear Secretary K  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 27 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on March 26, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Slashes Pledged Funding that Would Protect Illinoisans from Infectious Disease Outbreaks CDC Notifies IDPH it has Rescinded $125 Million in Promised Public Health Investments; Blocked $324 Million in Pledged Future Federal Support SPRINGFIELD - The Trump Administration notified the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that it is terminatin  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. John Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to be here. This morning, I rise to talk about social security, the Nation's number one antipoverty program for the elderly and the number one antipoverty program for children. Mr. Speaker, I know it comes as no surprise to you that Social Security has not been enhanced since 1971. Richard Nixon was Presi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, let me take you back to January of 1985. Ronald Reagan had just begun his second term as President, and one of his policy priorities was to include the abolition of the Department of Education. What did it finally take to get him to back down from that commitment? Congress. Congress stood firm to protect this vital Agency in 1985. In a letter to Senator Orrin  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces the Defining Male and Female Act of 2025 Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today introduced the Defining Male and Female Act of 2025, a bill codifying the legal definitions of male, female, and sex to ensure they are based on biological reality rather than radical, left-wing ideology. This bill specifically would enshrine into law President Trum  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 26 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Slashes Pledged Funding that Would Protect Illinoisans from Infectious Disease Outbreaks CDC Notifies IDPH it has Rescinded $125 Million in Promised Public Health Investments; Blocked $324 Million in Pledged Future Federal Support SPRINGFIELD - The Trump Administration notified the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that it is terminating federal grants nat  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has issued a decision approving the expansion of underground mining operations by Sugar Camp Energy, LLC at Mine No. 1 in Illinois. The decision, published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2025, follows an extensive environmental review process and allows the company to move forward with longwall mining operations covering an additional 22,414 acres. The expansion falls under Significant Boundary Revision (SBR) No. 8 of U  more