WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Four Individuals and One Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging Schemes and Related Crimes Plaguing Public Schools in Mississippi and Louisiana Four individuals and one company pleaded guilty in three separate U.S. District Courts for their roles in various bid rigging and wire fraud conspiracies which targeted the sale of sports equipment to public schools throughout Mississippi and  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year Jackson, Miss., March 28, 2025 - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0411) on March 28, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - February 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in February in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 19 states and the Distr  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2024 and Preliminary 2024 Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.1 percent at an annual rate in Arkansas to 0.6 percent in Vermont and remaining unchanged in Idaho  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 28, 2025 ARMY Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $4,937,045,400 firm-fixed-price contract for the Precision Strike Missiles Increment One. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and BankPlus Celebrate New Affordable Housing in Jackson, Mississippi, Made Possible by $499K Grant 27-unit Noel Place will set aside affordable apartments for special-needs residents JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, March 27, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and BankPlus were joined by   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and First Federal Bank of Louisiana Award $100K Grant to Project Build a Future Funds Will Support Education and Legal Issues LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, March 28, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) awarded a $100,000 Heirs' Property Program grant to Project Build a Future (PBAF) i  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The White House issued the following news on March 28, 2025: * * * WEEK TEN WINS: President Trump Fuels America's Golden Age Ten weeks into his second term, President Donald J. Trump keeps delivering transformative wins for the American people -- empowering our workers, securing our nation, and cementing our leadership as the envy of the world. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week ten: * President Trump's effort to secure the homeland continued in force.  more