WASHINGTON, March 28 -- 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 New Jersey Enrollment Currently At 94% of Expected Hamilton Square, New Jersey, March 27, 2025 - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have unti  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on WNYW-TV's 'Politics Unusual' Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on WNYW-TV's "Politics Unusual." AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: Morgan McKay, WNYW-TV: We are just days away from when the New York State Budget is due, but ne  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 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Rocket Lab National Security LLC, Long Beach, California (FA8811-25-D-B007); and Stoke Space Technologies Inc., Kent, Washington (FA8811-25-D-B006), have been awarded a multiple-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum cumulative ceiling of $5,600,000,000 for the National Security Space (NSS) Launch Phase Three Lane On  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Diopsys Inc. Agrees to Pay up to $14.25 Million to Resolve Alleged Federal False Claims Act and State Law Violations Relating to Vision Testing Diopsys Inc., a medical device company based in Middletown, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay up to $14.25 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act and various state laws by knowingly submitting or causing others t  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Start of $7.5 Million Bridge Replacement Project Over the Thruway in Onondaga County Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of a $7.5 million bridge placement project over I-90 in Onondaga County. The Townline Road bridge (milepost 280.31) in the Towns of DeWitt and Salina will be replaced with a modern structure. The current bridge was built in 1953 and car  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Holds Roundtable Discussion with Medicaid Recipients as Congress Debates Significant Cuts to Program $10 Billion in Crucial Funding at Risk & 700,000 New Jerseyans Could Lose Health Coverage Under Possible Federal Medicaid Cuts WESTFIELD - Governor Phil Murphy today met with constituents whose lives would be negatively impacted by potential federal funding cuts to Medic  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Secures Extradition of More Than a Dozen Fugitives from 10 Countries Defendants Wanted for Murders, Drug Trafficking, Alien Smuggling, and Cybercrime in the District of Columbia, California, Florida, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Washington State Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between the U.S. Department of Justice and law enforcement auth  more