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

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Following Committee Passage of Scott Bill to Eliminate Reputational Risk, Regulators Take Action Washington, D.C. - After the Senate Banking Committee successfully advanced Chairman Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) legislation to eliminate reputational risk as a component of bank supervision, federal financial regulators are taking action   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Bill to Crack Down on Nonconsensual Pornography (Washington, D.C., March 28th 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Increased Accountability for Nonconsensual Pornography Act of 2025, legislation strengthening protections for victims of voyeurism and nonconsensual pornography--issues continuing to be overlooked in our laws despite growing threats   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Rep. Russell Fry's Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act Passes out of House Judiciary Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) announced that his Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act passed out of the House Judiciary Committee. Under current law, federal agencies are required to destroy retired firearms   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am grateful that President Donald Trump, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, and Congress are working together to return education to the proper original jurisdiction of the States. I support President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate the Department of Education, ensuring that education decisions are made by local   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Pushes for Blue-Collar Comeback, Highlights Trump Nominees at Hearing WASHINGTON - At today's nominations hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) emphasized the importance of confirming President Trump's nominees to roll back the Biden administration's burdensome regulations and unleash a new golden age of economic pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott, Rep. Lawler Move to Tackle Antisemitism on College Campuses and Universities WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act, which would rescind federal funding from colleges and universities that encourage antisemitism or facilitate antisemitic events on campus. Congressman Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) led the companion legislation in   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Scott's Antisemitism Awareness Act Praised During Committee Hearing on Antisemitic Disruptions on College Campuses WASHINGTON -- Today, at the hearing for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.)'s Antisemitism Awareness Actreceived praise from hearing witnesses who called on Congress to pass his bill to help protect Jewish students.  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Attack on the Minority Business Development Agency Will Harm Small Businesses In recent weeks, Trump escalated his assault on small businesses by signing an Executive Order to gut the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA was created to assist businesses owned by people of color -- who face the greatest barriers to  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Joins Colleagues in Supporting Foresters Affected by Natural Disasters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in reintroducing legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct t  more