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

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 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