WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Anne Vogel appointed to EPA Region 5 Administrator CHICAGO -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump appointed Anne Vogel as EPA Region 5 Administrator. As regional administrator, Vogel will oversee EPA's work across the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin and 37 Tribal nat  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 14, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates up in 255 metro areas, down in 97 areas, over the year ended February 2025 From February 2024 to February 2025, unemployment rates increased in 255 metro areas, decreased in 97 areas, and were unchanged in 35 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, February 2025   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Requests Received Advisory Opinion Request 2025-06 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-06/) (Campaign Legal Center) On April 7, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request (https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/aos/2025-06/202506R_1.pdf) from Campai  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: DIRECTING THE REPEAL OF UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS Promoting economic growth and American innovation are top priorities of this Administration. Unlawful, unnecessary, and onerous regulations impede these objectives and impose massive costs on American consumers and American businesses. In recent years, the Supreme Court has issued a series of decisio  more

HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, April 11 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following remarks by President Alberto Musalem at the Arkansas Bankers Association convention entitled the "U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy": * * * Remarks on the U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem discussed the U.S. economy and monetary policy, as well as U.S. banking conditions, at the Arkansas Bankers Association convention in Hot Springs, Ark. He gav  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Donald J. Trump Directs Repeal of Regulations That Are Unlawful Under 10 Recent Supreme Court Decisions REPEALING UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum requiring agencies to rescind regulations that are unlawful under 10 recent landmark Supreme Court decisions. * This memorandum implements President Trump's Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governanc  more