WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0490) on April 18, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - March 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in March in 3 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 46 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-eight states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a   more

ALBANY, New York, April 18 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Hudson Estuary Trees for Tribs "Potting Up" Events for Arbor Day Supports New York State's Goal to Plant 25 Million Trees by 2033 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that the Hudson Estuary Trees for Tribs (tributaries) program will kick off the spring planting season with  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Demands Answers From HHS On Mass Firings At HRSA That Imperil Primary Care and Maternal Health New York Has Over 4,300 HRSA Health Care And Service Delivery Sites So Far In FY2025, HRSA Has Awarded Over $256 Million In Funding To Health Programs And Facilities In New York Firings Include Workers Who Oversee The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline, Which Gillibrand Helped Es  more