SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2025, entitled "Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Oregon had 100,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 99,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Ore  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a final decision revoking the Certificate of Registration for Syed Warsi, M.D., of North Aurora, Illinois, after finding he no longer holds state authority to handle controlled substances. The order, signed on April 18, 2025, and published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2025 (90 FR 17454), finalizes an administrative process that began with the issuance of an Order to Show Cause in A  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientists Develop Artificial Leaf That Uses Sunlight to Produce Valuable Chemicals Decades of research leads to self-contained solar panels that convert carbon dioxide into C2 products Key Takeaways * The Liquid Sunlight Alliance is a multi-institutional collaboration working to develop the tools needed to use energy from sunlight to produce liquid fuels. * Research  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * House Agriculture Democrats Hold Briefing on Imposing SNAP Food Benefit Costs on States Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Democrats hosted a briefing on the dangers of cutting the nation's most effective anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), by imposing benefit costs on state governments.   more

SALEM, Oregon, April 25 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Announces Collaboration and Investment to Foster AI Workforce and Economic Development Collaboration with NVIDIA announced alongside $10 million investment Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced a $10 million investment in artificial intelligence (AI) workforce development alongside a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the State of Oregon and NVIDIA to expa  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lee, Clarke, Bonamici Urge Dept. of Ed. to Rescind Demand that State Education Agencies Certify Compliance with Attack on Marginalized Students **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Letter Follows Lawmakers Continued Calls to Dept. of Education on Guidance and Federal Funding Text of Letter WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11290) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 5): Congressional Debates This Legal Sidebar post is the fifth in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the basis of age, t  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11289) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 4): Early Congressional Action This Legal Sidebar post is the fourth in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the basis of   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11287) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 2): History of Voter Age Qualifications This Legal Sidebar post is the second in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11286) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 1): Introduction This Legal Sidebar post is the first in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the basis of age, the v  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11291) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 6): Unresolved Issues This Legal Sidebar post is the last in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the basis of age, the vo  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11288) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 3): The Vietnam War and Oregon v. Mitchell This Legal Sidebar post is the third in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on th  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Gillibrand, Schumer, 100+ Lawmakers Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open Volunteers across country to visit 50+ field offices in support, deliver copies of lawmakers' letter, emphasize harm of shutting down offices "Field offices provide vital services to Social Security recipients, and beneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person  more