PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.39 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Urges Administration to Expedite Review Process for Critical Broadband Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick asking him to expedite the review and release of updated guidance for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deploy  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Republicans Celebrate Small Businesses Driving America into the Golden Age WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and a group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation declaring this week "National Small Business Week" to recognize the important role small businesses play in creating jobs and fueling the economy. "We need an economy which works for smal  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Congressman Moore Reacts to Cleveland Cliffs Announcement About Future of Facility in Weirton Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore issued the following statement on Cleveland-Cliff's announcement about the future of their Weirton steel facility: "For generations, the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia has forged the steel that kept our country strong, prosperous, and f  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Fusion Technology LLC, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, challenging the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) issuance of a task order to Trilogy Innovations, Inc., also of Bridgeport, West Virginia. The task order, under RFQ No. RFQ-09232022, was for digital and information technology services. Fusion Technology primarily contested the FBI's price realism evaluation, which led to the rejection of its quota  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * House Agriculture Democrats, Stakeholders Speak Out Against Republican Plan to Take Food Away from People, Cut Basic Needs Programs Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11), Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Congr  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on May 7 , 2025: * * * HUD Provides $1.8 million to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care on Anniversary of First Lady Melania Trump's BE BEST Initiative Announcement is part of National Foster Care Month and a continuation of HUD's successful Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) program WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, in collaborat  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has officially opened the application period for the 2026 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grant. This grant program, designed to assist organizations in providing services to low-income taxpayers or those who speak English as a second language (ESL), offers funding for the development, expansion, or continuation of LITC programs. The grants, which are available for a period of one year, wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has scheduled the final phase of countervailing and antidumping duty investigations into corrosion-resistant steel products imported from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. The investigations aim to determine whether domestic steel producers are being materially injured or face a threat of injury due to unfairly traded imports of flat-rolled steel p  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Senator Britt in Introducing MOMS Act to Support Women, Strengthen Families Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) in introducing the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. This legislation would improve access to critical resources during the toug  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Leads Press Conference on His Bill to Codify Trump's Key Promise - No Tax on Overtime Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, today led a press conference alongside U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), and Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) to highlight their bill, the Overtime Wages Tax Relie  more