CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting R  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 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety, issued the following news release: * * * Commerce Committee Announces Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Hearing American Energy Stakeholders to Appear Before Surface Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Young on May 15th WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Tra  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Erin Houchin Returns Nearly $3.5 Million to Constituents Through Casework Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) announced that her office has returned nearly $3.5 million to constituents across Indiana's 9th District through casework assistance since taking office. The recovered funds include IRS refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans' claims, and other fed  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Freedom Fresh LLC,* Medley, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $348,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for fresh fruits and vegetables. This was a competitive acquisition with five responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is May 4,  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Indiana Tube Corporation, a U.S. steel tubing manufacturer, has urged the Department of Commerce to include derivative copper products in its ongoing national security investigation into copper imports. In a letter submitted to Secretary of Commerce Harold Lutnick, the company expressed concerns over the detrimental effects of low-priced foreign copper tubing on their business and critical U.S. supply chains. The Evansville-based company, which has been producing steel tubi  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 8 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 7, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, today I rise in honor of Tony Lamont, a pillar of Indianapolis who has dedicated over 40 years of service to our community. Tony is a broadcasting legend and proud Hoosier, whose remarkable career has touched the lives of countless individuals across multiple generations. His trailblazing journey began in 1980 at   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Ernst Introduce Resolution Celebrating National Small Business Week WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 40 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution declaring May 4-10, 2025, as National Small Business Week. The resolution recognizes the entrepreneurs and innovators driving growth and creating jobs across America. "As the son of a sm  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hassan Introduce Bill to Support American Innovation, Outcompete China WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the American Innovation and Jobs Act, legislation that will expand and strengthen research and development (R&D) by small businesses and startups in the United States. The bill will help America outcompete and out-innovate global rivals,  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Kelly Discuss SHIPS for America Act on Fox News **Click here or above to watch the full interview.** WASHINGTON - Tonight, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) joined Special Report on Fox News to discuss their bill to restore our nation's shipbuilding capabilities and make American ships again. Last week, Young and Kelly introduced the SHIPS for America Act, comprehensiv  more