KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 16, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Utah - Third Quarter 2024": * * * From June 2024 to September 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Utah were 95,601, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments from were 86,981, th  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 14, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Job losses 7.6 million, job gains 7.6 million, during third quarter 2024 From June 2024 to September 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 7.6 million, a decrease of 131,000 jobs from the previous quarter. Gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Graves Opening Statement from Hearing on Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today's hearing, entitled "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: An Update on Implementation One Year Later": Tom  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 15, 2025 Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the C  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * NEW: State-by-State Data on Health Insurance Losses from Medicaid, ACA Cuts WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority calculated new state-by-state data on the number of people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch, Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has dee  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Committee Advances Hawley Bill Supporting Law Enforcement Mental Health Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted to reauthorize the Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act (STOIC Act). The bill provides $7.5 million per year in grant funding for law enforcement family-support services and allows grant recipients to use the fun  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Renews Bipartisan Push to Support AI, Cloud Computing Innovation Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) reintroduced the bipartisan Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act to ensure that the Department of Defense (DoD)'s procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing tools prioritizes resiliency and competition. The bill encourages competition  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Smith: Biden's Favorite Economic Forecaster Gave Him a Pass on Inflation, Now It Wants to Kneecap Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than four years after Moody's incorrectly predicted the so-called American Rescue Plan would have a negligible effect on inflation while creating 4 million jobs, the credit ratings agency has issued a controversi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: The One Big Beautiful Bill is a Pro-Life Victory for American Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - American families and those looking to start or grow their family will receive considerable relief and support under The One, Big, Beautiful Bill tax policies put forward by the Ways and Means Committee. The legislation includes  more