ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 23, 2025, entitled "South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2025": * * * South Carolina had 117,000 job openings in March 2025, compared to 120,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in S  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced the deletion of various products and services from its Procurement List, effective June 22, 2025. This decision impacts items previously supplied by nonprofit agencies employing individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities, following a review to ensure suitability for Federal Government procurement. Among the products removed are household goods like pumpkin car  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) Introduces the Targeting Child Predators Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) reintroduced the Targeting Child Predators Act, a critical piece of legislation aimed at strengthening law enforcement's ability to investigate and prosecute online child exploitation. Under current law, when officials identify a suspected child predator through  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 23, 2025 NAVY Austal USA LLC, National City, California (N0002425D4212); BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, California (N0002425D4213); General Dynamics-NASSCO, San Diego, California (N0002425D4214); Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, California (N0002425D4215); Fincantieri Marine Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N0002425D4216); Delphinus Engineering, Inc.  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to provide $1.89 million to help protect beachgoers in AL, FL, GA, MS, SC and NC from illness ATLANTA (May 23, 2025) - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing $9.7 million in grant funding that states, Tribes and territories will use to monitor water quality at coastal and Great Lakes beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make sw  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for various airports across the United States. These adjustments are a response to evolving criteria and changes within the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, the addition   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * National Guard Bureau Chief Says Guard Delivers 'Incredible Value' Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee yesterday, the 30th chief of the National Guard Bureau emphasized the guard's value to America. Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus joined reserve component senior leaders to provide an update during the review of the president's fiscal year 2026 budget request for the N  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on May 23, 2025: * * * REINVIGORATING THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL BAS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The United States originally pioneered nuclear energy technology during a time of great peril. We now face a new set of challenges, including a global race to dominate in artificial intelligence, a growing  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * Scott, Hassan Lead Effort to Solidify Sanctions on Iranian Regime Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are leading an effort to cement sanctions that restrict funding for Iran's energy and weapons sectors, thereby curtailing the regime's ability  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints W.R. "Cody" Simpson to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in South Carolina WASHINGTON, May 23, 2025- The Trump Administration recently appointed W.R. "Cody" Simpson, III as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in South Carolina. Simpson joined the South Carolina FSA team on Ma  more