ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - May 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.1 percent in May, up 2.0 percent over the last year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index f  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in all three large counties in Oklahoma from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Tulsa County had th  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes in Favor of Rescinding Wasteful Spending * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after co-sponsoring and voting in favor of the Recissions Act of 2025 (link is external), which rescinds $9.4 billion of wasteful spending identified by President Trump and the Department of Government  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Hears From CEO Of SSM Health Health About Impacts Of Medicaid Cuts In Republicans' Reconciliation Package * June 12, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke by phone with the CEO of SSM Health, Laura Kaiser, to discuss the impact that President Trump's and congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act will have on Medicaid, their hospitals, and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University is preparing to repatriate human remains and dozens of funerary objects to several Native American tribes, marking a significant step in acknowledging and rectifying past collection practices. This action comes after the museum completed an extensive inventory and determined a clear cultural affiliation between the collected items and present-day Indigenous communities. The repatriation, which c  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Hern votes to cut wasteful and fraudulent spending * Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) voted in favor of HR 4, a rescissions package eliminating over $9 billion of previously appropriated funds. "A country that's $37 trillion in debt needs to make tough fiscal decisions," said Chairman Hern. "This isn't easy, which is why President Trump is the only president in the last 25 ye  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson in Letter Letter and Data | Sheps Response Washington (June   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson in Letter Letter and Data | Sheps Response Washington (June 12, 2025) -  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: President Trump signs Mullin Resolution into Law, Eliminating California's Radical EV Mandates * Washington, D.C. - This morning, President Donald J. Trump signed U.S. Senators' Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joint resolutions into law to permanently eliminate California's radical electric vehicle (EV) mandates. President Trump credited S  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology has completed an inventory of ancestral human remains and related cultural items confirming a connection to several native American communities. This action sets the stage for their return fulfilling a vital responsibility and supporting efforts to reunite cultural property with its inheritors. The institute bears sole responsibility for these determinations. The inventory identifies one individual's remains and 22 ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * Scalise, Cole, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act Washington, D.C. - Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah), Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), DOGE Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), and Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Te  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology has completed its inventory of human remains identifying a connection with native American tribes. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act allowing for the return of these ancestral remains. The human remains are connected to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Chickasaw Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indi  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The organization has determined a cultural affiliation between these items and several Indian tribes paving the way for their return. This important step addresses long-standing efforts to repatriate ancestral heritage. The inventory identified  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Quapaw Nation and the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma have expressed profound concern to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the decreasing population of monarch butterflies. These tribal nations emphasize the species' deep ecological, cultural and subsistence significance to Indigenous communities across the nation. Their ancestral lands lie within the monarch's migratory corridor, fostering a history of supporting habitat restoration. "This species hold  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KS), Frank Lucas (R-OK) Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Food Access on Tribal Lands * Program fed 650,000 tribal members in 2024 Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Frank Lucas (R-OK-03) introduced the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving access to healthy food for tribal commun  more