SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Alaska -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose 1.3 percent in Alaska's only large county, Anchorage Municipality, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the rate of employment growth in An  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Arizona-- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 1 of the 2 largest counties in Arizona from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Maricopa County had an over-the-year increase in employment   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Oregon - Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 2 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Deschutes County had the largest over-the-year increase in emp  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 18 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and First National Bank Texas Provide $25K Grant to Help El Paso Woman Achieve American Dream * Ms. Zapata stands in front of her newly purchased home, embraced by her children. Thanks to the Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership grant, she's able to give them a place to finally call their own. EL PASO,  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Heinrich Raises Alarm About New Mexico Public Lands at Risk in Republicans' Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a list of public lands in New Mexico that are at risk of being sold off if Repu  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Heinrich Slams Trump Energy Department Budget Request and Mismanagement, Stresses Need for Affordable, Domestic Sources of Energy WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled the U.S. Department of Ener  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Withdraw Military Forces from Los Angeles * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and cease threats to deploy the National Guard or ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Joins MSNBC to Defend Senator Padilla, Call Out GOP Silence and Demand Accountability * Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined MSNBC's Ali Vitali to speak out forcefully in defense of his colleague and friend, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), after the Senator was forcibly removed by federal agents at a press conf  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Dingell Announce Legislation to Strengthen Home and Community-Based Services * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) announced the introduction of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act, legislation to provide dedicated Medicaid funds for home and community-based services (HCBS) for older adults, chi  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Senate Republican Bill Will Strip Health Care From Millions of Americans, Force Rural Hospital Closures * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' reconciliation bill text: "Senate Republicans unveiled their reconciliation bill - and it's even more extreme than the House ver  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet * Passed by Congress, the Digital Equity Act Provides Funding to Help Connect Americans in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Communities to the Internet; Trump Administration is Blocking Over $8 Million in Funding Appropriated by Congress to Expand Broadband Access and Digital Resou  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales, USDA Secretary Rollins Announce Plan to Stop Screwworms, Protect Texas Livestock * EDINBURG, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance USDA's already robust ability to detect,   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces Bold Plan to Combat New World Screwworm's Northward Spread * (Edinburg, TX, June 18, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this morning launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan (https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/nws-visit-policy-brief.  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Texas Man Charged Federally for Receipt and Transport of Explosives Intended for Use Against Law Enforcement * A Texas man is facing federal charges after allegedly purchasing powerful explosives in New Mexico and expressing plans to use them to harm law enforcement officers and government officials during riots in California. According to court documents, on June 12, 2025, Grzegorz Vandenberg, 4  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- CALSTART, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing clean transportation, issued its Market Update: "Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Trucks, providing a snapshot of the zero-emission truck market in the United States". The report, released in June 2025, analyzes deployment trends through December 2024 and identifies challenges and policy pathways for accelerating adoption. As of the end of 2024, over 52,500 ZETs had been deployed across the country--an increase of 22,692 v  more