WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice entitled "Procurement List; Deletions." This action removes various products and services from the procurement list which were previously supplied by nonprofit agencies employing individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The notice identifies a range of products including plastic identification markers in various colors - pink, yellow, violet, green, or  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 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

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- GrafTech International Ltd., Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, requesting that synthetic graphite, specifically graphite electrodes made from petroleum needle coke, be excluded from the scope of a national security investigation into processed critical minerals and derivative products. The company also asked that current antidumping duties and tariffs on graphite electrodes remain unchanged.   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Homeland Security Warns about the Spike in China-Based Technology Firms' Smuggling of Signal Jammers * The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on the rise in Chinese-manufactured signal jammers to the United States, which pose a threat to public safety and civilian aviation. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seen a roughly 830% increase in seizures since 2021, despite C  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Husted leads bipartisan, bicameral bill to protect Ohioans from AI-driven financial scams WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today introduced the Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would address data and identity theft or fraud fueled by artificial intelligence (AI)--commonly known as "deep fake" scams--by establishing a task force on AI in the financial se  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued a notice entitled "Silicon Metal From Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway and Thailand Determinations." This notice conveys the commission's preliminary findings from its investigations into silicon metal imports. The commission determined there is a reasonable indication that a United States industry is materially injured by imports of silicon metal from Australia, Laos and Norway. These imports are alleged to be sold in   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued a notice entitled "National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation - II." This notice was filed on April 3, 2025, by Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation--II. The filing serves to invoke provisions of a federal act that limit the financial recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under certain conditions. This measure enc  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Corps of Engineers, City of Vermilion, & Erie Metroparks Celebrate Completion of West Pier Repair and Start of East Pier Repair * Port Clinton, Ohio -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, City of Vermilion, and Erie Metroparks celebrated the completio  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy backs McCormick, Fetterman resolution to condemn antisemitic violence * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sens. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and 33 bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the trend of political violence against Jewish people. "Attacking innocent people for their faith is  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Tim Scott, colleagues introduce bill to protect U.S. secrets from foreign adversaries * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and 10 colleagues in introducing the Protect Our Bases Act, which would strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' (CFIUS) ability to review foreign land purc  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $1M for disaster-relief jobs, training for Kentucky residents affected by severe storms, flooding * The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $1 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for Kentucky residents suffering from the aftermath of severe storms. Beginning Feb. 14, 2025, through March 7, 2025, a severe weather sy  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman Statement on Reports of Emerson Colindres' Deportation * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) released the following statement after reports that Emerson Colindres, a Southwest Ohio teenager, was deported to Honduras: Americans want a sensible, strategic, and humane immigration system - this isn't it. Emerson came to Southwest Ohio as a young boy. He grew up here, w  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Rips Democrat Political Stunts, Shreds Liberal Media Defense of Open Borders on CNN WASHINGTON -Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) joined CNN to discuss Democrats' blatant political stunts, their radical and out-of-touch immigration positions and the liberal media's defense of open borders. "In Los Angeles and California, they refuse to protect their citizens and are instead protecting illeg  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Condemn Trump Administration Decision to Terminate $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Grants, Urge DOE to Reinstate Them * Senators Padilla and Schiff: "These unlawful terminations represent a significant setback for American energy independence, and they undermine California and America's leadership in the globally competitive clean energy industry." "These grants were provided throu  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Colleagues Lead Effort to Strengthen Review of Foreign Land Purchases Near Sensitive U.S. Military Sites Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is leading an effort to strengthen national security by ensuring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can effectively   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sotera Health Co., Broadview Heights, Ohio, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, requesting that Cobalt-60 be excluded from any actions taken to adjust imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. The company warned that any restrictions or tariffs on Cobalt-60 would directly harm domestic industries, particularly the medical sector. Cobalt-60, a man-made radioactive isotope, is produced by exposing Cobalt-59   more