DALLAS, Texas, June 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Affordable Apartments Receive $1M Grant from FHLB Dallas and Arvest Bank * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) joined its member institution, Arvest Bank, and other community leaders to cut the ribbon on Spavinaw Creek Senior Housing, a facility made possible in part by a $1 million Affordable Housing Program grant. GRAV  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Affordable Apartments Receive $1M Grant from FHLB Dallas and Arvest Bank * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) joined its member institution, Arvest Bank, and other community leaders to cut the ribbon on Spavinaw Creek Senior Housing, a facility made possible in part by a $1 million Affordable Housing Program grant. GRAV  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes to Support Military Families and Fully Fund Veterans Health Care * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (link is external) : "Today's bill puts service and strength firs  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System Board of Governors has issued a notice entitled "Formations of, Acquisitions by and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies." This document which details applications submitted to the board for approval. These applications are made pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y among other applicable statutes. The applications involve entities seeking to become bank holding companies or to acquire assets, ownership, control   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-056) on June 10, 2025 entitled "Federal Bureau of Investigation's Participation in the Handling of Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome": Here is the executive summary: * * * Background In July 2021, then President Biden initiated Operation Allies Refuge (OAR), an interagency effort led by the Department of State (DOS) to relocate Afghan nationals wh  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * * * * Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025 * Oklahoma had 106,000 job openings in April 2025, compared to 94,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Oklahoma was  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments to USDA * (Washington, D.C., June 25, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "American farmers and ranchers work tirelessly to feed, fuel, and clothe America. The incredible team we are build  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Senator Collins Questions U.S. Attorney General on Federal Response to Illegal Marijuana Grows in Maine Washington, D.C. - At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi on how fed  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Rescission Package Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Full Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, underscored in her openin  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Soldiers share their story of military service with local community members * ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Soldiers, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, visited with participants of the Northwest Special Recreation Association Pursuit program, June 17, 2025, at program locations in Rolling Meadows and Mount Prospect, Illinois, to share what military life is like. "It's an   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Tribes innovate economic data practices based on tribal values * This article is the second in a series marking the Center for Indian Country Development's tenth anniversary. See our first article for key insights from the Center 's first decade of economic research. Every year since 2021, the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) has brought together leaders from across I  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes--Murray Urges Congress to Reject Package in its Entirety Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S.   more