WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1059) on June 24, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - May 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in May in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-four states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 4 states had decrea  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Doctor Sentenced to Four Years for $6.3M Medicare Fraud Scheme * A Michigan doctor was sentenced today to four years in prison for a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme in which elderly and disabled patients were sent thousands of orthotic braces that they did not need. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Sophie Toya, M.D., 56, of Bloomfield Hills, prescribed ove  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Secretary Dev Sangvai and Partner Organizations Release Impact Statements Regarding Proposals that Threaten SNAP in North Carolina Governor Josh Stein and governors from 23 other states released a letter to congressional leadership Tuesday, warning of the impact potential changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) would  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA sees record breaking checkpoint volume at Gerald R. Ford International Airport * GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recorded the highest checkpoint volume ever at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) on Monday, June 23. In addition, the airport saw its third busiest day in history on Sunday, June 22. "Our o  more