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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 26 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on June 24, 2025: * * * Cielo Digital Infrastructure selects Cherokee County for first South Carolina development project Estimated $2.1 billion investment expected to create 30 new jobs * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Cielo Digital Infrastructure, LLC (Cielo), a provider of data center infrastructure, today announced it selects Cherokee County to establish its first South Carolina development projec  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on SCOTUS Planned Parenthood Decision * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: "This backward decision is another major blow to women's health care inflicted by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Women in South Carolina who rely on Med  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 27 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on June 26, 2025: * * * Davis Defense Group, Inc. expands Charleston County operations $100,000 investment will support 30 new jobs * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Davis Defense Group, Inc. (DDG), a defense contracting company, today announced it is expanding its operations in Charleston County. The company's $100,000 investment will support 30 new jobs. Founded in 2002, DDG is a family-owned compa  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Praises Supreme Court for Protecting Life, Siding with South Carolina in Medina v. Planned Parenthood * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a 6-3 ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. Because of the decision, South Carolina and other states can stop abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood,   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 26 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on June 24, 2025: * * * Hampton Lumber selects Allendale County for first East Coast operation $225 million investment will create at least 125 new jobs * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Hampton Lumber, a producer of sustainable building materials, today announced it selects Allendale County to establish the company's first sawmill on the East Coast. The company's $225 million investment will create at  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES DOBBS ANNIVERSARY AS SUPREME COURT DELIVERS ANOTHER PRO-LIFE VICTORY * VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Celebrates the Dobbs Decision as 'Lifting the Gate' for Pro-Life Progress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today proclaimed a new pro-life decision delivered by the U.S. Supreme Court just days after the natio  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE executes federal search warrant at Buckeye Fire Equipment Company * KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations special agents, in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, executed a federal search warrant at Buckeye Fire Equipment Company June 25 as part of an ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez, And Over 40 Members of the House and Senate Tell the Trump Administration: Reverse Course and Fully Implement Broadband * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with Representative Terese Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Klobuchar Call on Defense Department to Fund Lifesaving Programs for Service Members and Families * WASHINGTON, June 26 - Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calling on the Department of Defense to fully fund lifesaving programs for U.S. service members and their families. In the most recent government funding bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Bill To Protect VA Facilities From Flooding, Safeguard Veterans' Access To Health Care * (Washington, D.C., June 26, 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) reintroduced the VA Flood Preparedness Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening the protection of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities against flooding and rising sea levels. This bill   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act * Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, alongside Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-03), Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), and Congressman Brad Knott (NC-13). This bipartisan legislation makes technical changes that remove ba  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Scott Joins Lummis, Hines to Discuss Principles of Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today joined Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Scott Releases Updated Banking Committee Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Washington, D.C. - Tonight, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released updated legislative text of the Senate Banking Committee's provisions in Senate Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill: "After working closely with my colleagues on the  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Against Planned Parenthood in Medina v. PPSAT * ICYMI : Murray, Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Supporting Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Medina v. PPSAT ICYMI : Senator Murray Statement on Ruling that Republicans Can't Block Marketplace Plans from Covering Abortion Care in Budget Reconciliation Bill In Murray-led forum for Dobbs anniv  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court allows States to stop funding Planned Parenthood through Medicaid * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, welcomed today's United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood, which opened the way for States like South Carolina to redirect Medicaid funding away from abortion giant Planned Parenthood based on its abortion activ  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * Two More SRS Tanks Ready for Sampling, Analysis on Road to Closure AIKEN, S.C. (June 26, 2025) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has received regulatory concurrence that the Savannah River Site (SRS) has successfully removed waste from two more tanks ahead of schedule, marking another major cleanup milestone. Tanks 11 and 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- A public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by Dr. Kendall Deas, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, addresses critical concerns regarding the department's proposed priorities in evidence-based literacy instruction and school choice initiatives. "I urge the U.S. Department of Education to approach its expansion [of evidence-based literacy instruction] with caution as the model's standardized approach may not meet the need  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: 'An Assault on Knowledge' | Pingree Condemns GOP Cuts to Library of Congress * Today, during the full Appropriations Committee markup of the Legislative Branch funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) condemned House Republicans' proposed cuts to the Library of Congress, which she says threatens the preservation of our nation's history and culture. "This i  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Decries Supreme Court Decision Allowing States To Strip Medicaid Funding From Planned Parenthood * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court's decision upholding South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood: "Trump's extremist Supreme Court has inflicted yet another bru  more