WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2025 Real gross domestic product decreased in 39 states in the first quarter of 2025, with the percent change ranging from 1.7 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to -6.1 percent in Iowa and Nebraska, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (table 1).   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Omni Hotels for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation * Federal Agency Says Chicago Hotel Failed to Accommodate Employee's Religious Beliefs CHICAGO - Omni Hotels Management Corporation, an international hotel chain company headquartered in Dallas, violated federal law at its Michigan Avenue location in Chicago when it discriminated against an employee by denying his req  more