WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1182) on July 23, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 1 state in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 8 states and decreased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state.   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Executive Session for July 30th U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following legislation: Agenda: * Nomination o  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood and Congresswoman Pettersen Introduce Landmark Bill to Expand Housing Supply * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the "Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act." "Housing affordability is a major concern for communities nationwide. As Chairman of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, I have remai  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Speaker Johnson Shutting Down the House * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement: "The House of Representatives is adjourning today for a five week recess. "Not because our work is complete. Far from it -- the House has passed only two of the 12 annual appropriations bills required to prevent the federal government from s  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DEVCOM Soldier Center transitions new individual field ration for DOD-wide availability * NATICK, Massachusetts - A new, lightweight, energy packed, nutrient-dense, individual field ration, called the Close Combat Assault Ration, or CCAR, is now available to all U.S. military service branches for procurement through the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Suppor  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to FEMA Funding for Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced the bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Act with Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) to reinstate and reform the 2018 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program to ensure rural communi  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foushee, Ross Call on Department of Education to Release $8.1 Million Owed to Wake County Schools * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswomen Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Department to immediately release millions of dollars in federal education funding that is being wrongfully withheld from school district  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 23 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein, Department of Environmental Quality Announce $204 Million for Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects * Governor Josh Stein announced today that 27 counties across the state will receive more than $204 million in funding for 48 drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The awards will improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Trump, Cantwell Unveils 5-Point Plan to Improve Nation's Weather Readiness in the Face of NOAA Cuts Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - the committee that oversees the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and th  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Enforcement of No Surprises Act * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., introduced the No Surprises Enforcement Act, alongside Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), Bob Onder, M.D. (R-MO), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), to reinforce the historic No Surprises Act which   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 24 (TNSrep) -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Federal Audit Gives N.C. OSHA a 'Clean Bill of Health' Federal Report Commends N.C. for Leadership in Worker Safety * Labor Commissioner Farley is proud to share that the FY 2024 OSHA Federal Annual Monitoring Evaluation (FAME) Report gives high marks to the N.C. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Division. From construction sites to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 23 -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release: * * * State Auditor's Office Launches New Transparency Effort with Internal Budget Dashboard To deliver better government transparency to North Carolinians, the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has published a new budget dashboard to its website. The first-of-its-kind dashboard features a breakdown of OSA's revenue sources, expenses, and spending by vendor for  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Operation Grayskull Culminates in Lengthy Sentences for Managers of Dark Web Site Dedicated to Sexual Abuse of Children * Today, the Justice Department announced the results of Operation Grayskull, a highly successful joint effort between the Department of Justice and the FBI that resulted in the dismantling of four dark web sites dedicated to images and videos containing child sexual abuse materia  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norcross Honors Pilots and Flight Attendants Who Saved His Life * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) honored the pilots and flight attendants who saved his life: Captain Michael Tibaldo, First Officer James Kim, Flight Attendant Donnell Mitchell, and Flight Attendant Jaclyn Curry, all of whom are unionized workers who are members of Teamsters Local 357 and Team  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Republicans Vote to Send More Money to For-Profit Healthcare and Reject Democratic Efforts to Improve Oversight and Demand Accountability from Trump's VA Today,during consideration of several bills, HouseRepublicans once again prioritized funneling more taxpayer dollars to for-profit health care providers over protecting vete  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Foushee Call on Department of Education to Release $8.1 Million Owed to Wake County Schools * Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Department to immediately release millions of dollars in federal education funding that is being wrongfully withheld from school districts across the country. I  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden, Salinas Introduce Legislation to Level the Playing Field for the Cider Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-OR) introduced the Bubble Tax Modernization Act, which will lower the tax rate for lower-alcohol wine, cider, and mead made with fruit. Currently, the tax code dictates that if a sparkling cider, wine  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Justice for Camp Lejeune Service Members * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a Marine veteran, joined a group of his colleagues in introducing the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, legislation that makes technical corrections to the original Camp Lejeune Justice Act by clarifying the right to jury trials and the appropriate causation  more