PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 193,916, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 185,156, the U.S. Bure  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Nation's Weather Radio * 08.01.25 The U.S. experienced 27 weather and climate-related disaster events last year that exceeded $1 billion dollars in damages, resulting in 568 deaths; Bill would expand National Weather Service radio alert coverage to reach 98-99% of the United States WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Cantwell Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Nation's Weather Radio U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Chair of the Committee, and Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jerry Moran   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) Introduces a Resolution Honoring the Life and Heroic Sacrifice of Georgia Officer Anderson "Chase" Childers Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) introduced a resolution alongside Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01) and Congressman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) honoring the life and heroic actions of Mr. Anderson "Chase" Childers, a former Georgia police   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 31, 2025: * * * Name of Product: RIDGID 18-Volt Brushless 21-Degree Framing Nailers and RIDGID 18Volt Brushless 30-Degree Framing Nailers Hazard: The dual action engagement system on the nailers can malfunction and involuntarily discharge a nail by pulling the trigger alone, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. The nailer should require both the work piece contact element (nose-piece) to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the 10 federal r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 3 of 5) * * * Northern Great Plains Regional Authority The Northern Great Plains Regional Authority (NGPRA) was created by the 2002 farm bill./163 The NGPRA was created to address economic distress in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri (other than counties included   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To End Taxpayer-Funded Radical Animal Experiments * (Washington, D.C., August 1, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the Transgender Research on Animals Now Stops and Money for Ideological Cruelty Eliminated Act, also known as the TRANS MICE Act, to put an end to the use of taxpayer dollars for radical transgender-related experiments on ani  more