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 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Coast Guard Operations in Desert Shield and Desert Storm 35 years ago! * Units and personnel of the United States Coast Guard and its predecessor services have served with distinction in every major American conflict since the founding of the United States and the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 and operations "Desert Shield" and "Desert Storm" proved no exception to this rule. The Per  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 2 of 5) * * * Great Lakes Authority The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Division O, Title IV, Sec.401) amended 40 U.S.C. Sec.15301(a) to establish the Great Lakes Authority (GLA). The structure and functions of the GLA are based on the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Schmitt introduce resolution to mark one-year anniversary of assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and 24 bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution to mark the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt against President Donal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Meristem Crop Performance, Powell, Ohio, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) expressing strong support for the proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices, particularly regarding the Pest Management Conservation System Standard (Code 595). The organization emphasized the importance of integrating innovative crop input technologies like biopesticides into conservati  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Bill Calls on Powell to Cut Rates, Help Working Class Americans Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced a bill calling on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates and help working-class Americans. Moreno's bill comes after Powell again refused to cut interest rates, leading two FOMC members to dissent from a rate decision for the first time since 1993, and is his lat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff, Colleagues Demand End to Illegal Cuts at NASA, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding * Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and other Senators representing space and science innovation   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Auditor Faber Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients COLUMBUS -- Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received Auditor of State Awards in June for their clean audit reports: * Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District (Adams County) * Allen County Land Reutilization Corporation (Allen County) * Buckeye Online School for Succ  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Finding for Recovery of $29,437.90 Issued Against Closed Cincinnati Charter School that Received Too Much State Funding COLUMBUS - A finding for recovery of $29,437.90 was issued Thursday against a closed Hamilton County charter school after a review of its final student data showed it received too much in state funding. The finding was one of several issues identified in a fina  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senators Alsobrooks, Schiff Demand End to NASA Cuts, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year * Today, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and other Senators representing space and science   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Continues Field Assessment of Oral Rabies Vaccine for Raccoons and Other Wildlife * Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced it will continue field assessment of the oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait ONRAB in six states as part of its larg  more