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. 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Unanimously Passes Peters, Paul, Lankford, and Tillis Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Assistance Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rand Paul (R-KY), James Lankford (R-OK), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) has advanced in the Senate. The legislation would  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 1 of 5) * * * Delta Regional Authority The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) was established in 2000 to address economic distress in the Mississippi River Delta region./47 The DRA aims to "improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has initiated proceedings regarding application of Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., Brandenburg, Kentucky, for an alternative rate adjustment, as outlined in the document titled "Electronic Application of Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation for an Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:078" (Case No. 2025-00159). The utility filed its application on July 15, 2025, proposing that its  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell and Coons in The Washington Post on FY26 Defense Appropriations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee wrote the following op-ed for today's digital edition of The Washington Post: On T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Helps Secure Federal Funding for the City of Winchester * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the City of Winchester will receive a $2.7 million federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to upgrade sewer infrastructure at the Winchester Industrial Park. The improvements will include the installation of a new sewer   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell: We Should Grow Hemp and Protect Kids at the Same Time * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, delivered the following floor remarks today regarding his continued efforts to protect children's health, support industrial hemp and CBD: "I rise today to discuss the original intent of the 2018   more