KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 69,958, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 61,651, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Oklahoma were 80,656, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 73,255, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wyoming were 18,894, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 18,048, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Passes Reed's Bill to Curb Abusive Mortgage "Trigger Leads" & Stop Unwanted Spam * WASHINGTON, DC - After a late Saturday night legislative session, U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act is finally headed to the president's desk. The bipartisan bill, co-authored by Bill Hagerty (R-TN), targets abusive " trigger leads " -- a term for when credit reporting agenc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Honors the Contributions of Central Valley Farmers * WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) alongside Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating August 3, 2025 through August 9, 2025 as National Farmers Market Week. This resolution recogn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is advancing its review of the Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project, which is seeking to renew its operating license. The 28.44-megawatt facility, operated by Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, is situated on the Androscoggin River and impacts the cities of Auburn and Lewiston, along with the town of Durham in Maine. The company submitted a relicense application on August 28, 2024. Following a readiness notice issued on May 15, 20  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- Paradigm Shift Hydro LLC has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a pumped storage hydropower project near Roxbury in Oxford County, Maine. The Partridge Peak Energy Project proposes a closed-loop system featuring two artificial reservoirs, interconnected by penstocks, with a generating capacity of 15 megawatts. The planned facility includes upper and lower steel storage tanks, each holding approximately 50 acre-feet of water, conn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is reviewing a request for a temporary alteration to a major hydroelectric project on the Penobscot River. The Mattaceunk Hydroelectric Project, operated by Great Lakes Hydro America LLC, has applied for a variance from its license requirements to permit maintenance on its fishway structures and a sluice gate. The proposed modification would involve lowering the water level by approximately 22 feet from early August to late Sept  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden cosponsors bill to reduce financial burden on Eastport Port Authority, maintain border security * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is supporting the Securing Ports and America's Commerce and Economy (CBP SPACE) Act, which would prevent Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from offloading additional costs and responsibilities onto local ports while threatening closure for noncomplian  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Robert L. Wilson * "Honor before self" is a core value of the Marine Corps. It's one Pfc. Robert Lee Wilson took to heart. During the World War II battle for Tinian Island in the Pacific, Wilson gave his life so that three of his comrades could live. His selfless actions led to him posthumously receiving the Medal of Honor. Wilson was born May 21, 1921, in Centra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $11 Million for Maine Community Colleges Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $10,663,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine Community Colleges in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The bill,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Ernst, Valadao, Pingree Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution to Recognize National Farmers Market Week * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced the adoption of a bipartisan resolution to celebrate National Farmers Market Week from August 3 through August 9, 2025. The resolution recognizes the vital role that farmers markets   more