CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 73,013, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 71,806, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP announces additional partnerships for new and expanded services * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today 33 tentative selections for new reimbursable services agreements that will promote cross-border trade and facilitate essential travel to the United States. The Reimbursable Services Program allows private sector and state an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has issued a report detailing the water resources of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine. Titled 'Water-Resources Inventory and Assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument,' the document was prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service and authored by Amanda L. Tudor. The report, number Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5070, aims to provide a baseline understanding of the monument's wate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Wyden Leads Bill to Reverse Trump Cuts at Social Security and Protect Benefits On the Eve of the 90th Anniversary of Social Security, Wyden Leads Senate Democrats In Effort to Safeguard Earned Benefits and Improve Customer Service After DOGE Disaster * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he would int  more