SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 25,948, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,328, the U.S. Bureau of Labor St  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in South Dakota -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 25,412, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in South Dakota were 22,744, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard suspends search for man missing off Pacific Northwest Coast * Click image for link to high resolution link ASTORIA, Ore. -- The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Oregon and Washington, around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday. Missing is a 65-year-old man. Coast Guard crews searched over 18 hours, scouring an area of 2,100 sq. miles  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Douglas County Global Warming Coalition, Roseburg, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing strong objections to the interim final rule revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. This rule, published on July 3, 2025, has drawn criticism due to its potential implications for environmental transparency and public involvement in transportation infrastructure projects. The coalition contends that   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * More Than 80 Lawmakers Demand President Trump Reinstate Disaster Response and Preparedness Staff and Programs * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today led 82 U.S. House Representatives in demanding that President Trump immediately reinstate federal employees critical to disaster response and preparedness and fully fund programs critical to protecting Americans from extreme weather events. The lawm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Oregon Health Authority, Salem, Oregon, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing deep concerns regarding the recent reinterpretation of the term "Federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The OHA asserts that this reinterpretation will severely impact Medicaid programs, reproductive health services, and behavioral health initiatives a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers from Dept. of Agriculture After Drastic Cuts to Wildfire Firefighter Personnel As Millions of Acres Burn Across Country Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Brooke Rollins, Secretary of the D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Announces Over $16.6 Million for 15 Community Projects Throughout Oregon's 4th Congressional District * : August 14, 2025 EUGENE, OR - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced that she has secured $16,625,000 in Community Project Funding (CPFs) from the federal government for projects across Oregon's 4th district. The funding, which would become available if Congress passes full-ye  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * UNITAS 2025 To Be Held Across Multiple Locations Along the East Coast of United States * MAYPORT, Fla. - U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and participating nation forces are set to arrive at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., in support of UNITAS 2025 (66) the world's longest-running multinational maritime exercise, scheduled to start September 15, 2025. Download Previous 241218-N-DM308-1001 MAYPORT, Fl. (Dec 18, 2024) -   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter Statement on Antisemitism and Hate * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter today issued the following statement on antisemitism and hate in response to recent hateful acts in Oregon. "Speaking out against antisemitism and ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warren Probe Lutnick Firm's Potential Conflicts of Interest Related to Massive Tariff Bets Following Reports that Cantor Fitzgerald, the Wall Street Firm Once Run by Commerce Secretary Lutnick and Now Run by Lutnick's Son, Is Selling Tariff Bets, Senators Sound Alarm over Possible Conflicts of Interest and Insider Trading * Senate   more