WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Sept. 4, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates up in 32 large metro areas, down in 21, over year ended July 2025 Of the 56 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, 32 large areas had unemployment rate increases from July 2024 to July 2025, 21 had decreases, and 3 had no change. The largest rate increase occurred in Cleveland, Oh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Leads Letter to DOL Opposing Rollback of Anti-Discrimination Policy for Federal Contractors * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) led a letter in strong opposition to the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed rule rescinding the Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11246, a bedrock civil rights protection first issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. The Equal Employm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Deborah Gracio Selected to Lead Pacific Northwest National Laboratory * RICHLAND, Wash.--Battelle announced today that Deborah (Deb) Gracio has been appointed as the next director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, effective October 1. Gracio succeeds Steven Ashby who announced his intent to step aside as director earlier this year. Battelle operates PNNL for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * From Discrimination to Distinction: Beatty Leads Gold Medal Honor for Harlem Hellfighters * WASHINGTON, DC - In a nation where history is increasingly under siege, Congress today came together to ensure one story will be remembered rightly. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Black Caucus, joined Congressional leadership and administration officials to award the Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Vote to Raise Energy Costs and Weaken National Security in Extreme Energy and Water Funding Bill * **STATE-BY-STATE FACT SHEET** (link is external) Washington, DC -- Today, the House passed Republicans' harmful 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill that increases costs for American households, undermines infrastructure investments, and weakens our natio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Husted introduces bill to enhance SNAP benefits for working students "My bill corrects outdated SNAP laws so CTE students enrolled in SNAP can continue their education without jeopardizing their families' benefits." * Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today introduced the Food Eligibility for Education and Development (FEED) Act. This bill would update Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Innovative rocket tests push new F-15E weapon to warfighter * EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Innovation, improvisation, and test with a sense of urgency. That describes the 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing's sprint-like effort throughout May to integrate and then demonstrate AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets on an F-15E Strike Eagle. The i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Leads Markup for FY26 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) led the House Appropriations Committee full committee markup for the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government bill. Congressman Joyce is the primary author of this funding bill as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and Gene  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy calls for better inspection of foreign seafood sold in the US: "The shrimp was radioactive" * # Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "Mr. President, this is a photograph of the alien from the movie 'Alien.' This is what you could end up looking like if you eat some of the raw frozen shrimp being   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service seeks public comment on site for Women's Suffrage Memorial * The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation (Foundation), is seeking comments from the public on the site for the proposed Women's Suffrage Memorial. Four sites within the National Mall are under consideration for the memorial: land to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Kaptur Floor Remarks on the 2026 Energy and Water Development Funding Bill * ***WATCH HERE (link is external) Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development and R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Raises Concerns to Walmart Over Puerto Rican Real ID Rejection * WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) sent a letter to Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO, recommending an investigation after a Puerto Rican customer was refused the purchase of an item because the cashier did not accept his Puerto Rico Real Identity Document (ID) in an Ohio Walmart. On July 30, 2025, J  more