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 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Reaches Settlement with Homeworks Construction for Lead Paint Violations in South Bend, Indiana * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice reached a $10,000 settlement with Homeworks Construction Inc. to resolve alleged lead paint renovation violations in South Bend, Indiana. EPA alleged that beginning in 2018, Homeworks Construction performed renovat  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 5 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule for Sept. 8-12, 2025: * * * Monday, September 8, 2025 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Tuesday, September 9, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 45803-DSM2; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 1:30 P.M.; COMMISSIONER: VELETA; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC FOR APPROVAL OF (1) AN ADJUSTMENT TO ITS RATES THROUGH ITS STANDARD CONTRACT RIDER NO. 66 FOR ENERGY EFFICIEN  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Young, Murphy Legislation to Protect American Workers and Limit the Use of Non-Compete Disclosures * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) noted growing support for the Workforce Mobility Act, bipartisan legislation to limit the use of non-compete clauses, which negatively impact almost one in every five American workers. The Workforce Mobility A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym Announces September 2025 Staff Mobile Office Hours * Mishawaka, IN - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) announced the following dates, times, and locations that his office will be holding mobile staff office hours in September 2025 throughout Indiana's Second District. Mobile office hours are designed to be respectful one-on-one conversations with the Congressman's team, primarily for federal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym Announces Service Academy Night on September 23 * MISHAWAKA, IN - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) announced that he will host a Service Academy Night on September 23, 2025 for perspective Service Academy nominees. Service Academy Night will take place on September 23, 2025, from 6:00pm-7:00pm EST at Penn High School, located at 56100 Bittersweet Road in Mishawaka. At Service Academy Nigh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Introduces HARPOON Act to Counter China's Maritime Aggression * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Helping Allies Respond to Piracy, Overfishing, and Oceanic Negligence (HARPOON) Act to combat the devastating economic, environmental, and geopolitical impact of China's illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing around the world. The legislation would expand U.S. coop  more