WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Historic Decline in Net International Migration Population growth in the United States has slowed significantly with an increase of only 1.8 million, or 0.5%, between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the new Vintage 2025 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This was the nation's slowest population growth since the ea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 34 States And D.C. Between December 2024 And December 2025; 20 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In December * Tue, 01/27/2026 - 12:43 Texas and Hawaii Have Highest 12-Month Increases, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Declines in 2025; Arizona and Montana Top Lists of Monthly Gainers; Minnesota Has the Worst   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Crapo, Wyden Request Information on Recent Social Security Administration Court Filing U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) are requesting additional information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding a recent court filing disclosing new information about the scope of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following activity report for the week ending Jan. 2, 2026: * * * TO: Technical Director FROM: Los Alamos Site Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending January 2, 2026 Year in Review: A summary of the key developments of 2025. * Triad personnel continued their development of a modern, updated safety basis for the Plutonium Fac  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Jan. 27 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mines Partners with Idaho National Lab on AI-Driven Project to Cut Energy Use and Advance Clean Energy * South Dakota Mines is partnering with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on a new Department of Energy project aimed at making clean energy more efficient, affordable and sustainable for the future. The two-year project focuses on improving biomass drying, a critica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Secures Funding for Reconstructing US-30 in Soda Springs * WASHINGTON -Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $9,367,000 in funding for the Soda Springs US-30 Reconstruction Project in Soda Springs, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in H.R.7148 - the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. "Reconstructing the pavement of US Highway   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Release Joint Fact Sheet on Historic Education Freedom Tax Credit * As the Trump Administration continues its celebrations of National School Choice Week, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury today released a joint fact sheet on the Education Freedom Tax Credit that was created by President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Scholars Lend Expertise to Supreme Court Case on Transgender Athletes and Title IX As the Supreme Court weighs the future of state laws barring transgender girls from school sports, two UMass Amherst scholars are among key academic voices urging the justices to interpret Title IX as a statute of inclusion, not exclusion. Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow, professor of public policy and history a  more