MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 23 (TNSxrep) -- The Alabama Department of Workforce issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * Alabama's Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly in April State Sets New Record High Jobs Count Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced today that Alabama's April preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 2.8%, up slightly from March's rate of 2.7%, and below April 2025's rate of 2.9%.'s rate. The rate represents 67,115 unemploye  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 23 -- Alaska Acting Attorney General Cori Mills issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * Acting AG Mills Joins Multistate Settlement with Fintech Companies GreenSky, LLC and GreenSky Holdings, LLC (Anchorage, AK) - Today, Acting Attorney General Mills announced a multistate settlement with GreenSky, a fintech business which facilitates consumer loans. GreenSky authorized businesses, particularly home improvement and medical businesses, to offer financing th  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 22 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Student Uses AI to Combat Growing Online Crypto Scams * When Daniel Abbott first heard about the nonprofit Intelligence for Good during a guest lecture in one of his cybersecurity classes at Samford University, he saw an opportunity to use his technical skills to help protect people from online crime. Now, Abbott is helping lead efforts to identify and disrupt cryptocurrency investment scams   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * AG McCuskey to Supreme Court: One City Cannot Set Energy Policy for the Whole Country Attorney General JB McCuskey is standing up for West Virginia's energy workers and states' rights in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the brief, West Virginia, Alabama and a 24-state coalition, are urging the Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by Boulder  more