SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Hawaii First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 4, 2026 * * * Employment declined 0.6 percent in Honolulu, the only large county in Hawaii, from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hawaii employment decreased 0.3 percent over the year to 643,900 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * New CAD course helps enlisted technicians turn problems into parts * A few months ago, Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Ott faced a problem: A new loudhailer needed to be secured to a patrol boat at the Baltimore Yard, but there weren't any mounts in stock As an electronics technician, Ott knew he could make one with a 3D printer, but first he had to design it. Working out the dimension  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 5 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * CDPH Issues Immunization Recommendations for 2026-27 Respiratory Virus Season CDPH and the West Coast Health Alliance reaffirm commitment to vaccine guidance, reflecting a broad consensus on the protective benefits of vaccines What You Need to Know: California believes that immunization is the best protection available against respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, influenza  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Reversing Biden-era Partial Disapproval of North Dakota's Regional Haze Plan, Allowing Baseload Power to Thrive * DENVER - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to reverse the Biden-Harris administration's 2024 final action that partially disapproved North Dakota's 2022 regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP), and instead fully approve the state's SIP co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Huffman, Territorial Delegates, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Call for Public Input on Deep Sea Mining Proposals Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-Northern Mariana Islands), Rep. James Moylan (R-Guam  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Industrial Base and Workforce Development for Skilled Trades * Thank you to Chair Calvert and our witnesses for this opportunity for us all to address critical industrial base workforce challenges that are in turn critical to the defense industrial base that is required for our national defense over the next generation. I also express greetings and appreciation from my Ranking Member, Ms. McCollum, for wh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following letter to Los Angeles City Mayor Karen Bass: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 2, 2026 The Honorable Karen Bass Mayor City of Los Angeles 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dear Mayor Bass: The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency is investigating potential  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 5 (TNSrpt) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Union Membership on the Rise in New Jersey N.J. adds 22,000 union members in three years, ranks 6th nationally, according to a Labor Education Action Research Network report - New Jersey remains one of the most heavily unionized states in the nation heading into Labor Day 2026. A new report by the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) at Rutgers University finds that union membersh  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 3 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * They Saved Strangers From the Water. Now These EMPD2 Students Are Learning to Save Lives in a Different Way. * In This Article * Sweeping the Cold and Murky Water: Travis Jones * Navigating the Graveyard of the Atlantic: Kyle Trotta * From Operational Readiness to the Classroom Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Jones and Coast Guard Avionics Electrical Technician 2nd Class Kyle Trotta each sav  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * U.S. and UK Launch First-of-Its-Kind Joint Alliance to Dismantle Global Scam Centers * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, together with the Crown Prosecution Service of England & Wales and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Scam Center Strike Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map Now Covers 50 States, U.S. Territories * RESTON, Va. -The U.S. Geological Survey today released Version 2.0 of the Cooperative National Geologic Map, expanding coverage to include Alaska, Hawaii, and most U.S. territories. This version is the first digital map to provide standardized geologic data for all 50 states and most territo  more