WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0104) on Jan. 28, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - December 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December in 6 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twentyseven states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Secures Commitments from HHS Nominee RFK on Crucial Social Issues Today in a hearing with Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured commitments on four crucial social issues: so-called "gender affirming care," fetal tissue research, Title X funding for abortions, and the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley aske more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Hero William Hart's stolen Gold Lifesaving Medal The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) The United States Coast Guard honored William C. Hart, a Philadelphia nativ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner on Jan. 30, 2025, with National Association of Manufacturers CEO and President Jay Timmons: * * * Manufacturers are Depending on Congress to Extend the Trump Tax Cuts The people have spoken loud and clear: They want a stronger, more competitive America. With President Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans leading Congress, we more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the release of the January 2025 reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index: "President Trump inherited an economic mess from former President Biden and Vice President Harris,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces the Achieving Choice in Education (ACE) Act WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced the Achieving Choice in Education (ACE) Act to bolster educational choices for American families. This bill addresses growing concerns among parents about the ideological influences in public education and the economic barriers to alternative schooling options. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) is a co-sponsor. more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Mexican Drug-Trafficking Organization Distributed Over 335 Kilos of Meth, 22 Kilos of Heroin * * * Three Mexican nationals were sentenced in federal court this week for their roles in a $4.7 million conspiracy to distribute more than 335 kilograms of methamphetamine and 22 kilograms of heroin. Jesus Morales-Garcia, also known as "Don more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Today, Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the Achieving Choice in Education Act, a bill to expand educational opportunities and provide families with greater tax-advantaged flexibility. "Parents deserve the freedom to choose the best educational path for their children, and the Achieving Choice in Education Act empowers them by expanding 529 edu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Resolution Condemning Pardons of Violent J6 Offenders WASHINGTON, DC - During the presidential campaign last year, President Trump pledged to pardon non-violent offenders who participated in the January 6 (J6), 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. And just days before taking the oath of Office, Vice President -elect JD Vance stated: "obviously people that committed violence aga more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14. more PR