DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - December 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for R more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025 ARMY ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025 ARMY ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Boozman, Crapo Introduce Hearing Protection Act Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 7, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) to introduce the Hearing Protection Act, legislation to help law-abiding gun owners better access suppressors to preserve hearing and safety. T more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 7 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond announces defeat of Biden Administration's EV mandate OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 7, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today the long-awaited defeat of the Biden Administration's burdensome emissions regulations from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In 2023, Oklahoma joined a 21-state coalition to challenge the Biden Administration's attempt to dr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees on Water Resources and Environment issued the following information for a hearing entitled "America Builds: Clean Water Act Permitting and Project Delivery" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 11, 2025, at 2167 Rayburn House Office Building: Witness List: * Robert D. Singletary, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality * Honorable Shawn M. LaTourette, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: The Justice Department announced today that a federal judge in Oklahoma City has approved an agreement with Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) to resolve allegations that OKCPS violated Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeant Michael J. McCullough's rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). The department's lawsuit alleged that OKCPS violated USER more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Introduces Bill to Block Tax Breaks for Marijuana Businesses WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) this week introduced legislation to prevent marijuana businesses from deducting business expenses from their taxes. Lankford was joined on the bill by Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE). "Marijuana doesn't make our families stronger, our streets safer, or our workplaces more productive.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Introduces Bill to Prevent Trafficking in Government Contracts WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025 to close gaps in federal rules that allow human trafficking to persist in government contracting while strengthening agency oversight, accountability, and reporting requirements. Representative more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS (February 6, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Scott Mason IV to serve as the 14th regional administrator of the EPA's South Central Region, also known as Region 6. Mason will lead the implementation of President Trump's environmental agenda in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Collins (R-GA) announced that the Subcommittee is continuing the "America Builds" hearing series with a hearing examining how Congress can ensure that the Clean Water Act (CWA) balances the goals of protecting water quality and timely project completions, reducing supply more PR