WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 0.4 unemployed persons per job opening in the Dakotas, 1.7 in California, in December 2024 February 20, 2025 There were 7.6 million job openings in the United States in December 2024, a number not much different than the number of unemployed people, resulting in a ratio of 0.9 unemployed persons per job opening. North Dakota and South Dakota each  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 --The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released its 2025 ALEC Index of State Education Freedom, in January 2025, a comprehensive 50-state guide analyzing the availability and accessibility of various learning options for families. The report, authored by Andrew Handel, ALEC's Director of Education and Workforce Development Task Force, ranks states based on their commitment to parental empowerment in education, focusing on areas like education freedom programs, cha more ST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * 29 Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in $5M COVID Fraud Investigation COLUMBIA, S.C. --Twenty-Nine out of 31 indicted defendants have pleaded guilty in a five-year investigation into a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits led by SCDC inmates along with family members and friends outside the prison system. Eviden more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Columbia Physician Pleads Guilty to False Statements to Medicare JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., physician pleaded guilty in federal court today to making false statements relating to a health care matter. Jerry Joseph Bruggeman, M.D., 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr. to one count of making false statem more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Condemns Firing of Federal Workers in Kansas City Earlier this week, Rep. Cleaver expressed strong opposition to layoffs at the IRS campus in Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) - Today, after expressing strong opposition to the Trump Administration about federal layoffs in Kansas City, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver released the following statement condemning the Trump Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Hosts World Cup Conversation on Local Hospitality Needs MISSION, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted her fifth World Cup Community Conversation, bringing together local, state, regional, and federal officials alongside trade professionals and business experts. The discussion focused on strengthening the region's hospitality sector, including improving customer service, expanding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Federal Firefighters Who Combated California Wildfires Given Pentagon Tour Ten U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service firefighters from two separate crews who spent much of January battling Southern California wildfires were given a tour of the Pentagon this afternoon as part of a four-day, USDA-hosted trip to Washington. During the approximately one-hour tour, five members of the Forest Service's  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Former Taney County Official Pleads Guilty to Stealing $260,000 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A former official with the Taney County Health Department pleaded guilty in federal court today to a scheme to embezzle approximately $260,000 from the agency. Hugo Ricardo Huacuz, 51, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dav more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Highlights Explosion of Online Child Sexual Abuse Material, Urges Action Today during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about protecting children online, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) highlighted the explosion of child sexual abuse material on the internet and urged immediate action to allow victims to hold Big Tech accountable. "In 2023, there were 104 million images and videos of sus more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Secures Pledge from Trump's Labor Nominee to Put American Workers First, Hold Companies Accountable for Labor Abuses Today in a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Senate Committee hearing with Department of Labor nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) secured commitments that, if confirmed, Chavez-DeRemer would implement President Trump's pro-worker agenda to put A more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health United States Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings * * more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Specialty Risk Insurance, Carthage, Missouri: * * * To: Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health US Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings NPRM (Docket #OSHA-2021-0009) more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Rep. Bell Hosts Labor Roundtable Discussion with St. Louis Union Members Washington, D.C.-- Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) met with union members from across the St. Louis region at Iron Workers Local 396 to discuss issues surrounding labor rights under the new administration including threats to the right to organize and collectively bargain. They also discussed Bell's ef more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, Colleagues Relaunch Abraham Accords Caucus Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), along with Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL), Congressman Craig Goldman (R-TX), and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) today announced the relaunch of the House Abraham Accords Caucus in order to build on the success of the historic Abraham Accords. For decades, Congress has played a key r more PR