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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Joins Multistate Coalition To Defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau BOSTON -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump Administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent agency that ensures companies f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Defends Pennsylvania Law Prohibiting Concealed Carry By Individuals Under 21 BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Lara v. Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit to revisit an opinion striking down a  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 21 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Agrees With Attorney General Rayfield, Blocks Trump's Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship Judges deny U.S. DOJ's request to lift the hold on executive order Attorney General Dan Rayfield commends the 9th Circuit U.S. Appeals Court decision this week to block the Trump Administration's efforts to end birthright citizenship. The ruling denied the administration's request for  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: Dismantling CFPB Would Cause Irreparable Harm to California Consumers Gutting of CFPB creates a gap in regulation greater than before the 2008 financial crisis OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Consumer Financial Protecti more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: FDA Should Take Quick and Decisive Action Against Makers of Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs OAKLAND - As part of a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territories, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift and decisive action against bad actors unlawfully profiting off the high demand for FDA-appr more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau February 20, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is an independent ag more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Co-Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau For Immediate Release: February 20, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Amicus Brief TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Consumers PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to fight back against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is an independent agency that oversees big banks, lenders, credit card companies, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Defending Pennsylvania Law that Prohibits Concealed Carry by Individuals Under 21 LANSING - Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief (PDF) urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump Administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is an independent agency that oversees big  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION TO DEFEND CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU 23 AGs Stand Against Efforts to Defund and Shut Down Consumer Protection Agency Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and di more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS RESTITUTION FROM FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO PLEADS GUILTY TO PPP LOAN FRAUD Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today his office obtained a guilty plea in a case against a DuPage County woman who fraudulently received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for over $20,000 while employed by the state of Illinois. The Attorney General's pros more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls for Federal Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers # Patients Suspected of Taking Counterfeit Drugs Have Ended up in the Hospital (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration take swift action against bad actors endangering cons more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau # 23 AGs Warn Against Efforts to Defund and Shut Down Consumer Protection Agency (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general warning against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer  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

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

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 21 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ JOINS MULTISTATE COALITION TO DEFEND THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU 23 AGs Warn Against Efforts to Defund and Shut Down Consumer Protection Agency HONOLULU - Attorney General Lopez today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 15, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 213,000 to 214,000. The 4-week moving average was 215,250, a decrease of 1,000 fr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 23 AGs Warn Against Efforts to Defund and Shut Down Consumer Protection Agency BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and d more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 21 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Carson City, NV -- Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to fight back against the Trump administration and Elon Musk's reckless attempt to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is an independent  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Attorney General Neronha joins multistate coalition to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is an independent age more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 21 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * TN Attorney General Leads Bipartisan Call for Action Against Sellers of Counterfeit, Unapproved, and Contaminated Weight Loss Drugs NASHVILLE--Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit more PR

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe for the Southern District of Illinois departs from post FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - Rachelle Aud Crowe, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, who has served as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the district, has departed from the position, effective Feb. 18. She releases the fo more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 21 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the CFPB Vermont and 22 Other AGs Warn Against Efforts to Defund and Shut Down Consumer Protection Agency Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 23 states to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CF more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 205: * * * America Is Back -- and President Trump Is Just Getting Started President Donald J. Trump took office just one month ago, but has already accomplished more than most presidents do in their entire term as he makes good on his promise to usher in the New Golden Age of America. Here is a non-comprehensive list of President Trump's wins after just one month: SECURING OUR HOMELAND: * President Trump  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 21 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 23 AGs Warn Against Efforts to Defund and Shut Down Consumer Protection Agency MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Co more PR