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

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

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve civilian wins 'Inspector of the Year' award JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - "I am very humbled," said Gregory Pavick, division inspector for the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division, during a recognition ceremony Jan. 10 at division headquarters here. Pavick was named "Inspector of the Year" from a pool of 21 inspectors serving with the 1st, 7th and 9th Missio more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Alabama - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 6.6 percent of wage and salary workers in Alabama, compared with 7.5 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the union membership rate for the state wa more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Florida - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 5.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Florida, compared with 4.7 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the union membership rate for the state wa more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Kentucky - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 8.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Kentucky, unchanged from 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the union membership rate for the state was at its pea more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Mississippi - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 5.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Mississippi, compared with 7.0 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the union membership rate for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Chairman Graham Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Budget Resolution Vote-A-Rama WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today discussed the Senate's budget resolution on the floor ahead of a series of amendment votes, known as a "vote-a-rama." The FY 2025 budget resolution i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * During Black History Month, Scott Pushes Investment in Underserved Communities Senator Scott announced his goal to unleash $1 trillion into communities like the one he grew up in. WASHINGTON -- As part of Black History Month, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is building on his commitment to increase economic opportunity across the United States. In his role as Chairman of the Senate Banking Comm more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Annual 2024 Financial Results Funds over $310 billion in advances in 2024 and commits over $118 million to affordable housing and community development for 2025 ATLANTA, February 20, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unau more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement On McConnell Retirement WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) announced he would not seek reelection. "I very much appreciate Mitch's decades of dedicated service and leadership in the U.S. Senate. "As the longest serving Senate Republican leader, Senator McConnell reshaped th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Votes To Confirm Kash Patel WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after voting to confirm Kash Patel as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Patel was confirmed by a vote of 51-49. "I am extremely pleased to have cast my vote to confirm Kash Patel as the new director of the FBI. Kash has been a federal defense attorne more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Colleagues Urge ATF To Strengthen Second Amendment Protections And Rescind Unconstitutional Biden Rules WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 28 of their Senate Republican colleagues today to send a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Deputy Director Marvin Richardson urging him t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal & Experts Discuss House Leadership Inaction & Big Tech Lies on Kids Online Safety [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) discussed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on stopping the exploitation of children online. During the hearing, Blumenthal and witnesses called attention to Ho more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Kershaw County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Cameron Jones, 26, of Camden, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that on April 1, 2022, an offic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 15, 2025, from the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and 86 collaborators: * * * To: Douglas Parker 200 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20210 * * * The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and the 86 undersigned organizations thank the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for proposing a ne 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 Public Citizen: * * * To: The Honorable Doug Parker Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on the proposed rulemaking -- Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39 * * * Dear A more ST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces significant developments in resolving Section 504 lawsuit (COLUMBIA, S.C) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 16 other states filed a court update Wednesday night to clarify that a recent lawsuit will not take away Section 504 accommodations for anyone with a disability. Instead, it is intended to challenge the Biden administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * F-15E U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland received a closed briefing on the F-15E United States Central Command Operations from Major General Akshai M. Gandhi, USAF, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Major General Benjamin R. Maitre, USAF, Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force,  more ST

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: * * * U.S. Strategic Bombers soar across Arabian Peninsula ARABIAN PENINSULA -- U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron returned to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility this week, flying multiple missions over the Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea without landing, as part of U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Hirono Calls Out Republican Attacks on Department of Education, Programs for Students and Families ~ Video of Sen. Hirono's floor speech is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) took to the Senate floor to condemn President Trump's and Republican's efforts to eliminate the Department of Education (ED) and cut crucial federal funding for prog more PR