WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Assistant Leader Neguse, House Democrats Host Hearing on Fight to Save Medicaid Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) joined fellow members of Democratic Leadership for a Steering & Policy Committee hearing on saving Medicaid. The lawmakers were joined by panelists with expertise on the subject matter, including Kody H. Kinsley, North Carolina's 18th Secr more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release: * * * Commissioner Causey names David Yetter as Chief Actuary at NCDOI North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has named David Yetter as deputy commissioner and chief actuary of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, effective immediately. Yetter joined the department in May 2018 as an actuary in the Actuarial Services Division. "I am proud to appoint David to thi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RAISES THE ALARM AND CONDEMNS TRUMP CUTS TO DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL FORCE DOZENS OF FAMILIES, INCLUDING VETERANS, ONTO THE STREET Congressman Pat Ryan Raises the Alarm and Condemns Trump Cuts to Department of Housing and Urban Development That Will Force Dozens of Families, Including Veterans, Onto the Street Yesterday it was reported (link is externa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has finalized a rule amending Class E airspace extending from 700 feet above the surface at ECU Health Chowan Hospital Heliport in Edenton, North Carolina. The amendment aims to enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the heliport. In addition, the rule corrects the name and coordinates of Northeastern Regional Airport, previously known as Edenton Municipal Airport. The FAA determined th more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Foreign National Extradited From Spain To Face Charges For Alleged International "Tech Support Fraud Scheme" CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence J. Cameron announced today that Bikramjit Ahluwalia, 39, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates living in Dubai, was extradited from Spain and will appear in f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Fort Liberty Becomes Fort Bragg, Renamed for Battle of Bulge Hero Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort Bragg. Today, that order was implemented. The new name for the largest installation in the Army honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a native of Maine, who enlisted in July 1943 at age 23. During World War II, he serve more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Operations Services, Inc. (OSI) challenging the U.S. Army's award of a task order to Logmet, LLC, for support of the Contingency Operations Warehouse (COW) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The decision, released on Feb. 18, 2025, determined that OSI's protest was based on speculation and misstatements of the solicitation requirements. OSI, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, protested the award, arguin more ST

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * JEC Establishes Committee Leadership for the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, the Joint Economic Committee concluded its committee organizational vote to adopt the committee's leadership for the 119th Congress. Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO) formally ratified the committee's membership, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Awards The Library of Congress recently awarded six Teaching with Primary Sources regional grants. Recipients of these regional grants will make subgrants on behalf of the Library to organizations that wish to integrate Library resources and Teaching with Primary Sources methods into their educational programming. The recipients include Illinois Stat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the Federal Government Move to End Google's Search Monopoly RALEIGH -- Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson, a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, and the United States Department of Justice proposed an end to Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and changes to restore competition to benefit consum more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release: * * * N.C. Capital Facilities Finance Agency Policy Update Aimed at Bringing More Bond Issuance Back to State A significant change to a 13-year-old policy was approved by the N.C. Capital Facilities Finance Agency (NCCFFA) this week. State Treasurer Brad Briner chairs the seven-member board, which facilitates tax-exempt financing to nonprofit institutions providing elementary and secondar more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Announces 30-Day FEMA Extension for Individual Assistance Raleigh, NC Today, FEMA granted Governor Josh Stein's request for a 30-day extension for disaster survivors to apply for FEMA's individual assistance (IA) program. The new deadline is April 7, 2025. Governor Stein released the following statement on the extension: "Thank you to FEMA and the Trump Administrat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Urges Congress to Protect North Carolinians' Health Care and Oppose Cuts to Medicaid Funding Governor Josh Stein today sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to change course on proposed federal cuts to the Medicaid program and laying out what's at stake in North Carolina. "Medicaid is a lifeline for more than 3 million North Carolinians more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein, Secretary Sangvai, and Health Leaders Highlight Potential Damaging Impacts of Proposed Federal Medicaid Cuts at Charlotte Roundtable Today, Governor Josh Stein and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai hosted a roundtable with health care professionals and Medicaid beneficiaries to highlight the lifesaving impacts of Medicai more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * New Data Shows Black Infants Are Dying at Rates Three Times Higher Than White Infants The 2023 Infant and Child Mortality Data from the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force Report shows non-Hispanic Black and American Indian children have higher mortality rates compared to other racial and ethnic groups. In 2023, the disparity worsened, with Black infants more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Surveys Fire and Hurricane Damage in Western North Carolina U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins surveyed natural disaster damage and met with U.S. Forest Service members in Western North Carolina. Asheville, NC, March 7, 2025 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins surveyed natural disaster damage and met with U.S. Forest Service members in Western North Carol more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * State invites communities and contractors to apply for Phases 1 through 4 of the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's (NCDEQ) Division of Coastal Management (DCM) invites communities and contractors to apply to participate in Phases 1 through 4 of the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP), which aim more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Holds Hearing Addressing Broadband Deployment WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing titled Fixing Biden's Broadband Blunder. "I hope this new Congre more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Sustain the fight: 311th ESC's G4 Logistics Readiness Workshop drives operational excellence SLOAN, Nevada - From Feb. 23 to 27, 2025, the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) hosted its annual G4 Logistics Readiness Workshop at the George W. Dunaway Army Reserve Center in Sloan, Nevada. The event gathered logistics professionals from across the command to improve operational readi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week: Border Security, Base Renaming, Good Get for West Point, All Indicators of Thriving DOD In North Carolina today, Fort Liberty was redesignated as Fort Bragg. That change follows a memorandum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed in February. This week, the secretary signed a similar memorandum, which directs the redesignation of Fort Moore, Georgia, to Fort Benning. That installation will  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Waste spill of 95,000 gallons impacts stream in Duplin County The North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) has been alerted to an animal waste spill impacting Carltons Mill Run creek in Duplin County. DWR staff were alerted earlier this week of a spill from C&J Finishers farm (Permit ADS310246), located on Carrolls more PR