WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0451) on April 2, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages - May 2025": * * * Production occupations had employment of 8.7 million in May 2024, representing 5.7 percent of total national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest production occupations were miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (1.5 million) and first-li more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Duffy About Bridges, Project Delays Ahead of Upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill To watch Chairman Capito's questions, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing beginning the development of the Surface Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 3, 2025 ARMY Bechtel National Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $242,282,475 modification (P00284) to contract W52P1J-09-C-0012 to capture past contract overruns for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. Work will be performed in Pueblo, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of April 3, 2026. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Support Center for Child Advocates for Pregnancy Discrimination Federal Agency Charges Non-Profit Denied Accommodations to Pregnant Employee PHILADELPHIA - Support Center for Child Advocates (SCCA), which provides legal assistance and social services to juveniles, violated federal law when it denied an employee with a high-risk pregnancy an accommodation to work remotely dur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protecfion Division of Air Quality: * * * Re: Docket ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0282-0001 Proposed Supplemental Rulemaking for Nafional Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Producfion * * * Dear Docket Manager: The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protecfion, Division o more ST

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the West Virginia Manufacturers Association: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Comments on EPA's Proposed Review of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Production Industry. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0282, 8 more ST

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSmeet) -- The FBI has scheduled a virtual meeting for the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council on May 8, 2025. Matters for discussion are expected to include: (1) Proposed Change to the Security and Management Control Outsourcing Standard for Non-Channeling. (2) Proposed Revision to the Next Generation Identification Noncriminal Justice Rap Back Service Outsourcing Policy Implementation Guide. (3) Proposed Changes to the Next Generation Identification  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Kurt Bluemel Inc. to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Federal Agency Charged Maryland Commercial Nursery Terminated Employee Due to Pregnancy BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. - Kurt Bluemel, Inc., a plant nursery in Baldwin, Maryland, will pay $40,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment O more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- President Trump sent 57 nominations to the Senate on March 24, 2025: Herschel Walker, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services. Stacey Feinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Melissa Argyros, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia. Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kin more ST

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that the interest rate for cash deposited to secure immigration bonds with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be 3 percent per annum for the second quarter of 2025. The rate is effective from April 1 through June 30, 2025, and reflects the maximum allowable under federal law governing immigration bond interest payments. Under 8 U.S.C. 1363(a), the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to set the  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 4 -- The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Actions in Washington Pose Serious Threats to West Virginia Families and Economy This week, the Senate released a budget plan that confirms both chambers of Congress are racing down a path that could raise costs for food and health care for millions of families by endangering Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, all to more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 4 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Warner expresses frustration over Morrisey's veto of election transparency regulation Democracy dies in darkness. Elections are influenced by money. When those two altruisms converge, we're left with a society that is subject to the desires of the wealthy elite who know how to "play the political influence game." On April 1st, Governor Patrick Morrisey,  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 4 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Treasurer Pack Announces Enrollment Incentive for WVABLE Savings Program in April In conjunction with National ABLE to Save Month in April, State Treasurer Larry Pack is proud to announce an enrollment incentive for the WVABLE Savings program throughout the month of April. The STABLE Account Enrollment Incentive will be available to all eligible individuals more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on April 2, 2025: * * * Why Do Working People Die Younger Than the Wealthy? Everyone wants to live a long, happy, and productive life. If you're working class in America, that's tough to do. Last month, I asked Americans to share their stories about how financial stress is affecting their lives. The response was overwhelming, heartbreaking, and infuriating. Working people are dying years before they should more PR