WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 7, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, had highest employment concentration of production occupations in May 2024 Production occupations had employment of 8.7 million in May 2024, representing 5.7 percent of total U.S. employment. Production occupations include jobs operating machinery or equipment to assemble goods or distribute power and are g more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12661) on April 2, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Charles V. Stern. Here are excerpts: * * * Bureau of Reclamation: FY2025 Budget and Appropriations The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is primarily responsible for the construction and operation of hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in the 17 western Reclamati more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Disability Opportunity Office to Award 23 Organizations $2 Million in Funding for Disability Application Assistance DENVER -- The Colorado Disability Funding Committee (CDFC), now housed in the recently established Colorado Disability Opportunity Office (CDOO) within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), will be awarding $2 million in grant funding for disability appl more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado For All: Governor Polis Signs Bill into Law Protecting The Freedom to Marry DENVER - Today, Governor Polis signed SB25-014 \- Protecting the Freedom to Marry, sponsored by Senator Jessie Danielson, and Representatives Lorena Garcia and Brianna Titone. The bill repeals language in the Colorado Constitution that bans same-sex marriage. "Colorado is for everyone, no matter who you are o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Pettersen, Beyer, Salinas, Tonko, Trahan Lead 29 Members Calling on Secretary Kennedy to Halt Dismantling of SAMHSA Amid Opioid and Mental Health Crises WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Don Beyer (VA-08), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) led 29 Members calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Rep. Crank Leads Colorado Republican House Delegation Letter to President Trump on Space Command WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) led a letter from the Colorado Republican Delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives to President Donald J. Trump on their unified support for maintaining the U.S. Space Command's (USSPACECOM) current location in Colorado Springs. Since 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Pettersen, Jacobs Issue Statements on Speaker Johnson's Deal Blocking Parental Proxy Voting Resolution WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA) issued the following statements after Speaker Mike Johnson struck a deal that effectively blocks their bipartisan resolution to allow proxy voting for new parents in Congress. The agreement would replace more PR