PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $35.95 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics r more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.47 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Board of Public Works Approves Investments to Promote the Future of Thoroughbred Racing in Maryland ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore and the Board of Public Works today approved a demolition package for Pimlico Race Course and the acquisition of Shamrock Farm in Carroll County to serve as the premier training center hub of thoroughbred racing in Maryland. The actions mark a critical step forw more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Freedom Fresh LLC,* Medley, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $348,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for fresh fruits and vegetables. This was a competitive acquisition with five responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is May 4, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education has approved new testing materials and extended the usability of certain existing assessments for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS). The announcement confirms that the CASAS Reading GOALS 2 Series is now deemed suitable for evaluating Literacy and English Language Arts at all Adult Basic Education (ABE) levels for a period of seven years beginning May 8, 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Pushes Back on Cuts to PBS "I will be fighting for viewers like you" WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) paid tribute to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on the House floor and pushed back on the Trump Administration's Executive Order to cut funding to public media. "Mr. Speaker, you would be hard pressed to find a person in America whose childhood wasn't prof more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Women's Sports are for Women Only WASHINGTON--The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) today held a hearing on "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports." At the hearing, members examined the impact of policies adopted by athletic governance bodies that allow biological men to co more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, May 7 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Like cars, rockets evolve: Navy's ramjet test proves game-changing potential Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully air-launched a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned vehicle for the first time, one step toward modernizing missile technology. The test also integrated the use of a fire control system on a BQM-34 unmanned target vehicle for live more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 8 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on May 7, 2025: * * * Board of Public Works Approves $1.9 Million for Park Improvements and Land Conservation in Cecil, Frederick and Somerset Counties Funding approved for DNR's Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure, Community Parks and Playgrounds, and Rural Legacy programs The Board of Public Works today approved more than $1.9 million in grants to local gove more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48424) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Methane Emissions: U.S. and International Mitigation Efforts" by environmental policy analyst Kathryn G. Kynett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted in part as a result of human activities. According to climate scientists, approximately 0.5 C of the net 1.1 C increase in global surface temperatures that has occurred since 1850 may b more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * NIH, CMS Partner to Advance Understanding of Autism Through Secure Access to Select Medicare and Medicaid Data WASHINGTON, DC--MAY 7, 2025--The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a landmark partnership to enable NIH to build a real-world data platform enabling  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11307) on May 7, 2025, by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * OPM v. AFGE and Related Litigation: Supreme Court Stays Order Reinstating Federal Probationary Employees On April 8, 2025, the Supreme Court in U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) v. American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) granted the government's application to stay a preliminary injunction and order more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Overcriminalization Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on the overcriminalization of federal statutory and r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Threats to AI Innovation Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet hearing on protecting Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, a lot of times on this floor and in the press you hear about how the Republicans somehow are cutting Medicaid or slashing Medicaid, but the facts are that in the Republican budget resolution, we increase Medicaid expenditures by at least 25 percent over the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. April McClain-Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support my bipartisan, bicameral legislation, H.R. 3159, the Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act includes a specific benefit that caps interest rates on preservice debt more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Puts Sanctuary City Leaders on Notice: Time to Put Americans First The Secretary blasted sanctuary jurisdictions for failing to uphold federal law and called on leaders to stand up for Americans who have been victimized by reckless sanctuary policies SPRINGFIELD, IL - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today held a press conference highlighting the devasta more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Funding Cuts, Attacks on Federal Workers Are Exacerbating Safety and Security Challenges in the Bureau of Prisons Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)--Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommitt more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Moran, Moore, Trahan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Employee Ownership of Businesses Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and U.S. Representatives Blake Moore (R-Utah) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to make it easier for private companies to transfer ownership of a business to their employees. Currently, over more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WATCH NOW: Secretary Noem Calls Out Governor J.B. Pritzker's and his Sanctuary Policies That Put Illegal Aliens Before Americans SPRINGFIELD, IL - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hosts a press conference in Illinois Governor Pritzker's backyard with Angel Families to call out the state's sanctuary policies that undermine the rule of law and endanger fellow Americans.  more PR