WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates under 3.0 percent in 77 metropolitan areas in April 2025 Unemployment rates were higher in April 2025 than a year earlier in 286 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 72 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas. A total of 77 metropolitan areas had unemployment rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Carter, Cole at FY26 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Markup Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Sub more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces Energy Choice Act to End Blue-State Wars on American Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral H.R. 3699, the Energy Choice Act (link is external) toprohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service's connection, reconnection, modification,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Grassley and Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Violent Crime Laws * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and nine Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act would clarify and s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice of inventory completion concerning human remains and associated funerary objects held by the University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman. This notice, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), signifies the museum's determination of a cultural affiliation between these materials and specific Indian Tribes. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Harris, Cole at FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Subcommittee Markup Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Agriculture, Rural Developmen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Heartland Flyer Faces Imminent Suspension without Funding * While Amtrak operates the service, states are legally required to fund costs For more than 25 years, the Heartland Flyer has been a vital link between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City along the I-35 corridor. Operated in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has issued a notice of inventory completion, a type of rule, through the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. This action, taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, signifies that the university has completed an inventory of human remains and established a cultural affiliation between these remains and various Indian Tribes. The inventory identifies human remain more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Honors First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin at Post Office Renaming Ceremony in Huron * HURON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) spoke at a ceremony to dedicate the United States Postal Service (USPS) office in Huron as the First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building. This renaming follows legislation introduced by Rounds in November 2023 and signed into law in November  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- A notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service confirms the completion of an inventory of human remains by the University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Norman. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, establishing a cultural affiliation between the remains and specific Indian Tribes. The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History has identified human remains representing at least two i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sens. Moran, Reed Introduce Resolution to Recognize Army's 250th Anniversary * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - co-chair of the Senate Army Caucus - spoke on the Senate floor to support a resolution he introduced with fellow co-chair Sen. Jack Reed (R-R.I.), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Army and affirming the Senate's support for the Army and its soldier more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * WSJ Editorial Highlights Tillis Bill to End Predatory Litigation Funding Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial supporting the Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act, legislation introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) which would impose a new tax on profits earned by third-party entities that finance civil litigation and curb predatory prac more PR