WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Montana leads in hires rates at 5.3 percent, April 2025 Montana, at 5.3 percent, was among the states with the highest hires rates in April 2025, while Pennsylvania, at 2.1 percent, was among the lowest. California had the most hires (588,000) and Vermont had the least (11,000). * * * Chart: State hires rates, April 2025, seasonally adjusted * * more PR

LINTHICUM, Maryland, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued the following news: * * * CDSE: Developing tomorrow's security leaders through advanced education By Tammi Bush The Education Division, within the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE), builds future security leaders as the premier provider of online higher education for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. government security community. As part of t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Allen Hosts Signing Day Ceremony for Georgia-12 Service Academy Appointees * Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) hosted a special signing day ceremony for students in Georgia's 12th District who have been accepted into one of the nation's military service academies. These academies include: The United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York; the United States Naval more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Bethany Greene: * * * Federal Government Transfers in the Rural Fifth District In previous articles, we articulated the role that cuts in federal government workforce and spending might have on the Washington, D.C., region of the Fifth Federal Reserve District. But another key piece of federal government spending that impacts our Fifth District communities is transfer payments more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Leads Hospital Roundtable to Highlight Damage of Trump's Cuts to Medicaid and Health Care Services * PRINCE FREDERICK, MD -- As part of House Democrats' Save Our Hospitals Week of Action, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) hosted a roundtable with doctors, medical professionals, and hospitals to discuss the implications of Trump and House Republicans' cuts to Medicaid and health care servic more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on [doc date], entitled "[xxx]": * * * View original text plus charts and tables here: * * * Maryland Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025 * Maryland had 146,000 job openings in April 2025, compared to 133,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, DeLauro, Murray, Baldwin Call on ED to Immediately Cease Illegal Plan to Transfer CTE Program Responsibilities to DOL As McMahon and Trump attempt to illegally dismantle ED, top lawmakers call on McMahon to follow the explicit mandates in key authorizing and appropriations laws-- ensuring essential educational programs are fait more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Senate conducted eight committee hearings on June 18, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Army, after receiving testimony from Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary, and General Randy A. George, Chief of Staff, both of the Army, Department of Defense. * * * DOD BUDGET Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded op more ST

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Colleagues in Calling on DOJ to Withdraw Unlawful Rule Enabling DOJ to Help Violent Criminals Regain Firearms--in Defiance of Decades-Old Appropriations Law * U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Dic more PR