WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1059) on June 24, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - May 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in May in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-four states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 4 states had decrea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott Leads Committee Hearing on How Sports Medicine Can Advance Healthier Aging WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, convened the committee's tenth hearing of the 119th Congress: "Lessons from the Field: How Sports Medicine Can Improve Health Outcomes f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Booker Renew Push to Ban the U.S. Sale and Manufacturing of "K-Leather" and Protect Kangaroos from Largest Commercial Slaughter in the World * June 25, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation to ban the sale and manufacturing of products made from kangaroo skin, also known as "k-leather." After years of th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Nearly Half of U.S. Counties * JUNE 26, 2025 -- The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024, according to the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the population continued to age, with the shar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Introduces West Virginia Native, Dr. Paul S. Legg, at Aging Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senator Jim Justice, a member of the Senate Aging Committee, attended a hearing titled, Lessons from the Field: How Sports Medicine Can Improve Health Outcomes for Seniors. During the hearing, Senator Justice introduced West Virginia native, Dr. Paul Legg as a wi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Commends Air Force and Space Force Leaders on Successful Iran Strikes * Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, questioned Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Troy Meink, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Gener more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 27 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Treasurer Pack Encourages Senators Capito and Justice to Extend Tax Cuts, SMART529 and ABLE Benefits State Treasurer Larry Pack today announced his support for extending President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The reconciliation package, which includes one of the largest tax cuts in the nation's history as well as key provisions to benefit a more PR