ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 98,242, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 92,388, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Cincinnati CBP seized $3.5 million in counterfeit pharma * CINCINNATI- During a week-long joint operation between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CBP officers inspected hundreds of boxes containing possible counterfeit and unapproved medications. A wide variety of unapproved FDA drugs were discovered during inspections more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Introduces Comprehensive Voting Rights Package to Address Today's Voter Suppression Tactics * WASHINGTON DC: Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), co-chair of both the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus and the Task Force for Strengthening Democracy announced she is introducing one of the most comprehensive vot more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Insurance Hearing Gets Results * Allstate will Pay Subcommittee Witness' Claim in FULL Following Investigation U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today announced that Allstate has agreed to fully compensate a victim who testified at the Senator's Disaster Management subcommittee hearing that exposed widespread fraud within the insurance industry. Allstate initially offered the victim, Natali more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Leads Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Give Workers Time Off to Vote * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the 60 th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led 17 of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Time Off to Vote Act, legislation that would require employers--upon the request of the employee--to provide at least two consecutive hours of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am heartbroken by the horrific shooting of five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia. My prayers are with the victims, their loved ones and our courageous service members. Our men and women in uniform and their families should n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin Co-leads Comprehensive Voting Rights Legislative Package * WASHINGTON DC: On the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) announced he joined Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05), his co-chair on the Task Force on Strengthening Democracy, in cosponsoring her voting rights legislative package. He is also co-leading the Sustaining Our Democracy Act and the Unhoused Vo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Releases Statement on Shooting at Fort Stewart Army Base * Orange County, CA -- U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) released the following statement in response to a shooting at Fort Stewart Army Base in Georgia, during which five military personnel were shot: " I'm horrified to learn of the shooting of five brave service members at Fort Stewart Army Base in Georgia - the la more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Secures Bipartisan Support to Remove Lead Pipes from Drinking Water Systems * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to remove lead pipes from drinking water systems. Sen. Ossoff recently introduced and passed an amendment through the Senate Appropriations Committee to increase funding by nearly 50% for the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Statement on Ft. Stewart Shooting * Fort Stewart, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement. "Today's shooting at Ft. Stewart in Georgia is a horrific act of violence. Alisha and I send our prayers to those wounded, to their families, and to the entire Ft. Stewart community in light of this terrible act. We also express our gratitude to the first responders who more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray, Patient Storytellers, and Providers from WA and Idaho Discuss Recent Republican Attacks on Abortion and Access to Health Care, Efforts to Reverse Cuts * Republicans just passed $1 trillion in health care cuts and are kicking roughly 15 million people off their health care; Republican bill bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursement funding--threatening to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Additional Members and Associate of Narco-Terrorist Cartel del Noreste Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three high-ranking members and one prominent associate of the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste (CDN), formerly known as Los Zetas. CDN, one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations in Mex more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Zoe Center for Pediatric & Adolescent Health to Pay $70,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Health provider settles suit alleging it fired employee after refusing to accommodate her disabilities ATLANTA - Zoe Center for Pediatric & Adolescent Health, LLC, a provider of pediatric and adolescent health services in Columbus, Georgia, agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a disabili more PR