WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1558) on Dec. 11, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - September 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September in 8 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eighteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 9 states h more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news from Coastal Ready Mix: * * * Coastal Ready Mix establishing operations in Horry County $4.6 million investment will create 19 new jobs * Coastal Ready Mix, a concrete manufacturer, today announced it is establishing operations in Horry County. The company's $4.6 million investment will create 19 new jobs. Coastal Ready Mix is part of a fourth-generation, family-owned construction mater more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nancy Mace Issues Statement On House Passage Of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 10, 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace issued the following statement after the House passed the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act: "The House passage of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act reflects 19 hard-fought wins our office secured to strengthen nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision from South Carolina, signaling satisfaction of Clean Air Act requirements for the regional haze program's second planning period. This action focuses on the long-term strategy (LTS) to improve visibility in mandatory Class I Federal areas, addressing the national goal of preventing future, and remedying existing, air pollution impairment. The appr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Votes For Affordable Health Care and Against Extending Fraud-Riddled, Broken Obamacare Subsidies * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after he voted in favor of the Crapo-Cassidy plan, the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, a proposal to make health care more affordable. Graham also voted against the Senate Democrats' plan to exte more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news from PRET Advanced Materials LLC: * * * PRET Advanced Materials, LLC expands Florence County operations $18.5 million investment will create 74 new jobs * PRET Advanced Materials, LLC (PRET), a leading advanced materials company, today announced it is expanding its operations in Florence County. The company's $18.5 million investment will create 74 new jobs. Headquartered in Johnsonvil more PR

AIKEN, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * SRS begins early construction on SRPPF training facility HFTOC facility will be used to train pit production personnel in non-nuclear environment * Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) marked in October the start of early construction work on the High-Fidelity Training and Operations Center (HFTOC), a future nonnuclear operations training facility for the Savannah  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Timmons Announces House Passage of the ICAN Act (H.R. 4431) * The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 4431, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers (ICAN) Act. The ICAN Act is a straightforward fix that updates the Qualifying Venture Capital Fund Exemption under Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act by raising the cap on permissible fund size from $10 milli more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11382) on Dec. 10, 2025, by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * The Voting Rights Act of 1965 at 60 Years: Key Supreme Court Decisions Shaping the Law Today The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) turned 60 this year. On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the VRA into law "[t]o enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution." Since its enactment more PR