WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-26-0018) on Jan. 7, 2026, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - November 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 16 states and the District of Columbia, lower in 8 states, and little different in 26 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. October 2025 data from the household survey were not collected d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NJ Applauds Passage of Immigrant Protections Bill Package Out of Assembly Judiciary Committee, Encourages Assembly Appropriations Committee to Vote Favorably * The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the Assembly Judiciary Committee for a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- A coalition of scientists has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), emphasizing the urgent need for accurate definitions of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. The group advocates for definitions that reflect scientific understanding, without political interference, to address the public health and environmental risks posed by these persistent "forever chemicals." PFAS are extensively used in various cons more ST

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 7 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 32 States And D.C. Between November 2024 And November 2025; 26 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In November * Wed, 01/07/2026 - 13:19 Texas and Iowa Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While New York and New Jersey Have the Worst Yearly Declines; Minnesota and Idaho Top Lists of Monthly Gainers; Arizona and Alabama Experience more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Excellent Education for Everyone Inc. submitted a public comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service addressing the agency's handling of Notice 2025-70, which outlines proposed implementation of Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code establishing a federal scholarship tax credit. The organization expressed support for the creation of the credit while warning that certain administrative approaches could undermine its uniform availability to taxpayers and scholarship-gra more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * Assessing Recession Risks with State-Level Data/1 By Hie Joo Ahn/2, Yunjong Eo/3, and Lucas Moyon This note evaluates recession risks at the national and state levels using a state-of-the-art Bayesian Markov-switching model that distinguishes between full-recovery recessions (U-shaped recessions) and those that generate lasting damage, or hysteresis (L-shaped recessions). While states exhibit considerable more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Going further with fusion, together * At 4 a.m., while most of New Jersey slept, a Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) physicist sat at his computer connected to a control room 3,500 miles away in Oxford, England. Years of experience running fusion Link is external experiments in the U.S. helped guide the U.K. team through delicate adjustments as they worked togethe more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Jan. 7 (TNSjou) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Parkin Publishes on Birth Control in Journal of Family History In her new article, "The Right Number of Children--Emko Birth Control in Puerto Rico and the US, 1962-1966," published in the Journal of Family History, Professor Katherine Parkin, Ph.D., considers how population control ideologue Joseph Sunnen distributed his spermicidal vaginal foam Emko, first in Puerto Rico and then surr more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 8 (TNSrpt) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin, TRUST Commission Issue Report Calling for New Tools to Eliminate Corruption and Promote Transparency and Trust in Government Report Recommends Inspector General, Action to Address Conflicts of Interest, Additional Resources Devoted to Combating Corruption * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the TRUST Commission today released a report recommending more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 8 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Researchers Discover Long-Hidden Source of Gamma Rays Unleashed by Solar Flares By Jesse Jenkins Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions. In findings published in Nature Astronomy, scientists at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have pinpointed a previ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSrpt) -- Novo Nordisk, Plainsboro, New Jersey, has released its State of Weight and Health Report, a study designed to provide perspectives on the obesity epidemic in the United States. Based on surveys of more than 1,700 adults and 700 healthcare professionals, the findings highlight a phenomenon the authors describe as the obesity trap--a complex intersection of biological, cultural, and systemic barriers that complicate weight management. According to the report, the ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Pallone Blasts Trump Administration's Dangerous Sabotage of Nuclear Energy Safety at Subcommittee Hearing Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy Subcommittee hearing on nuclear energy: The last year has been one of the worst year more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Pallone Floor Remarks on Extending the ACA Enhanced Tax Credits Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced tax credits for three years: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ther more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Pallone: Republicans Would Rather Redefine Showerheads Than Lower the Price of Anything Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) had the following remarks on the House floor, as prepared for delivery, in opposition to H.R. 4593, legislation that changes the definition of "showerheads" to al more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 8 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Marine Geoscientists Link Warming With Ancient Ocean 'Salty Blob' Rutgers scientists uncover evidence that deep-sea salinity helped lock away carbon dioxide levels during the last ice age By Greg Bruno Climate change has many culprits, from agriculture to transportation to energy production. Now, add another: the deep ocean salty blob. In a groundbreaking study of ancient ocean geochemistry, a Rutgers  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 8 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Press for a Rethinking of Childhood Trauma Support in Schools With mental health concerns at historic levels among young people, a Rutgers professor joins a national call to create context-driven approaches to grief counseling By Greg Bruno Schools should be ideal places for children who have faced trauma to process their experiences. Yet too often, school systems lack the infrastructure or  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Soaring Tigers club, a non-profit organization based in Princeton, New Jersey, has expressed its concerns in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the proposed rulemaking concerning Piper PA-25 aircraft. The club, dedicated to promoting glider flying and providing instruction, emphasizes that safety is of utmost importance to their operations. The letter highlights the importance of airworthiness standards for tow planes, noting tha more ST

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 8 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * VoteVets Endorses Paratrooper Zach Beecher for Congress in NJ-11 Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton slams Trump's Venezuela escalation as "Iraq 2.0," praises Beecher as the voice Congress needs to stop endless wars and their costs as NJ families struggle * MORRISTOWN, NJ - Today, VoteVets, the largest Democratic group of veterans in America, announced their endorsement of Zach Beecher in the special election fo more PR