WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 27, 2026 (20 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December in 6 states and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-one states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 8 states had decreases, and 21 states had little change. The national un more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * December State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 22 States, Decreased in 8, Increased in 21 Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In December, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, unemployment fell in 8 State more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Jan. 27 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mines Partners with Idaho National Lab on AI-Driven Project to Cut Energy Use and Advance Clean Energy * South Dakota Mines is partnering with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on a new Department of Energy project aimed at making clean energy more efficient, affordable and sustainable for the future. The two-year project focuses on improving biomass drying, a critica more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 28 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Files Argument for South Dakota Jurisdiction Over Mayday Health in New York Federal Court South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he will personally appear in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Thursday to argue that South Dakota state court, not New York federal court, should rule on whether Mayday Health's adverti more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Jan. 28 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * The professor and the soil Joseph Gladden Hutton, a professor who served in South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts' agronomy department between 1911 and 1939, was the college's first soil scientist and saw trouble brewing long before the drought took hold. By Addison DeHaven The year was 1936, and South Dakotans were struggling. The heat was miserable. The winters even wo more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Jan. 28 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU researchers to partner with Sioux Falls Fire Rescue By Addison DeHaven Firefighting is a high-risk occupation that requires a certain level of physical fitness. Firefighters must be able to lug heavy equipment in extreme heat, chop through thick doors and run up countless flights of stairs. In fact, firefighting is widely considered one of the most physically demanding occupations. Despit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Release Joint Fact Sheet on Historic Education Freedom Tax Credit * As the Trump Administration continues its celebrations of National School Choice Week, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury today released a joint fact sheet on the Education Freedom Tax Credit that was created by President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Jan. 27 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM to Host Community Lecture with Sean Sherman, The Sioux Chef * MISSOULA -The University of Montana will host a free community lecture titled "An Evening with Sean Sherman, The Sioux Chef" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the University Center Ballroom and online. The event is the 2026 Brennan Guth Memorial Lecture in Environmental Philosophy and part of UM's President's Lecture Series. The ev more PR