WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Productivity By State 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - (14 pages) * * * Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Hours worked increased in 33 states. The District of Columbia experienced the highest growth in labor productivity, an increase of 5.2 more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 1 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces $3.4M Rural Local Health Challenge Funding Opportunity * KINGWOOD, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced a $3.4 million for a statewide local health challenge funding opportunity to advance prevention-focused, community-based health initiatives through West Virginia's continued participation in the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (R more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito Supports Bill to Cap Monthly Insulin Costs at $35 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced her co-sponsorship of the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, legislation that would cap the monthly out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 for Americans on private and employer-sponsored insurance a more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 1 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * May FY 2026 General Revenue Fund Collections Overview * CHARLESTON, W.Va. \- Collections for West Virginia's General Revenue Fund (GRF) surpassed $381 million in May, a figure that exceeded the monthly estimate by $44 million, or 13.2%. For the Fiscal Year to Date (FYTD), total GRF collections are $5.124 billion. This figure is $313 million, or 6.5%, above estimate and $181 million,  more PR

RESTON, Virginia, May 31 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Sara L. Johnson, EdD, Named President-Elect of the SNMMI Technologist Section * LOS ANGELES - Sara L. Johnson, EdD, MAEd, BS, CNMT, NMTCB(RS), RT(N)(CT)(ARRT), FSNMMI-TS, has been named president-elect of the SNMMI Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS). Johnson is a PET/CT technologist at Florida Cancer Specialists in Brandon, Florida, and a didactic instru more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 29 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * Securitization allows Appalachian Power to file lowest base rate request in nearly 30 years ROANOKE, Va. - Appalachian Power Company (APCo) is requesting its lowest increase in a base rate review in Virginia in nearly 30 years, with savings generated through securitization under the APCo Rate Reduction Act helping reduce the impact on customer bills. Securitiza more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Delivers Remarks at the Annual West Virginia GameChanger Dinner Recently, Senator Jim Justice spoke at the Annual GameChanger Dinner and applauded GameChanger being named Advocate of the Year by CADCA. "It has been an absolute blessing to be with GameChanger right from the very start. We've had so many good folks pour their heart and soul into this, all because we know our kids a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Scott Introduce Bipartisan IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to modernize HBCU campuses U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Excellence Act, also known as the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, bipartisan legislation to rebuild and m more PR

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, June 1 -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: * * * Shawnee State University Awards Full-Tuition Scholarships to Top Performers at SUMS Math Competition * Shawnee State University awarded full-tuition scholarships to the top two individual finishers in its annual SUMS Math Competition, held May 12. The event brought together 35 high schools from Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia for individual and team mathematics challenges. The competition, hosted by the more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 2 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to stop activist groups from blocking permitting process before it begins A federal appeals court recently handed activist groups a powerful new tool: the ability to sue and halt any federal permitting project before the responsible state agency has even had a chance to review it. West Virginia Attorney General  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 1, 2026: * * * President Donald J. Trump Updates Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Imports BOLSTERING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF STRATEGIC METALS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation adjusting certain metals tariffs to more effectively address national security threats, spur investment in American agriculture, housing, and manufacturing, and facilitate U.S. production of related products. *  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on June 1, 2026, the nominations of 40 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark Abreu, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador. Alexander Alden, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Christopher Anderson, of  more PR