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

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10919) on May 28, 2026, by legislative attorney Jennifer A. Staman: * * * FDA Regulation of Medication Abortion: Recent Legal Developments Regulation of medication abortion drugs is a salient issue for federal policymakers, particularly amid continued litigation over the conditions in which these drugs may be available to pregnant patients. Some of the more prominent pendi more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 1 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * IMNH, ISU Researchers Upend Understanding of Turtle Origins * Published in the pages of Current Biology, a new paper co-authored by Xavier Jenkins, an ISU doctoral alum who's now serving as a postdoctoral fellow at the American Museum of Natural History, and Brandon Peecook, associate curator of paleontology at the Idaho Museum of Natural History and associate professor in ISU's Department of Biological Scien more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 30 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Bulldogs Rewrite the Record Book in Championship Rout LEWISTON, Idaho- Tennessee Wesleyan saved its loudest statement for the biggest stage Saturday night, erupting for 21 runs on 22 hits to overwhelm Taylor (Ind.) 21-3 in the 2026 Avista NAIA World Series Championship at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho. The Bulldogs piled up 21 runs on 22 hits while rewriting port more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Pennant Group, headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning the Proposed Rule for Fiscal Year 2027 updates on hospice wage index, payment rates, hospice cap, and quality reporting program requirements. Representing 196 home care operations including 73 hospice locations across multiple states, Pennant outlined anticipated impacts of CMS's proposals on hospice providers and patients, emp more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Secures INL Priorities in Energy and Water Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON -The House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson supported this advancement and secured critical funding for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This bill champions America's nuclear de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, James, Lankford, Maggie Hassan, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and several of their colleagues reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, which would take government shutdowns off the table an 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 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Rural Hospitals Across America Welcome Senate Passage of Welch-Supported Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program * Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) provides lifeline to rural communities BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, shared that over a dozen rural hospital leaders from Vermont and more PR