WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 0.4 unemployed persons per job opening in the Dakotas, 1.7 in California, in December 2024 February 20, 2025 There were 7.6 million job openings in the United States in December 2024, a number not much different than the number of unemployed people, resulting in a ratio of 0.9 unemployed persons per job opening. North Dakota and South Dakota each   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Emphasizes Commitment to Protecting Section 504 Accommodations for Kids with Disabilities DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced an official status report with the court that emphasizes the States' commitment to defending Section 504 accommodations for Americans with disabilities. The update follows a 17-state lawsuit from September 2024, chal  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Feb. 27 Honoring State Trooper Kyle McAcy CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 LINCOLN, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen ordered that all U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff on Thursday, Feb. 27, for the funeral of Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Trooper Kyle McAcy. McAcy was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 17 while responding to the scene of a crash o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 21 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Statement and Court Filing in Texas v. Becerra Regarding Section 504 Attorney General Hilgers joined the lawsuit because of a new, overreaching federal regulation that hijacks Section 504 for political purposes and threatens the way Nebraska provides mental health services. He appreciates the importance of Section 504 to disabled Nebraskans and parents of children wit  more