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

OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * Aberdeen Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Oxford, MS - An Aberdeen man was sentenced Wednesday to 140 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Brandon Lenoir, 43, of Aberdeen, Mississippi pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi to  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: FDA Should Take Quick and Decisive Action Against Makers of Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs OAKLAND - As part of a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territories, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift and decisive action against bad actors unlawfully profiting off the high demand for FDA-appr  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbo  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls for Federal Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers # Patients Suspected of Taking Counterfeit Drugs Have Ended up in the Hospital (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration take swift action against bad actors endangering cons  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Mississippi - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 5.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Mississippi, compared with 7.0 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the union membership rate for the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 20, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $232,452,366 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N0001924C0009). This modification exercises an option to procure additional long-lead time materials to support full rate production, Lot 10, of the CH-53K aircraft for the Marine Corps. Wor  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on Robinson Lake restoration study The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Robinson Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project near Wabasha, Minnesota. The project purpose is to enhance and restore habitat at the Robinson  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Operating Results DALLAS, TEXAS, February 20, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) today reported net income of $174.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. In comparison, for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 21 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * AG Fitch Announces Recent Sentencing in COVID Stimulus Fraud Case (Cleveland, Mississippi) Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recent sentencing of Ethel Cain of Mound Bayou, Mississippi on two counts of false statements and representations and one count of wire fraud. This case was prosecuted by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office on referral f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 21 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * TN Attorney General Leads Bipartisan Call for Action Against Sellers of Counterfeit, Unapproved, and Contaminated Weight Loss Drugs NASHVILLE--Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit  more