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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Questions Witnesses on WOTUS at EPW Hearing Click here to download video. Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing today to discuss how to improve the federal permitting process, which has long been a frustration for those trying to build infrastructure, housing, energy, and transportation projects. Recent efforts to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Bill to Stop Ban of Traditional Ammo and Tackle Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and 26 other Republican Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on public lands unle  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released the following public communication dated Feb. 6, 2025, from National Shooting Sports Foundation: * * * To: Charles Klebe Assistant General Counsel Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of the General Counsel Module C-3 1000 Custer Hollow Road Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306-0110 Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking BSCA of 2022 and Consolidated Appropriations Act - Implementation Revisions for NICS Docket No.: FBI-2  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Colleagues Urge ATF To Strengthen Second Amendment Protections And Rescind Unconstitutional Biden Rules WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 28 of their Senate Republican colleagues today to send a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Deputy Director Marvin Richardson urging him t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 15, 2025, from the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and 86 collaborators: * * * To: Douglas Parker 200 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20210 * * * The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and the 86 undersigned organizations thank the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for proposing a ne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Hosts a Roundtable with Farmers to Discuss Avian Flu and Other Critical Issues President Trump is committed to supporting our great American farmers. Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025 -- Today, Secretary Brooke Rollins hosted a roundtable with two dozen farmers to hear their perspective on the best approaches to combat avian flu and ultimately lower egg prices. They also discus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Republicans' Plans to Slash Medicaid to Pay for Their Tax Bill: "It is an absolute disgrace that there is any discussion that we would be taking that away. Shame on Trump." Welch slams Trump for taking a "sledgehammer" to Vermonters' health care WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor Wednesday evening and slam  more