WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * 6 Things to Know About NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Sunlight gleams off NASA's Lunar Trailblazer as the dishwasher-size spacecraft orbits the Moon in this artist's concept. The mission will discover where the Moon's water is, what form it is in, and how it changes over time, producing the best-yet maps of water on the lunar surface. Lockheed Martin Space The small satellite mission will map the Moon to help scientists better  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * 6 Things to Know About NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Launching no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the Moon's water? After sharing a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch -- part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative -- the small satellite will take several months to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Calls On U.S. Supreme Court To Protect Access To Preventive Health Care Services BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for mil  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Berkeley County Man Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Organization MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - James Reyes, age 55, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to working with others in a large-scale drug operation in the Eastern Panhandle. Reyes pled guilty to the distribution of cocaine. According to court documents and statements made  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Alabama - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.1 percent in Alabama, s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Florida - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.6 percent in Florida, s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Georgia - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 percent in Georgia, n  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.5 percent in Kentucky,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Mississippi - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.7 percent in Missis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in North Carolina - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.7 percent in Nor  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Carolina - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.4 percent in Sou  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Tennessee - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.9 percent in Tennesse  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2024": * * * Alaska had 22,000 job openings in December 2024, compared to 24,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Alask  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2024": * * * Arizona had 173,000 job openings in December 2024, compared to 199,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in A  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "California Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2024": * * * California had 632,000 job openings in December 2024, compared to 749,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 25, 2025 AIR FORCE Stocks-Mann Architects PLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0003); SCM Architects PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0005); Architecture Plus Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0006); and Gurri Matute Cromwell JV LLC, Miami, Florida (FA4460-25-D-0007), were awarded a $15,000,000 ceiling, firm-fixed-price, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 26 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond calls on FDA to take action against counterfeit weight-loss drug makers OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 26, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight-loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic and Wegovy. In a let  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * EPA Completes Household Hazardous Materials Cleanup in response to Los Angeles Wildfires Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the agency has completed its work to assess, remove, and safely dispose of household hazardous materials from areas burned by the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades wildfires. "EPA's ability to complete this essential firs  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces statewide plan for economic growth, $245 million for more jobs -- with additional investment for LA's recovery Los Angeles, California - Governor Newsom today released the new California Jobs First Economic Blueprint, a statewide plan built with input from 13 regional plans to drive sustainable economic growth, innovation, and access to good-paying jobs over t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom issues statement on federal investments in Sites Reservoir SACRAMENTO -- Today, Governor Newsom celebrated the release of funding by the Trump Administration for the state's Sites Reservoir Project and the existing San Luis Reservoir The Sites Reservoir will capture water during wet seasons and store it for use during drier seasons - holding up to 1.5 million acre-fee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Boston arrests illegal Jamaican national charged with assault, battery in Massachusetts BOSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Jamaican alien charged in Massachusetts with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a family member when officers arrested Jahmari Taffari Westcar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, FBI arrest illegally present criminal alien in Coachella, Calif. LOS ANGELES -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, arrested Isidro Jimenez, 51, a national of Mexico and illegal alien with criminal convictions, in Coachella, California, Feb. 24 as part of a targeted enforcement actio  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Gov. Little applauds Idaho Senate for introducing legislation to secure KEEPING PROMISES ongoing water funding Boise, ID - Governor Brad Little issued the following statement on Senate Bill 1128 today which fully funds his KEEPING PROMISES proposal to put $30 million in ongoing funds to water infrastructure. "After spending much of last year talking to water users, we heard loud and   more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Cocaine Charge MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jamie Green, age 47, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine. According to court documents and statements made in court, the United States Postal Servi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Airports Authority Releases Passenger Totals for 2024 Washington Dulles tops longstanding 2005 record The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced that more than 53.54 million passengers traveled through its airports in 2024. This represents 5.8 percent growth from the year before and is a new system-wide record. Most of the increase happened at Washington Dulle  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 26 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * AG Fitch Urges the U.S. Senate to Confirm Harmeet Dhillon as United States Assistant Attorney General (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch led a letter urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Harmeet Dhillon to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. The letter was signed by all four Republican women Attorney  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Remembers Long-Time Civil Servant John Boyd Portrait of John Boyd, whose contributions to NASA spanned more than 70 years. Credit: NASA John Boyd, known to many as Jack and whose career spanned more than seven decades in a multitude of roles across NASA as well as its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), died Feb. 20. He was 99. Born in 1925, and raised in Danville, Virginia, he was a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Launches Title IX Violation Investigations into Maine Department of Education and Maine School District Investigation follows President Trump's Remarks at the Republican Governor's Association Dinner WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a letter to the Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin announcing tha  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Parks Reserve Forces Training Area kicks off Army Emergency Relief campaign Parks Reserve Forces Training Area - Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA) kicked off its Army Emergency Relief (AER) Campaign during the monthly tenant leadership meeting at the garrison's headquarters building to raise awareness of the programs and services available to Soldiers, Feb. 19, 2025. PRFTA's AER   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Initiates New Public-Private Partnership to Reduce Wildfire Risk WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is embarking on a new era of effectiveness as we continue to move away from the status quo. Secretary Rollins, along with USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore and Sierra Pacif  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Finishes Phase 1 of EPA's Largest Ever Wildfire Cleanup in Record 28 Days, Ahead of President Trump's Ambitious Timeline WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency completed its Phase 1 hazardous materials mission related to the catastrophic Los Angeles County wildfires in under 30 days, as directed by President Do  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Statement on Title IX Compliance Office for Civil Rights commends Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, which have changed their athletic policies to conform to President Trump's Executive Order and antidiscrimination laws. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today rele  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices Secretary Rollins rolls out a robust strategy to deliver affordable eggs Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2025 --U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This i  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 26 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Walgreens Agrees to Pay Alaska $65,076.40 in a Settlement to Resolve Allegations that It Billed the Government for Uncollected Prescriptions (Anchorage, AK) - The State of Alaska has joined the United States, the District of Colombia, and 30 other states in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens). Under the terms of the agreement, Walgreen  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Walgreens to Pay $97.8M to Resolve Allegations it Billed the Government for Uncollected Prescriptions (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong and 49 other attorneys general joined the U.S. Department of Justice today in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens). Under the terms of the agreement, Walgreens--which o  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 27 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * State disciplines health care providers OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 he  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 27 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington stands with trans military personnel in multi-state amicus filing SEATTLE - The president's discriminatory ban on transgender military service members undermines state and national security, attorneys general in 21 states argued in a brief filed Wednesday in support of personnel who filed suit seeking to overturn the order. Washington Attorney General Nick Brown co  more