WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0488) on April 16, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 7 states and increased i  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following speech on April 16, 2025, by President and CEO Beth M. Hammack at the Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum: * * * Fed 101: Approaching Monetary Policy with Heart, Brains, and Courage Good afternoon and thank you everyone for being here today. I am honored to join you at the Columbus Metropolitan Club. I applaud the 13 Central Ohio women who founded this club with the goal of creating a space in which people fr  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Tours Olathe Air Traffic Control Center, Renews Call for Urgent Aviation Safety Reforms Following Air Collision OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) toured the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Olathe. She emphasized the urgent need to invest in air traffic control staffing and safety infrastructure following a recent air collision (link is external) involving a pass  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on February 18, March 10, and March 19, 2025 DISCOUNT AND ADVANCE RATES -- Requests by twelve Reserve Banks to maintain the existing primary credit rate; requests to renew secondary and seasonal credit formulas. Existing rate and formulas approved. February 18, 2025. Today, Board members discussed economic and financial developments and issues  more