WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 33 states in 2024 January 29, 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and was essentially unchanged in 17 states and the District of Columbia from December 2023 to December 2024. * Chart* Chart Data Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2023 to December 2024 # Change in nonfarm employment by state,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Sullivan Team up on Bipartisan Bill Calling Out China's Human Rights Violations Against Southern Mongolians Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska's U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan today led bipartisan legislation that elevates and affirms the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act would m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Blast President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Cuts That Harm American Families Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today issued the following statements in response to a federal judge blocking the Trump Administration's executive order immediately stopping all federal loans and grants: "The attack on these programs that allow families to get on their  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today issued the following statements in response to a federal judge blocking the Trump Administration's executive order immediately stopping all federal loans and grants: "The attack on these programs that allow families to get on their feet and thrive is the great betrayal coming from President Trump, who campaigned on helping working fami  more