DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 31 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Defends President Trump Against Unprecedented Lawsuits Distracting from America First Agenda DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 15 states in supporting President Donald Trump against unprecedented lawsuits that interfere with his job as the sitting President of the United States. The States are supporting President Trump in a lawsuit relating to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0104) on Jan. 28, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - December 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December in 6 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twentyseven states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states ha  more

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte, National Taxpayer Advocate Grover Norquist Promote Tax Cuts Montana as a national leader in reducing taxes * January 30 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform today held a press conference at the State Capitol to discuss his proposals to reduce Montana's income tax rate and to deliver permanent property tax relief   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more