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

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Emphasizes Commitment to Protecting Section 504 Accommodations for Kids with Disabilities DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced an official status report with the court that emphasizes the States' commitment to defending Section 504 accommodations for Americans with disabilities. The update follows a 17-state lawsuit from September 2024, chal  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: FDA Should Take Quick and Decisive Action Against Makers of Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs OAKLAND - As part of a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territories, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift and decisive action against bad actors unlawfully profiting off the high demand for FDA-appr  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Secures More Than $11 Million in Civil Penalties against Former Owners of Big Country Chateau Griffin: 'Arkansans will not tolerate deceptive trade practices, and there are consequences for violating our laws' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement announcing a Pulaski County Circuit Court order requiring the former ow  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbo  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls for Federal Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers # Patients Suspected of Taking Counterfeit Drugs Have Ended up in the Hospital (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration take swift action against bad actors endangering cons  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Suing Against Unlawful Biden Administration Rule Files Report with Court Clarifying That Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is Not Being Challenged Griffin: 'Threatening Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in its entirety was never our goal nor was it something we sought, despite what some have said in the media and online' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney Ge  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Operating Results DALLAS, TEXAS, February 20, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) today reported net income of $174.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. In comparison, for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 21 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * TN Attorney General Leads Bipartisan Call for Action Against Sellers of Counterfeit, Unapproved, and Contaminated Weight Loss Drugs NASHVILLE--Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Makes a Reproductive Freedom Announcement Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul made a reproductive freedom announcement. VIDEO : The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4). AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is   more