WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 30 states have unemployment rate increases over the year ending February 2025 From February 2024 to February 2025, unemployment rates increased in 30 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate changed little over the month at 4.1 percent but was 0.2 percentage point  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Signs Executive Order Declaring Energy Emergency in the Upper Peninsula, Suspends Restrictions to Increase Flow of Fuel and Other Supplies April 4, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. - Last night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order declaring an energy emergency in the Upper Peninsula. Severe ice storms closed the Mackinac Bridge multiple time  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 29, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist Visits Alpena, and Emmet Counties to Support Recovery Efforts in the Wake of Devastating Ice Storms April 4, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist Visits Alpena and Emmet Counties to Support Recovery Efforts in the Wake of Devastating Ice Storms Visit follows deployment of National Guard and flurry of executive orders t  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Common Sense Combat Arms Standards, No Halt on Hammering Houthis, Navy's Midshipmen Impress Heck Out of Former Soldier Last month, the Defense Department announced it had conducted a series of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in response to ongoing Houthi attacks on U.S. military and commercial shipping vessels in the region. At the time, Chief Pentagon S  more