Lowest Initial Jobless Claims Since November, 1973

Lowest Initial Jobless Claims Since November, 1973

Washington, DC…In the week ending July 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 255,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 281,000. This is the lowest level for initial claims since November 24, 1973 when it was 233,000. The 4-week moving average was 278,500, a decrease of 4,000 […]

Trainwreck Review: Not Quite Off the Rails ~ By Brett Bunge

Trainwreck Review: Not Quite Off the Rails ~ By Brett Bunge

Hollywood, CA…“Don’t judge me, F@#$%ers,” declares Amy Schumer via voiceover narration near the beginning of Trainwreck, after adding yet another one-night stand to her countless others. Not only does this rather blunt statement set the tone for the rest of the film, but it also asks moviegoers not to judge Ms. Schumer too harshly during […]

Governor Brown to World’s Mayors: It’s Up To Us to Make it Happen

Vatican City…Speaking on the first day of the Vatican’s symposium on climate change and modern slavery hosted by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today urged the world’s mayors to “light a fire” and join California in the fight against climate change. “We have fierce opposition and blind […]

California Schools Cash In By Taking The Caltrans “Distraction School Zone Challenge”

California Schools Cash In By Taking The Caltrans “Distraction School Zone Challenge”

Redding, CA…Three California schools have cashed in on a new Caltrans highway safety campaign designed to educate students about the dangers of distracted driving in work zones. The Distraction School Zone Challenge is part of Caltrans’ “Be Work Zone Alert” campaign. Caltrans teamed up with iHeart Media last Spring to offer schools a chance to […]

Terrorist Threats in Perspective – U.S. Attorney’s Report to the District

Terrorist Threats in Perspective – U.S. Attorney’s Report to the District

Sacramento, CA…The rise of ISIS has not only been a calamity for the people of Syria and Iraq, but a challenge to law enforcement and security agencies in this country and elsewhere. Adept at the use of social media to radicalize and inspire young people to violence, ISIS has encouraged its sympathizers throughout the world […]

Bernie Sanders Rally in Portland, Maine

Bernie Sanders Rally in Portland, Maine

Burlington, VT…Bernie Sanders is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. His previous 16 years in the House of Representatives make him the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history. Born in 1941 in Brooklyn, Sanders attended James Madison High School, Brooklyn […]

Donald Trump’s July 11 FreedomFest Speech

Donald Trump’s July 11 FreedomFest Speech

Las Vegas, NV….Donald Trump took his bombastic, populist and at times off putting style to FreedomFest in Las Vegas yesterday. While his larger-than-life ego and personality couldn’t be farther from typical polished and rehearsed political speech, it is undeniable that his message is resonating with many people in the early stages of the race for […]

Stewardship Council Announces $2 Million in Funding for First Major Land Conservation Enhancement Projects

Stewardship Council Announces $2 Million in Funding for First Major Land Conservation Enhancement Projects

San Mateo, Calif., July 8, 2015 – The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council), a land conservation and youth investment foundation, announces it is providing nearly $2 million in funding for enhancement projects on lands owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the Hat Creek watershed in Shasta County. These […]

Senate Committees Briefed on Going Dark Impact

Senate Committees Briefed on Going Dark Impact

Washington, DC…Today, Director Comey appeared before two separate U.S. Senate committees to speak on the Going Dark issue, a growing challenge to public safety and national security that has eroded law enforcement’s ability to obtain electronic information and evidence with a court order or a warrant. First, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Comey—along with U.S. […]

NonFarm Payroll Up 223,000 In June and Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.3%

NonFarm Payroll Up 223,000 In June and Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.3%

Washington, DC…Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 223,000 in June, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.3 percent. Employment increased in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, financial activities, and in transportation and warehousing. Incorporating revisions for April and May, which decreased nonfarm employment by 60,000, monthly job gains have averaged 221,000 over the […]

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