Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 164,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in professional and technical services, health care, social assistance, and financial activities. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey […]
Burlingame, CA…CTA President E. Toby Boyd issued the following statement today calling for an immediate end to the inhumane detention and criminalization of immigrant children and their families at the U.S. border: “Our hearts are saddened by the ongoing detention and criminalization of immigrant children and their families. The Trump administration must end the inhumane […]
Washington, DC…Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household spending has picked up […]
Detroit, MI…From ABC News…”Moderate candidates like John Hickenlooper and John Delaney claimed the policies of progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could deliver President Trump a second term.”
Sacrameto, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed today legislation requiring candidates for U.S. President and California Governor to disclose their income tax returns in order to appear on California’s primary ballot. SB 27, by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), requires a candidate for U.S. President or California Governor to file copies of […]
McLean, VA…Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) announced today that on July 19, 2019, it determined there was unauthorized access by an outside individual who obtained certain types of personal information relating to people who had applied for its credit card products and to Capital One credit card customers. Capital One immediately fixed the configuration […]
Washington, DC….Thank you very much. Well, thank you very much, everybody. Please, sit down. Very important day. And we’re gathered this morning at the White House to honor our solemn duty to America’s best, bravest, and finest, who I know so well. In a few moments, I will sign a bipartisan bill to fully reauthorize […]
Gilroy, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported and Traffic Controls in Place Near Center Ave / Eberts Dr Incident: 00105 Type: Report of Fire Location: Center Ave / Eberts Dr Loc Desc: JNO Lat/Lon: 37.104403 -121.593034 Detail Information 10:28 AM 16 [42] 1039 SCL SO FOR CORDS 9:52 AM 15 [35] [Appended, 09:52:43] [3] TRANS CALFIRE […]
Sanger, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today signed SB 200 by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), which establishes the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to help local water systems provide safe drinking water. Governor Newsom and legislators meet with Sanger residents who lack access to safe drinking water. In his first week in office, Governor Newsom proposed […]
Washington, DC….Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent. The Bureau’s second-quarter advance estimate released today is based on source data […]
