WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: As part of its Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence and Equity initiative, the U.S. Department of Education is hosting a summit today at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in Annadale, Virginia with 200 higher education leaders on making it easier for students to transfer from one college to another, in turn helping them save time and money. The Department is also releasing groundbreakin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Advances President Biden's Investing in America Agenda DENVER, Co., Nov. 9, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing more than $1.2 billion in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and advance equity through rural cooperatives in 36 states and Puerto Rico. Last month, USDA celebrated its 59th annu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the New Orleans Division collected 37,273 pounds between 287 numb  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the New Orleans Division collected 37,273 pounds  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Employer's address: Plantation Pointe Retirement Community, 81 Windsor Boulevard, Columbus, MS 39702 Investigation Sites: The Arrington LLC, operating as Arrington Assisted Living, 234 Windsor Blvd, Columbus, MS 39702 Windsor Place Nursing Center Inc., 81 Windsor Boulevard, Columbus, MS 39702 Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced the disbursement of $18.24 billion in revenues generated in fiscal year 2023 from energy production on federal and Tribal lands and federal offshore areas. U.S. energy production under President Biden's leadership has reached an all-time high on both public and private lands throughout the nation.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department (LPD). Lexington is a town of approximately 1,600 people, located about an hour outside of the state's capitol in Jackson, Mississippi. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit under the Sherman Act and Packers and Stockyards Act today against Koch Foods Incorporated (Koch), the fifth largest poultry processor in the United States. The complaint alleges that Koch anticompetitively and unfairly required chicken farmers, or growers, to pay Koch a termination penalty to switch from working for Koch to a rival chicken proces  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: A federal jury in Jackson, Mississippi, convicted Adam Earnest, Christopher Randell and James Klish yesterday of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Earnest and Randell were separately convicted of individual counts of preparing false tax returns. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Earnest, Randell and Klish worked at Sunbelt Tax Services, a return preparatio  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 10 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release: The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results of all public high school juniors (https://www.mdek12.org/OPR/Reporting/Assessment/2022-23) who took the test during the spring 2023 statewide administration. Mississippi is one of 16 states that administers the ACT for free to high school juniors. The average score for juniors was 17.5, an increase of the previous ye  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 20 states in calling for the prompt removal of foreign student visa holders who are found to have endorsed terror activity or provided material support to foreign terrorist organizations. "Missourians have watched in horror at the rise of antisemitism around the country," said Attorney General Bailey. "These attacks pose   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), today announced the award of $186,781 in Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants. This year's awards will benefit 11 projects across five states and support the continued preservation of the Delta Region's culture and history. "Through the Lower Mississippi Delta Ini  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the deployment of firefighting personnel and emergency response resources from the Texas A&M Forest Service to assist Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi as they face dangerous wildfire conditions. "Our nation is stronger when our states come together in times of need," said Governor Abbott. "I deployed personnel and resources from the Texas A&M   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Muldrow v Missouri. The filing, led by the State of Arkansas, urges the nation's high court to uphold the Eighth Circuit ruling in a case involving Title VII employment transfer decisions. The case involves a lawsuit, filed by Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, over Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, al  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America Ahead of Two-Year Anniversary of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Two years ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - a once-in-a-generation investment in America's infrastructure and competitiveness. Since then, the Biden-Harris Administration has been breaking ground on projects to rebuild our  more