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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Thursday January 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Approximately 40 Individuals Arrested in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Takedown
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Jackson, Miss. - Approximately 40 individuals were arrested Tuesday pursuant to 10 federal indictments filed in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba, Scott, and Jasper counties in Mississippi, as well as Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama. The charges stem from a four-year federal inves  more

BLS: Job Openings Rates Down in 4 States, Up in 2 States, in November 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From October 2023 to November 2023, job openings rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The decreases in job openings rates occurred in Mississippi (-1.3 percentage points), and in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee (-0.6 point each). The increases occurred in Illinois (+1  more

Buckley Space Force Base Annual State of the Base 2024
BUCKLEY AFB, Colorado, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Shaun Combs, Space Base Delta 2 Public Affairs Buckley Space Force Base senior leadership, community leaders, mission partners, members of the Aurora Rotary Club, and the Aurora Chamber's Defense Council gathered for the annual State of the Base in Aurora, Colorado, Jan. 24, 2024. Each year, Buckley leadership briefs the surrounding community and special i  more

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Fact Sheet: Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report - Final National Snapshot
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet: * * * Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: Final National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 21.3 million consumers have signed up for 2024 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November   more

Environmental Assessment Released for Public Review
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Morganza to the Gulf Project, Surveys and Borings Analysis, Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana Environmental Assessment #597 and the associated 404(b)(1) for a 30-day public review and comment period starting January 24, 2024. The draft assessment evaluates the potential impacts to the environment from the surveys, b  more