WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the incremental award of $800,000 to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to support continued disaster-relief employment for residents of Mississippi as the state continues to recover from the severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that killed 21 people and ravaged towns in March 2023.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced progress on the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan during 2023, highlighting the importance of stakeholder feedback and building resilient communities. Last year's efforts positioned the agency to continue building a resilient nation that can withstand the imminent threats of tomorrow. "  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Today, FEMA published its first Office of Response and Recovery Year in Review report, highlighting the office's 2023 accomplishments, challenges and innovative solutions as it continues to face increasingly unique disasters. From a typhoon in Guam, to the devastating fire on Maui, to the historic flooding in Vermont, in 2023 FEMA supported res  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: * * * Grant awards to over 7,000 projects represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history, expanding housing and services projects for people experiencing homelessness, including survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3093) on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * In Re: Pipe Flashing Patent Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Accused infringer The NeverLeak Company, LP ("NeverLeak") moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this patent litigation in the Northern District of Ohio. Accused infringers Oatey Co. and RP Lumber Co., Inc., join in NeverLeak's motion. This litigation consists of three actions pen  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 31 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined 26 other states in a letter to the Biden administration supporting Texas's border defense. "If President Biden wants to stop the border crisis, he can start right now, today, by enforcing existing immigration laws, by reinstating the remain-in-Mexico policy that is required by federal law and by building the wall," Kobach said. "In  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 19-civ-04324; N.D. Ill. filed June 27, 2019) involving Comer Capital Group LLC and Brandon L. Comer: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Municipal Advisor Charged with Breaching Fiduciary Duty * * * On January 30, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against defendants Comer Capital Group, LLC and Brandon L. Comer, whom the SEC previously charged wi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/013024_Texas%20v.%20Biden%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf) supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage paid by certain federal contractors to $15 per hour. The policy was first enacted by presidenti  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today released his Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Recommendation. The Budget Recommendation highlights an agenda focused on maintaining Mississippi's record-shattering economic momentum, further strengthening education and training Mississippians for the jobs of the next 50 years, enhancing efforts to preserve public safety and reduce crime, sustaining a c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56938) involving Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant, Mississippi: * * * Facility: Grand Gulf Region: 4 State: MS Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Joshua Hubbard HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 01/29/2024 Notification Time: 16:56 [ET] Event Date: 01/29/2024 Event Time: 10:05 [CST] Last Update Date: 01/29/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56938) involving Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant, Mississippi: * * * Facility: Grand Gulf Region: 4 State: MS Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Joshua Hubbard HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 01/29/2024 Notification Time: 16:56 [ET] Event Date: 01/29/2024 Event Time: 10:05 [CST] Last Update Date: 01/29/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section:  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 1 -- 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 Trump v. Anderson. The filing, led by West Virginia and Indiana, supports Donald J. Trump's position that he was unlawfully removed from the ballot in Colorado by the state Supreme Court. On December 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was ineligible to appear on the ballot under section 3 o  more