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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Monday February 05, 2024 ( 3 items )  

NSF IG: 'Performance Audit of Incurred Costs- Mississippi State University'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-1-005) on Jan. 26, 2024, entitled "Performance Audit of Incurred Costs- Mississippi State University." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance AUDIT OBJECTIVE The National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General engaged Cotton & Company Assurance and Advisory, LLC (C&C) to conduct a performance audit of costs that Mississippi State University (MSU) incurred on 123 N  more

Tenn. Gov. Lee Visits U.S. Southern Border: "America is in Desperate Need of Leadership"
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2024: Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee traveled to Eagle Pass, Texas, to receive briefings on the most severe border crisis the United States has experienced in decades. Gov. Lee joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott and 12 fellow governors to discuss how states can restore security amid the federal government's failed leadership. Additionally, Gov. Lee today committed to deploying two additional wave  more

Texas Gov. Abbott: America's Governors Stand With Texas To Secure The Border
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today was joined by 13 of America's Governors who stand in solidarity with Texas' right to defend itself against President Joe Biden's border crisis for a press conference at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass. Governor Abbott was joined by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Iowa Governo  more