VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: Lake levels at Arkabutla Dam have dropped below 210' which greatly decreases the potential of a breach situation. Lake levels at Arkabutla Dam, located in DeSoto and Tate Counties in Northwest Mississippi, can fluctuate quickly especially during the rainy season. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District increased the potential breach emergency status at  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 8 (TNSper) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Allen Stanley and Yareny Valdes have been promoted to vice president in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Supervision and Regulation (S&R) Division. Stanley has served in his most recent role as assistant vice president since 2004. He will oversee the S&R regional banking organization (RBO) and community banking organization portfolios. He started his career with the   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Mississippi - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 7.0 percent of wage and salary workers in Mississippi, compared with 5.6 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the union membership rate for the st  more

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Javier Cox Maryland Air National Guard Maj. Gen. April D. Vogel, the National Guard Bureau director of the Office of Legislative Liaison, retired after 29 years of service during a ceremony in the Fife and Drum Dining Room at the Patton Hall Community Club and Conference Center, January 26, 2024. Vogel was the first female two-star general in the history of the Maryland Air N  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the Bureau of Securities entered into a consent order with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. to resolve an investigation into the offer and sale of unregistered securities in connection with its crypto interest-earning program. The $1.5 million multistate settlement, on behalf of 51  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: A bill to change how Pennsylvania students are taught to read was approved by the Senate Education Committee today by a unanimous, bipartisan vote, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), who chairs the committee. "It's impossible to function in today's world without being able to read, yet we're seeing very high rates of illiteracy across Pennsylvania and the nation," said   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with a taskforce of state securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), announced today a $3 million settlement in principle with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. ("TradeStation") over its unregistered digital asset interest earning program. The settlement resolves allegations that TradeStation violat  more