LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism is awarding $4.34 million in Outdoor Recreation Grants to projects within 29 counties across the state. The grants fall into two categories: Facilities for Underdeveloped Neighborhoods (FUN) Park grants and matching grants. "My administration is looking for any opportunity to get kids   more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release: Lula Cole assumed duties as the equal employment opportunity manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District in December. In her new position, Cole provides leadership and direction in creating and sustaining a diverse workforce and an environment free of discrimination at the district. She will facilitate the goals of the district's EEO program  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Alabama - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 4.0 percent in Alabama, s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Florida - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.9 percent in Florida, s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Georgia - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.2 percent in Georgia, n  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.2 percent in Kentucky,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Mississippi - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.3 percent in Missis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in North Carolina - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.2 percent in Nor  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Carolina - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.4 percent in Sou  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Tennessee - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.0 percent in Tennesse  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general urging Congress to pass legislation that will hold Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) accountable for their unfair and deceptive practices that drive up the costs of prescription drugs. PBMs act as middlemen between pharmacies, drug manufacturers, health insurance plans, and cons  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2024-05) on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * The Capacity Building and Growth Grant (CBGG) is a pilot program that was created by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) to increase nondepository CDFIs' ability to support affordable housing, small businesses and community economic development. Through the pilot program, the Bank will make avail  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, today called on Congress to take decisive action to reform the way pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business. A PBM is a third-party company that functions as an intermediary between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, ostensibly to reduce the cost of prescriptio  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenten Walters, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs The German Military Aviation Authority visited the 334th Training Squadron to witness the foundational training service members receive as air traffic controllers, Feb. 12. The visit to Keesler was part of a larger tour for the GMAA to learn about the training our Air Traffic Controllers undergo from   more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Gulfport woman was sentenced to 225 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 264 grams of methamphetamine. Mary Lou Harmon, 61, was sentenced on February 16, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on July 1, 2020, law enforcement agents received information that packages containing narcotics w  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: An Ocean Springs man was sentenced to 211 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 1,231 grams of methamphetamine. Dante Ladon Evans, 48, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, Evans was on supervised release when a probation officer went to his residence and disco  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Wiggins man was sentenced to 237 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 20 fentanyl pills. According to court documents, Riley Alexander Wallace, 31, sold 20 fentanyl pills to an individual in Stone County on August 9, 2022. Wallace was indicted by a federal grand jury and pled guilty on October 27, 2023, to one count of poss  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bipartisan letter, authored by the Attorneys General of Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, demands Congress take decisiv  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SAVANNAH, Ga. - U.S. Army Sgt. Breonna Moffett, who tragically lost her life in Jordan on Jan. 28, 2024, while serving as a horizontal construction engineer with the 718th Engineer Company, was memorialized at a ceremony at Jonesville Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia on Feb. 17, 2024. Moffett enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on April 29, 2019 at the age of 17. She was awarded   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center To attract the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professionals, the U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center (ERDC) hosted several universities as part of a multi-institutional partnership. Graduate students and faculty from Jack  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 21 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). "Pharmacy benefit managers are failing Tennessee families. Current PBM practices consistently hurt patients and pharmacists," Attor  more