NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation and followed by an on-site open house to meet with and collect input from the public. The meeting dates, time  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today is publishing a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. Servicers started processing this forgiveness today. "When we talk about fixing a broken student loan system, this is what we're talking about," said U.S. Secretary of Educati  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $120 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Wisconsin drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the more than $50 billion investment in  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Feb. 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Funds to Support Clients With Legal Assistance and Consumer Education * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has awarded a $75,000 Heirs' Property Program grant to Project Build a Future (PBAF). The funds, which were awarded through FHLB Dallas member First Federal Bank of Louisiana, will be  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: A group of Mississippi tax return preparers were sentenced to prison yesterday for charges related to a conspiracy to prepare and file false tax returns for clients in Jackson, Mississippi. Adam Earnest was sentenced to 100 months in prison, James Klish was sentenced to 50 months in prison and John Wells was sentenced to 15 months in prison. Each was also ordered by U.S. District Court Jud  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Monroeville, Alabama man was sentenced to 397 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Curtis Navelle Harrison, 46, was sentenced on February 21, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on July 23, 2021, as part of an ongoing investigation, law enforcem  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Crystal Springs man was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 429.9 grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Marcus Baldridge a/k/a Possum a/k/a Lil One, 40, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, negotiated the sale of a pound of methamphetamine to an individual. During the sale, Baldridg  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 24 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of attorneys general in supporting the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, introduced by U.S. Representative Russell Fry of South Carolina. The letter was led by South Carolina. H.R. 7137, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, was introduced by a bipartisan coalition including U.S. Representatives Russell Fry, Ted Lieu, Ann Wagner, and Robert Garcia. A  more