KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Devyn Waits, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Leadership from the 81st Training Wing visited the University of Southern Mississippi, March 1. The tour was organized as an opportunity for Keesler to continue building its academic relationship with USM, connecting to the wing's mission of training Airmen to be competitive, educated, warfighters. Visiting US  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen maternal health, an estimated 691,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individuals for a full 12 months through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Today's announcement marks critical progress i  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The Federal Election Commission cited one campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections being held on March 12, 2024 in Mississippi. As of March 8, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from: - Mississippians for Michael McGill (MS-04) The   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Economic Research article on March 8, 2024, by economic research analyst Laura Kuehl, Emily Mitchell, regional economic information network director, and Jon Willis, vice president and senior economist: * * * The Southeast's economy outperformed the rest of the country during the pandemic, new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows. Although the southeastern economy has long experienced faste  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Kassidy L. Snyder, 65th Troop Command Brigade Chief Master Sgt. Amanda G. Stewart, of Nokomis, Illinois, was honored for 34 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at the 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Hangar, Scott AFB, Illinois, March 3. The 126th ARW Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) Commander Lt. Col. Brad Kahrhoff, of Trenton, Illinois, presented Stewart with a Meritor  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, will join federal, state and local officials and representatives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of the International Trade Administration's (ITA) Southern Rural Export Cente  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 9 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on March 8, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's Office filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, March 7, over regulatory overreach seeking to advance the Biden Administration's climate-change agenda. On March 6, the SEC voted to adopt regulations that force companies to gather and publicly disclose climate-related information and risks to the a  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: An Amite, Louisiana man was sentenced to 114 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Kendrick Kenyon Davis, 45, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court documents, in August 2019, Davis conspired with others, including Juan Angel Gonzalez, Jr., 50, of Houston, Texas, and Jimario Juv  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today announced one new promotion and one new hire within his communications team. Natalie Hamilton will serve as the Administration's lead spokesperson in her newly promoted role as Press Secretary, while Maggie Garbarino joins the office as a new Deputy Press Secretary. The Communications Office will continue to be led by Mahen Gunaratna, the Governor's Comm  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Daniel Parry, Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research meteorologist James Doyle, Ph.D., joins an international team of scientists to investigate meteorological processes associated with Arctic cold air outbreaks. From late February through early April, the 45-day international field campaign CAESAR, short for Cold-Air outbreak Experiment  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Denise Grant, Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board * Lynn Tincher-Ladner, Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board * Marsha Borin, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council * David Cicilline, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council * Paul R. Fine,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: This National Consumer Protection Week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti took a series of actions to hold Meta Platforms, Inc., accountable and to protect Tennessee children and consumers. On Monday, March 4, Attorney General Skrmetti joined a coalition of 27 state attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content.   more

MOBILE, Alabama, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: On March 6, 2024, United States District Court Judge, Callie V. S. Grande sentenced Daniel Castillo-Garcia to 87 months imprisonment for his role in a multi-defendant interstate drug trafficking conspiracy. Documents filed with the Court established that Castillo-Garcia was involved with five other persons to transport and distribute methamphetamine from Texas to  more