ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Mississippi had 74,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 75,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on March 26, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From January 2023 to January 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 59 metropolitan areas, decreased in 3 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 327 areas. The largest percentage gain occurred in Madera, California, at 6.6 percent. Employment in the area rose from 41,200 in January 2023 to 43,900 in January 2024, or +2,7  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 27 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP), which supports economic and community development needs throughout the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Approximately $17 million is available to address basic public and transportation infrastructure, as well as workforce and business dev  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador issued a statement condemning the proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the liquid waste produced by meat and poultry processing plants in the United States. The Idaho Attorney General joins other states in expressing concern over the unnecessary and detrimental nature of this proposed regulation. "This propos  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 27 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced multiple appointments to key positions within state government. "I was proud to appoint these individuals to key positions within state government," said Governor Tate Reeves. "Each has the skills and experience to make a positive impact on the lives of Mississippians. I have no doubt that they'll do a great job, and I thank them for stepp  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the second annual Appalachian Carbon Forum in Lexington March 7-8, 2024, where ORNL and University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research scientists led discussions with representatives from industry, government and academia to discuss ways to transition to clean energy. Launched by ORNL in 2  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today launched the Texas Space Commission and announced the inaugural members of the Texas Space Commission Board of Directors and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium (TARSEC) Executive Committee at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The Texas Space Commission will cement Texas' position as a national leader in the space industry and will secure its fut  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Mississippi man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his alleged conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Donald Walker, 48, of Kosciusko, Mississip  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: In the wake of new genetic research indicating the pyramid pigtoe freshwater mussel is not a distinct species, rather is the same animal as the more common round pigtoe, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdraws its proposal to list the pyramid pigtoe as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The pyramid pigtoe was proposed for listing  more