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News Tipoffs - Missouri Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 10, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Plans to Deliver Debt Relief to Tens of Millions of Americans
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics: 3rd-Quarter 2014 Air Fare Data
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

Fla. A.G. Moody Files Suit Against Biden's Illegal Student Loan Plan
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 10 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody, and a coalition of five other state attorneys general, today filed suit against the Biden administration's latest attempt to force Americans to pay someone else's debt. The lawsuit targets what the federal government calls the "SAVE" Plan, which in reality will cost Americans $475 billion--$45 billion more than its last unlawful student loan   more

Ky. PSC Issues Order Involving Rowan Water
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 5 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00015): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Rowan Water, Inc. For Financing Approval Pursuant To KRS 278.300 ORDER On March 26, 2024, Rowan Water, Inc (Rowan Water) filed a motion, pursuant to KRS 278.400, requesting rehearing or clarification of the Order entered March 22, 2024, approving Rowan Water's assumption of debt for the leasing of three service trucks from   more

Mo. A.G. Bailey Files Suit Against Biden's Latest Illegal Student Loan Plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a seven-state coalition in filing suit against the Biden Administration's latest illegal student loan plan. His lawsuit targets what the federal government calls the "SAVE" Plan, which in reality will cost Americans $475 billion - $45 billion more than its last unlawful student loan plan. "With the stroke of his pen  more

National Park Service Opens Call for Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative Cultural Heritage Preservation Grant Applications
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: On April 15, the National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), will begin accepting applications for the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants for cultural heritage and educational projects in the Delta region, spanning Southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. Applications are due by May 31.The LM  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A man who was arrested in St. Joseph, Mo., with more than 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in his vehicle pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms. Mark Edmundson, 49, who has no known address, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count of possessing methamphe  more

White House Fact Sheet: Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more