JACKSON, Mississippi, June 11 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Mississippi improved its education ranking to 30th in the nation - the state's highest ranking ever - according to the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT(R) Data Book released today. KIDS COUNT(R) Data Book ranked Mississippi 32nd in 2023 and 39th in 2022. The state was ranked 48th in education in 2014 and has experienced continued improvement. The 202  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 12 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on Mississippi reaching an all-time high ranking in the latest Kids Count national report. "This is another history making moment for Mississippi," said Governor Tate Reeves. "We have more work to do, but the fact that we're 30th in the entire nation for education proves how much momentum we have in the classroom.   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 12 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Governor Tate Reeves' request for Individual Assistance for counties affected by the April 8-11 severe weather and tornadoes was approved by the White House. During that time the state experienced 13 tornadoes, severe storms, flooding, and straight-line winds. Two deaths were attributed to those storms. There are six counties approved for Individual Assistance. Individual Assistance was approve  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 12 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi's State Expenditure Plan totaling $181 million has been amended and approved by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration (RESTORE) Council. The plan and projects are funded through the RESTORE Act and were initially approved by Governor Reeves prior to the RESTORE Council's consideration. "These projects include a range of workf  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 11 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Alaska, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming filed a motion late last Friday asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay implementation of EPA's new MA  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Chris Rabb, D-Phila., recently introduced legislation (H.B. 2405) that would establish the Freedom School Grant Program. The Freedom School Grant Program would provide grants to schools and other organizations to help them establish more Freedom Schools, which were created in the 1960s by the nonprofit Children's Defense Fund to provide well-rounded educational opportunities to B  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 11 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release dated June 6, 2024: WV Secretary of State Mac Warner and chief election officers in eight other states joined to bring legal action against an Executive Order issued by President Joe Biden that would federalize state elections. On Tuesday, May 28, the Secretaries of State in West Virginia, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Wyoming f  more