WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: MADISON, Miss. - Mississippi homeowners and renters in Hancock, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison, Neshoba and Scott counties who were affected by the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding may apply for FEMA disaster assistance. Survivors can apply for FEMA assistance by going online to DisasterAssistance.gov, downloading the FE  more

AMES, Iowa, June 12 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program at its meeting today. The Program documents investments in Iowa's multimodal transportation system covering aviation, public transit, railroads, trails, and highways. The program is posted on the Iowa DOT's website https://iowadot.gov/program_management/Five-Year-Program. The   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in a case addressing the states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e9279006-5dfa-42e6-bf36-b27458b7fb7c/fileAsset/Mulready%20v.%20PCMA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20Certiora  more

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

GULFPORT, Mississippi, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Mississippi man was sentenced to 420 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Mark Anthony Robillia, 55, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on December 1, 2022, Robillia possessed five  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Todd Gee, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, joins national, state, local, and Tribal leaders in recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Since 2006, WEAAD has been commemorated to promote awareness and increase understanding of the many forms of elder abuse as well as the resourc  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 12 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan group of 44 Attorneys General in sending a letter to Congress endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act would establish a commission to investigate and make recommendations on solutions to protect kids online and improve the ability of law enforcement agencie  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

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act w  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

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Mississippi to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 8-11, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Hancock, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison,   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general in West Virginia v. EPA in a suit to set aside EPA's Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category. The Petition for Review, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, was led by West Virginia and Georgia. Contrary to statute, the rule is n  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan 32-state coalition requesting that the United States Supreme Court review a decision limiting Oklahoma's authority to regulate abusive pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief, Attorney General Miyares and the coalition ask the Court to grant Oklahoma's request to review a decision from the U.S. Court  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