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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Tuesday June 18, 2024 ( 3 items )  

As Federal Prosecutor Seeks Unlawful Gag Order in Florida, AG Moody Leads Fight to Protect President Trump's First Amendment Rights
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a multistate coalition of attorneys general in fighting to support President Trump's First Amendment rights, as yet another prosecutor looks to silence the former president through an unlawful gag order. Attorney General Moody and the coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief, saying this is not only wrong, but also unconstitutional. Att  more

Attorney General Bird Leads 24-State Coalition Opposing Unconstitutional Gag Order Against President Donald Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 24-State coalition urging the courts to deny the Special Prosecutor's request for an unconstitutional gag order against President Trump. The gag order wrongfully silences President Trump and denies Americans their right to hear what he has to say ahead of an approaching presidential election. The Special Prosecutor has requested a broa  more

NASA Awards Contract for Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded a contract to Vertex Aerospace, LLC of Madison, Mississippi, for labor support to ensure continuing safe operations of the Sonny Carter Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract II has a two-year base period that begins Oct. 1, followed by five option periods ranging from one to two years with a possible extension of services through 2034. The t  more