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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Thursday June 20, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Agricultural Research Service: Pearl Millet Wins Approval From Honey Bees, Other Pollinators
WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on June 18, 2024: Pearl millet, an annual grass used for grain and forage, can be a good food source for honey bees and hover flies, according to a recent study. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences researchers studied the impact of pearl mille  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Mississippi - Fourth Quarter 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 18, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Mississippi - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in both large counties in Mississippi from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2022.  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Tennessee - Fourth Quarter 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 18, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Tennessee - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 5 of the 6 largest counties in Tennessee from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2  more

Iron Hill Brewery to Pay $115,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Restaurant Discriminated and Retaliated Against Black Employee * * * Iron Hill Brewery of Buckhead, LLC, and Iron Hill Brewery, LLC, a chain of breweries and restaurants across several states, has agreed to pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) race discrimination and retaliati  more

U.S. Army Cadet Command: JROTC Cadets Descend on Nation's Capitol for JLAB Competition
FORT KNOX, Kentucky, June 19 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Sarah Windmueller School may be out for the summer, but that hasn't stopped over 400 Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from around the world from studying and preparing for the 2024 JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowls held June 16-24 in Washington. "We've been competing all year and out of a bunch of JROTC programs, we made it to D.C. for this championship," said Tyler Powell, a rising senio  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks at Political Event in Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 20 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on June 18, 2024, at political event: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. (Applause.) Can we hear it for Helen Butler? (Applause.) Well, it is good to be back in Atlanta. You know, I was just here last week. Somebody asked me if I was moving here. I said, "Maybe." (Laughs.) But I want to thank everybody just so very much for all the work and all the leaders who are here. I was saying to somebody,   more