JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 25 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the Eastern District of Missouri granted his motion to block Joe Biden's latest illegal student loan cancellation scheme. His lawsuit targeted what the federal government calls the "SAVE" Plan, which in reality would have cost Americans $475 billion - $45 billion more than its last unlawful student loan pla  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft after a disaster. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors. If a FEMA inspector comes to your home an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 24, 2024, entitled "Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Florida had 520,000 job openings in April 2024, compared to 527,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Florida was 5.0 p  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 25 -- The city of Tallahassee issued the following news: The City of Tallahassee's nationally recognized youth program, Tallahassee Engaged in Meaningful Productivity for Opportunity (TEMPO), will graduate 158 formerly at-risk students on June 27 at the Old West Enrichment Center. Among them are 89 General Education Diploma participants. They comprise the seventh cohort and largest number of GED recipients since it began in 2017 with 12 students. The ceremony begins a  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 25 (TNSres) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis released the following statement on new economic reports [active link not provided by source] that show Florida's economy outpacing the nation as indicated by the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. The states GDP grew by 21.9 percent from the first quarter of 2019 to the first quarter of 202  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 25 -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release: Operation Dry Water is a year-round national effort to educate recreational boaters about the dangers of boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A heightened enforcement weekend July 4-6 will see Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and other law enforcement partners focusing efforts on Boating Under the Influence detection and enforcement. The mi  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) entered the Eastern Mediterranean after departing the Red Sea, June 22, 2024. "After an eventful seven months in the Middle East region, the IKE strike group is back in the U.S. 6th Fleet, ready as  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 23 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Iranian-backed Houthis struck the M/V TRANS WORLD NAVIGATOR, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned, and operated bulk cargo carrier in a suspected uncrewed aerial system (UAS) attack. Today, at 4:00 a.m. (Sanaa time), the crew reported minor injuries and moderate damage to the ship, but the vessel has continued underway. M/V TRANSWORLD NAVIGATOR most recently docked in Malaysia and wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: "Queen" of the Gang Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison Joly Germine, 31, of Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, was sentenced today to 420 months in prison for his role in a gunrunning conspiracy that smuggled firearms to Haiti in violation of U.S. export laws, and the laundering of ransoms paid for U.S. hostages held by the notoriously violent Haitian gang known as 400 Mawozo. Eliande Tunis, 46, of  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Athletes and their family members, volunteers, and staff assembled to kick off the start of the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, which began June 21, 2024. The DOD Warrior Games are an annual series of adaptive sports events and a platform for competition, but they are also an avenue o  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen, 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs 86th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) Airmen bid farewell to Lt. Col. Jackson Ranes, and welcomed their new commander Lt. Col. Tory Lodmell, during a change of command ceremony here, June 14, 2024. Col. Joseph McCane, 47th Operations Group commander, presided over the ceremony, noting the pivotal  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, June 25 -- The city of Melbourne issued the following news: The Melbourne Police Department has earned re-accreditation by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. The re-accreditation was formally presented during the Commission's June 20 conference. Receiving a reaccredited status demonstrates a continued commitment to professional excellence and the Melbourne Police Department's commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and best   more

TAMPA, Florida, June 25 -- The Tampa Convention Center issued the following news on June 24, 2024: Get ready to soar, Tampa! More than 100,000 spectators are expected for the Red Bull Flugtag on Saturday, November 9 outside the Tampa Convention Center. This unique, high-flying event will have an estimated economic impact of $3,423,000 for the City of Tampa and the surrounding region, according to Visit Tampa Bay. The iconic event was announced today with a news conference at Tampa Convention C  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 25 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: On Thursday, June 20, Superintendent Megan Degenfelder joined her counterparts from several states including Florida, Louisiana, and Montana, at an event in Washington D.C. to oppose the Biden Administration's new Title IX rules. The Heritage Foundation organized the group of state education officials, state attorneys general and solicitors general, parental rights advocates, and student-athlete  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By MaryTherese Griffin U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Jack Peko never thought he would need a Soldier Recovery Unit, nor did he ever think he would be competing in the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games. Peko a stroke on November 3, 2022, and is recovering at the Ft. Riley Kansas SRU, where he learned about adaptive sports. He is in Orlando on Team Army, competing in the Warrior Games. "It's so great to represent  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Surgical Associates of Texas P.A. (SAT) have jointly agreed to pay $15 million to resolve claims they billed for concurrent heart surgeries in violation of Medicare teaching physician and informed consent regulations, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. BSLMC is a joint venture be  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Joly Germine, 31, of Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for his role in a gunrunning conspiracy that smuggled firearms to Haiti in violation of U.S. export laws, and the laundering of ransoms paid for U.S. hostages held by the notoriously violent Haitian gang known as 400 Mawozo. Eliande Tunis, 46, of Pompano Beach, Florida, wh  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 24 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) personnel continue to support the multinational, USAID-led mission to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. DOD operations have continued uninterrupted since re-anchoring the temporary pier to the beach in Gaza on June 19. Today, operations at the pier will pause for scheduled maintenance activities. Over the  more