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News Tipoffs - Georgia Editors Newsletter for Tuesday June 25, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Attorney General Bailey Obtains Court Order Blocking Biden's Latest Illegal Student Loan Plan
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

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024'
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 "Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Alabama had 120,000 job openings in April 2024, unchanged from 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 Alabama was 5.2 percent in April,   more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024'
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

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024'
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 "Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Mississippi had 70,000 job openings in April 2024, compared to 69,000 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 Mississippi  more

E-11A Aircraft Play Key Role During Humanitarian Airdrops in Gaza
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alondra Cristobal Hernandez, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs The E-11A Aircraft equipped with the Battlefield Airborne Communication Node, assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, has played a mission critical role in facilitating humanitarian airdrops in Gaza since early March 2024. The BACN acts as a communication relay and gateway system  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Settlement Reached With Fulton County Schools to Protect the Civil Rights of Students With Disabilities
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office entered into a settlement agreement with Fulton County Schools in Georgia to resolve an investigation of the district's response to an escalating series of student-on-student sexual assaults on a school bus serving students with special needs. The United States conducted its investigation under Title IX of the Education Amendmen  more

Justice Department Secures Agreement With Georgia School District to Protect Civil Rights of Students With Disabilities
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1356836/dl) with Fulton County Schools in Georgia to resolve the department's investigation of the district's response to an escalating series of student-on-student sexual assaults on a school bus serving students with special needs. The department conducted its investigation under Title IX of t  more

NETL Economist Named to Prestigious List of Young Leaders in West Virginia
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Amanda Harker Steele, a research economist at NETL, has been named to a prestigious list of individuals under the age of 40 who excel in their fields and are using their talents to build a brighter future for West Virginia. A federal employee at NETL since 2022, Harker Steele received the honor at The State Journal and WV News Generation Next: 40 Under 40 awards  more

NNSA Awards $50 Million in Cooperative Agreements to Two University Consortia to Support Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to two university consortia to support the basic science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions. The two consortia, led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the G  more

South Carolina National Guard Modernizes With Next Generation Squad Weapons
FORT STEWART, Georgia, June 25 -- The South Carolina National Guard issued the following news: By Maj. Karla Evans, South Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard conducted an Integrated Training Weapons Strategy qualification table for the newly fielded Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle, XM7, and the Next Generation Squad Weapon Automatic Rifle, XM250, during a week-long trainin  more

U.S. Marshals Arrest Columbus Murder Suspect in Georgia
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Kenyatta Glass on June 24, 2024. Kenyatta Glass was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police for Murder. Glass was charged with Murder in Franklin County Municipal Court after an investigation by the Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit. Glass allegedly shot and killed Shawn Grooms in the 600 Block of Channing way Blvd. in Columbus on Se  more