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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Thursday July 04, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Ark. U.S. Attorney: Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Assault and Murder United States Judge and Federal Law Enforcement Officer
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that a Jackson, Mississippi, man has pleaded guilty to one count of threatening to assault and murder a United States judge and one count of threatening to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer. Joshua Matthew Goodin, 40, entered this   more

Attorney General Hilgers Announces Two Major Victories Against The Biden Administration
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 4 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced victories against two recent unlawful and undemocratic mandates by the Biden Administration that inflict harm on Americans, economy, and economic security. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi temporarily stopped the Biden Administration's Department of Health and Human Services from re-defining discriminati  more

Defense Contract Management Agency South Stands Up, Replaces Dallas, Huntsville Offices
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 3 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Tonya Johnson, DCMA Central Region Public Affairs Army Col. Kenneth Darnall, the Defense Contract Management Agency Central Region commander, oversaw the establishment standup ceremony of DCMA South June 21. The event was held at Redstone Arsenal here, and agency representatives and personnel from the tenant Redstone organizations attended the live-digital hybrid event in person. DCMA senior le  more

Louisiana A.G. Murrill: Federal Judge Sides With Louisiana and Strikes Down Joe Biden's Illegal Assault on American Energy
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 3 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on July 1, 2024: On Monday, July 1, U.S. Federal Judge James Cain Jr. of the Western District of Louisiana, issued a preliminary injunction in Louisiana's favor for the State's lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decisions to ban new liquefied natural gas exports to non-free trade agreement countries. Judge Cain's order lifts the LNG ex  more

More Than $3.1 Million Approved for April Tornado Survivors in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: MADISON, Miss. - Less than one month after a federal disaster declaration was issued for Mississippi, more than $3.1 million in FEMA assistance has been approved for survivors of the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding. These grants help pay for uninsured and underinsured losses and storm-related damage to eligible hom  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Challenges Biden Administration's Latest EV Mandates
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 25 other state attorneys general have filed a challenge to the Biden Administration's latest attempt to drive gas-powered cars off the road. The filing aims to block the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) strict fuel efficiency standards that contain a new rule requiring car manufacturers to dramatically increase the avera  more

South Carolina ETV Series 'What's Wild' Receives Southeast Emmy Award
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 3 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: The South Carolina ETV series What's Wild received an Emmy(R) Award from the Regional Southeast Emmy(R) Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Winners were announced on June 15 at the 2024 Southeast Regional Emmy(R) Awards held at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead Atlanta. Four SCETV programs were nominated for these prestigious awards. The "Threate  more