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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 12, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Army Engineer Research & Development Center Researchers Awarded SMART SEED Grant
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Kaley Skaggs, public affairs specialist Two researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) were recently awarded SMART SEED Grants. Andrew Jin, an Environmental Laboratory Research Civil Engineer, and Paul Meed, a Research Mechanical Engineer with ERDC's Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory were the ERDC recipients this year. The Depar  more

Attorney General's Office Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Reyes announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached a paralle  more

Delta Regional Authority: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $3.6 Million Into Mississippi Communities
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * DRA invests more than $3.6 million into nine projects impacting Mississippi communities through States' Economic Development Assistance Program * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in collaboration with the state of Mississippi, recently invested more than $3.6 million toward nine projects in Mississippi through its States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) -- one of D  more

Florida Division of Emergency Management: ICYMI - Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Response and Recovery Efforts for Hurricane Milton
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management issued the following news release: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Major General John D. Haas Adjutant General of Florida in Sarasota County to provide updates on immediate response efforts for Hurricane Milton. Around 8:30 PM EDT last night, Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Categor  more

Great Lakes Costal Wetland Revitalized on Ohio's Lake Erie Shoreline
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: PORT CLINTON, Ohio -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and City of Port Clinton celebrated the completion of construction on a five-year coastal restoration project with a final planting of native species on the beach. The $1.9 million Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project has expanded costal wetland - a ra  more

Great Lakes Costal Wetland Revitalized on Ohio's Lake Erie Shoreline
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Buffalo District issued the following news release: PORT CLINTON, Ohio -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and City of Port Clinton celebrated the completion of construction on a five-year coastal restoration project with a final planting of native species on the beach. The $1.9 million Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project has expanded costal wetland - a ra  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation,  more

Project Link: New T-45 Mixed Reality Trainer Improves Readiness
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office (PMA-205) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) are bringing the future of training to student aviators with the new T-45C Goshawk mixed-reality simulator, also known as Project Link. The Navy is pioneering emerging technologies through the Naval Aviation Training Next (NATN) program, focusing on   more

Utah A.G. Reyes Leads Amicus Defending Cooperative Federalism
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led an amicus brief in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The filing, which urges the federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling against the State of Florida's permitting system, was joined by 18 additional States to defend cooperative federalism. The State of Florida ado  more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reache  more