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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 13 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $70 Million in New Awards for School-Based Mental Health Services
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today is announcing an additional investment of $70 million to expand student access to school-based mental health services across the nation. These grants support the President's Unity Agenda for the nation and build on the historic levels of funding to address youth mental health provided under President Biden and Vice President Harris' leadership through the passage of t  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in California - 2023'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in California - 2023": * * * In 2023, California women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,118, or 89.9 percent of the $1,244 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Hawaii - 2023'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Hawaii - 2023": * * * In 2023, Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $902, or 82.4 percent of the $1,095 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Idaho - 2023'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Idaho - 2023": * * * In 2023, Idaho women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $910, or 81.7 percent of the $1,114 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Nevada - 2023'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Nevada - 2023": * * * In 2023, Nevada women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $912, significantly below the $1,069 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Oregon - 2023'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Oregon - 2023": * * * In 2023, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,106, significantly below the $1,250 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

Corps of Engineers Awards $18.6M for Lock and Dam 5A Gate Maintenance
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.6 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, Sept. 24, for dam maintenance on Lock and Dam 5A located near Fountain City, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River. The project focuses primarily on sandblasting, painting, rehabilitation and other maintenance of the roller gates. The roller gates w  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Files Brief to Stop Biden-Harris Administration's Electric-Truck Mandate
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador and a coalition of 23 other states filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris Administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers in Nebraska v. EPA. This coalition has joined the suit alongside Nebraska as petitioners to challenge the new rule. In April, the federal Environm  more

Louisiana A.G. Murrill Files Brief to Stop Biden-Harris Administration's Electric-Truck Mandate
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A coalition of 24 States teamed up in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' bureaucrats in D.C. want everyone in Louisiana to drive   more

NDEAM Presentation
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Official websites use .mil Secure .mil websites use HTTPS U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chinmayee Huber, 81st Comptroller Squadron special actions team, gives the opening remarks during the National Disability Employment Awareness Month Presentation at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 16, 2024. NDEAM celebrates the contributions of America's workers with disabilities past  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Files Brief to Stop Biden-Harris Administration's Electric-Truck Mandate
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 18 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of states in filing a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today. Hilgers's suit is aimed at stopping the Biden-Harris Administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. Attorney General Hilgers is leading a coalition of 24 States in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "The   more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Files Brief to Stop Biden-Harris Administration's Electric-Truck Mandate
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A coalition of 24 states teamed up in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "This is yet another overreach by the Biden-Harris administration trying to do something they  more

Surface Transportation Board Approves CSX Transportation, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Acquisition of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad Lines in Alabama
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today issued two separate decisions approving, with conditions, CSX Transportation Inc.'s (CSXT) request for Board authority to acquire and operate the rail line of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. (MNBR) that runs approximately 93.7 miles between Burkeville and Myrtlewood, Alabama, and Canadian Pacific Kansas   more