JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 30 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Contact: Paige Manning, Director of Marketing and Public Relations (601) 359-1163 / cell: (662) 312-5897 Paige@mdac.ms.gov Hannah East, Marketing Specialist (601) 359-1179 HannahE@mdac.ms.gov Ag Commissioner Takes Executive Action; Issues Order Reaffirming Merit-Based Principles and Prohibiting Discriminatory DEI Practices JACKSON, Miss. - Tod  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 30 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond defends Oklahoma pork producers against California's radical Proposition 12 OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 30, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against California's strict hog-housing regulations that would adversely impact Oklahoma's pork producers. In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a law requiring out-of-state pork producers to comply with  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council) and two reappointments. New members: - Mr. Daniel Boggs, Mississippi representative - Mr. Isaac Perez, Tribal Housing representative - Mr. Bobby Wilkinson, Housing Fina  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief opposing taxpayer-funded sex change operations for state prisoners. Overall, Carr has taken roughly 50 legal actions to prevent taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgeries and the chemical and surgical mutilation of Georgia's children. "Taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for sex changes," said Carr. "We're proud to stand with our fe  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 30 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Hattiesburg teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award JACKSON, Miss. - Oak Grove Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Amanda Duplessy thought she was attending a schoolwide assembly this morning in honor of a visit from State Superintendent of Education Dr. Lance Evans. Yet, there was another honor in store when Duplessy received the surprise of a lifetime with the Mil  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 31 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced distribution of nearly $3.9 million from the Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund to thirteen organizations that help human trafficking victims become survivors. This is the third round of grants from the Fund since the Mississippi Legislature created it in the 2020Legislative Session. This year'  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Governor Tate Reeves gave his 2025 State of the State Address. Below is the full transcript, as prepared. Full Transcript: Thank you, Lieutenant Governor Hosemann and Speaker White. To the members of the legislature and to my fellow Mississippians - thank you. The State of the State is a time-honored tradition delivered by governors for years. It is how we mark the end of on  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Today U.S. District Court Judge Michael P. Mills sentenced Lakisha Pearson, age 48, of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to a 52-month jail sentence for mail fraud in connection with falsely claimed IRS Employee Retention Tax Credit for others. Judge Mills also ordered Pearson to repay $15,942,586.77 in restitution. Pearson, who owns Unity Tax Express, pled guil  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 30 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi 4th graders No. 1 in the nation for NAEP gains over time Rising scores follow state's major education reforms enacted in 2013 Mississippi's 2024 NAEP highlights: * Highest-ever rate of students scoring proficient or advanced in all four tests: 4th and 8th grade reading and math * 1 in the nation for achieving highest score increases in 4th grade reading and math sin  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 23 other states in filing a brief arguing that taxpayers should not have to pay for sex change operations for prison inmates. The brief was filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a case from Indiana. "The fact that a prison inmate thinks a sex change should be paid f  more