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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Friday February 28, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Nevada Voting Rights Law
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Nevada Voting Rights Law Coalition argues that Nevada law is constitutional and helps increase voter participation OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of a Nevada mail-in ballo  more

COLUMBUS MAN SENTENCED FOR COVID FRAUD
OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * COLUMBUS MAN SENTENCED FOR COVID FRAUD OXFORD, MS - A Columbus man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining a $200,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan related to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Ramirez Ivy, of Columbus, Mississippi conspired with Lakeith Faulkner, Norma  more

Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

Contracts for Feb. 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Tyonek Technical Services LLC, Madison, Alabama, was awarded a $98,115,620 firm-fixed-price level of effort contract for cyber operations formal training support. This contract provides for subject matter expertise and other essential capabilities to augment and support the mission of 39th Information Operations Squadron. Work will be performed at Hurlburt Field, Flor  more

La. A.G. Murrill Issues Statement on Letter Sent to POTUS on Suspension, Revocation of Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 28 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following statement on a letter sent to the POTUS on the suspension and revocation of Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations: * * * "I sent a letter along with my fellow attorneys general Lynn Fitch of Mississippi and Ken Paxton of Texas, to President Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum, to discuss our shared goal of immediately reversing the harmful policies of the Biden a  more