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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Friday June 13, 2025 ( 5 items )  

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, South Region - May 2025'
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - May 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.1 percent in May, up 2.0 percent over the last year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index f  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Mississippi - Fourth Quarter 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 10, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Mississippi - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in both large counties in Mississippi from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Hinds County had the largest over-the-ye  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Arkansas - Fourth Quarter 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Arkansas - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in the three largest counties in Arkansas from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Benton County had  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Allocates Additional $5 Million to Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP)
DALLAS, Texas, June 12 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Allocates Additional $5 Million to Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) * * Bulletin No: 2025-15 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce that it will add $5 million to the previously allocated $17 million in HELP funds due to member demand and rising house prices.   more

Miss. Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Meets With EPA Region 4 Administrator
JACKSON, Mississippi, June 13 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Meets with EPA Region 4 Administrator JACKSON, Miss. - Yesterday, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Kevin McOmber to discuss issues impacting Mississippi's farmers and agriculture industry. "It was a pleasure meeting with the Tr  more