JACKSON, Mississippi, July 22 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * MDE responds to Office of the State Auditor Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) procurement card program report The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) previously provided information to the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA) in response to the OSA's questions about the EEF procurement card program. MDE is sharing key facts it provided to OSA that we  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 22 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Secretary of State's Office Partners with Experian(R) for New Voter Roll Maintenance Data JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Secretary of State's Office has partnered with Experian(R) to bring a new level of reliable data for county election commissioners to utilize in maintaining Mississippi's voter rolls. For many years, Mississippi has relied mainly on the  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 22 (TNSxrep) -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Classroom Funding Needs to be Released Earlier According to New Auditor Report JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi's Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) procurement card program for public K-12 classrooms provides teachers with money for classroom supplies, but those cards are sometimes activated too late to be helpful according to a new report from State Auditor Shad White  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 22 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Mississippi Secretary of State's Office Advances to Final Round for Federal Sentinel Landscape Designation JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Secretary of State's Office is pleased to announce that its East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape (EMSL) proposal has advanced to the final round of consideration for federal designation by the Sentinel Landscapes Partners  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following vital statistics report (Vol. 74 No. 7) on June 12, 2025, entitled "Infant Mortality in the United States, 2023: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File" under the National Center for Health Statistics: Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract Objectives--This report presents final 2023 infant mortality statistics by age at death, maternal ra  more