News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Stellar Bank Award $85K in Grants to Three Houston-Based Community Organizations
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Stellar Bank awarded $85,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to support three Houston, Texas-based community development organizations -- the Community Development Corporation of Freedmens Town, Houston Real Estate Association CDC (HREACDC) and Credit Coalition.
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Fla. A.G. Moody Fights Back Against Latest Biden Attempt to Make Taxpayers Pay for Others' Student Loan Debt
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 5 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024:
Attorney General Ashley Moody is fighting back against Biden's latest federal overreach attempt. Attorney General Moody, along with 22 other attorneys general, is challenging the Biden administration's fourth unlawful attempt to saddle working Americans with someone else's student loan debt.
Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "Biden clearly does not believe in accountabilit
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La. Gov. Landry Announces Meta Selects North Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial Intelligence Optimized Data Center
RICHLAND PARISH, Louisiana, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2024:
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Landry Says Investment 'A Game Changer for Our State'
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Governor Landry joined Secretary of LED Susan Bourgeois in announcing Facebook and Instagram parent company, Meta, will build a massive $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana, a transformational investment that cements the state's status as a major innovation hub and puts this pictures
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Okla. A.G. Drummond Backs Bondi Nomination for U.S. Attorney General
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 5 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024:
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm the nomination of Pam Bondi, President-Elect Trump's pick for U.S. Attorney General. Drummond and a coalition of 30 current and future state attorneys general sent a letter to Senate leadership this week supporting Bondi.
"Pam Bondi has proven herself to be an exceptional legal mi
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Reminder: TRICARE regions are changing Jan. 1, 2025
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news:
Jan. 1, 2025, marks the start of health care delivery under TRICARE's new regional contracts. There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the U.S. as part of the new contracts. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) will move to the West Regi
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Utah A.G. Reyes and a Coalition Urge Secretary Blinken to Refrain From Multinational Plastic Regulation
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2024:
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined ten attorneys general on a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez to urge the federal government to refrain from "negotiat[ing] or enter[ing] an international agreement relating to regulating American-made plastics." The letter was led by the State of Iowa.
This communication from the state attorn
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