DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: In response to the challenges faced by small businesses impacted by flooding and wildfires in New Mexico, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is offering $1 million in grants through the Small Business Recovery Grant (SBRG) program to support recovery efforts in affected counties. The program will be available to eligible small  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), along with Community 1st Bank, provided $9,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to the Las Vegas Arts Council to promote economic and artistic development in Las Vegas, New Mexico. In this case, FHLB Dallas member institution Community 1st Bank provided a $1  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Dec. 19 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Last week, Attorney General Lynn Fitch delivered Emergency Overdose Boxes to partners across the Jackson Metro area as part of her One Pill Can Kill campaign, a public awareness initiative to educate, support, and empower Mississippians with information on the dangers offentanyl, how to identify it, and what to do if someone is overdosing. These partners include Madison C  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Dec. 19 -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Special Agents from his office have arrested William Clark, former Sardis Fire Department Secretary/Treasurer, for allegedly submitting fraudulent invoices to the City of Sardis. Clark submitted inflated emergency response numbers in order to receive payments to which he was not entitled. "We will continue to hold the line on misuse o  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 23-state brief filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit aimed at protecting students' First Amendment right to free speech. The case is about a school district in Ohio that adopted policies requiring everyone to use students' preferred pronouns. A group of parents challenged the policies but los  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 25-state brief filed today in federal court to protect small businesses and uphold states' authority to regulate the formation of corporations. The brief asks the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a ruling by a lower court that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional. "Right before Christmas, the federa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Lee leads bipartisan coalition of 33 governors in letter to the Biden Administration * * * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee led a bipartisan coalition of 33 governors in urging President Biden to act following a decision to halt foreign adoptions by The People's Republic of China (PRC). The suspension of China's intercountry adoption program has indefinitely delayed the adoptions of more tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Total sales of aquaculture products in 2023 were $1.9 billion, an increase of 26% from 2018, according to the 2023 Census of Aquaculture released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. In 2023, there were 3,453 aquaculture farms with sales in the United States, up 18% from 2018. Five states - Mississippi, Washington, Louisian  more