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At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,05/10/24-10:10AM, 105 Reads
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
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$175K in Disability Support Grants Available in Mississippi

By TIMOTHY HOLDINESS TIMOTHY HOLDINESS
Thu,05/09/24-6:02PM, 300 Reads 11,932 Statewide
The Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities (MSCDD) has announced the availability of new grant funding aimed at supporting projects that enhance the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities.
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, center, confers with Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, R-West, left, and Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, after his State of the State address to a joint session of the Mississippi State Legislature, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Reeves signed legislation Wednesday, May 8, 2024, to change Mississippi's school funding formula beginning July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi governor signs law to set a new funding formula for public schools

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,05/09/24-4:53PM, 111 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation that will change the way the state pays for public schools, ditching a formula that brought political pressure on lawmakers because they usually budgeted less money than required.
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In this Aug. 7, 2019, photo, the Kingston Fossil Plant stands near a waterway in Kingston, Tenn. The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law. The Environmental Protection Agency asked the Tennessee Valley Authority in a March 25, 2024 letter to redo several aspects of its environmental impact statement for converting the coal-burning Kingston Fossil Plant. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

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US utility pledges more transparency after lack of notice it empowered CEO to make plant decisions

By JONATHAN MATTISE JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press
Thu,05/09/24-4:05PM, 119 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation's largest public utility on Thursday pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants.
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