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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Thursday November 14, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Jones College's EMT Course is Now Online, on-Site & on-the-Road
ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Jones College issued the following news release: As the nation and Mississippi faces a crisis in the declining number of Emergency Medical Services personnel, Jones College is now making the Emergency Medical Training program more accessible to more people. By offering the EMT program online and "on-the-road," a more diverse range of individuals, including working professionals, traditional students and even high school seniors will have access to the trainin  more

Miss. A.G. Fitch Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Lynn Fitch and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Unsolicited robocalls and robotexts are too often a gateway to sc  more

Miss. Gov. Reeves: Mississippi's $110 Million Investment Lays Foundation for Future Economic Development Success
JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi is investing over $110 million toward economic development, infrastructure upgrades, workforce development, tourism, and conservation efforts throughout Mississippi. The majority of grant approvals, totaling over $97 million, will be invested into projects that will further strengthen Mississippi's economy through si  more