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Houzeo Adds ‘Collections’ in its ‘Favorites’ Feature, Simplifying Home Search for Mississippi Buyers
EIN Presswire
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August 25, 2025
Collections is a new enhancement enabling Mississippi buyers to categorize saved properties into custom lists for quicker, clearer home searches. JACKSON, MS, UNITED STATES, August 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Houzeo, America's best home...
2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores show mixed results
Mississippi Department of Education
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August 21, 2025
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 21, 2025 2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores show mixed results JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2024-25 Mississippi Academic...
Mississippi Transit Agencies Expand Affordable Transportation Services
EIN Presswire
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August 18, 2025
Mississippi agencies expand low-cost transit with fares starting free or $1, ensuring access to healthcare, jobs, and community connections. MISSISSIPPI, MS, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sunflower-Humphreys Counties...
Mississippi Lottery Opens FY26 with $8.63 Million Transfer to State
Mississippi Lottery
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August 14, 2025
Powerball Jackpot Rolls Past Half-a-Billion Dollar Mark JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation has completed its July transfer of $8,627,069.02 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This is...
Mississippi Homebuyers Gain Access to Smarter Search with Houzeo’s Latest Feature
EIN Presswire
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August 13, 2025
From Jackson to Biloxi, buyers across Mississippi can now organize, manage, and share their property searches with ease. JACKSON, MS, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Houzeo, America’s Real Estate Super App, recently expanded...
Powerball Rolls to $565 Million After Another Mississippi Power Play Win
Mississippi Lottery
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August 15, 2025
The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $565 million with a cash value of $258.8 million for the Saturday, Aug. 16 drawing, and Mississippi players are cashing in along the way by purchasing the $1 Power Play add-on. In just the past 30...
Mississippi Department of Education announces launch of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Cybersecurity, Networking and Business with Personal Finance
Mississippi Department of Education
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August 7, 2025
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 7, 2025 Mississippi Department of Education announces launch of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Cybersecurity, Networking and Business with Personal Finance JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department...
The Dairy Alliance Unveils 'May Belle the Cow' Exhibit at Mississippi Children’s Museum
EIN Presswire
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August 12, 2025
JACKSON, MS, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dairy Alliance, a nonprofit funded by dairy farm families in the Southeast, recently joined the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) to celebrate the ribbon cutting of its...
MDE names seven Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools for 2025-26; one school named Mississippi Science of Reading School
Mississippi Department of Education
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August 11, 2025
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 11, 2025 MDE names seven Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools for 2025-26; one school named Mississippi Science of Reading School JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)...
Justice Department Ends Half-Century-Old Desegregation Cases in Florida and Mississippi
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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August 8, 2025
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today the dismissal of two desegregation cases in Hendry County, Florida, and Copiah County, Mississippi, concluding matters that have remained on the docket for more than half a century....
Attorney General Bonta Warns AI Companies: If You Harm Children, You Will Be Held Accountable in California
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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August 25, 2025
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with 44 attorneys general, sent a letter to 12 of the top artificial intelligence (AI) companies, after reports of sexually inappropriate interactions between AI chatbots and children....
Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Children
South Dakota Attorney General's Office
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August 25, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Children PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota...
Powerball® Jackpot Climbs to Estimated $750 Million – 10th Largest in Game History
Mississippi Lottery
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August 25, 2025
Mega Millions Jackpot Continues to Grow to Estimated $243 Million JACKSON, MISS. – After rolling all summer long, the Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $750 million, making it the 10th largest jackpot in the game’s history. The jackpot...
Legacy Electric Joins Platinum Power
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 25, 2025
POTTSVILLE, Ark. and HATTIESBURG, Miss., Aug. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Platinum Power Holdings, LLC (“Platinum”), a provider of overhead and underground utility services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Legacy Electric, LLC (“Legacy...
Attorney General Brenna Bird Demands Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Kids
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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August 25, 2025
DES MOINES— Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general warning major artificial intelligence companies to stop hurting kids. The letter, sent to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, Google, Luka Inc.,...
1st Signal Brigade Association to Hold 2025 Reunion in Charleston, S.C.
EIN Presswire
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August 25, 2025
Once the Largest Brigade in the U.S. Army During the Vietnam War CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES, August 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 1st Signal Brigade Association (1SBA) will gather in Charleston from Sept. 8-12, 2025, for its biennial...
Meritage Homes Publishes 2024 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 25, 2025
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, “Meritage” or the “Company”), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today published its 2024 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report (the...
Armed National Guard Kick Off Security Operations in Washington
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Members of the U.S. National Guard deployed in the nation’s capital are now armed, a significant escalation in the federal government's involvement in Washington’s law enforcement operations. The move, first reported by media, underscores...
US National Guard Equips Weapons in Washington
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) In Washington, DC, members of the US National Guard have begun carrying firearms, marking a shift toward a more assertive military presence. On Sunday, the force issued a warning that “detentions may occur leading to arrests,” signaling...
NCSBN Elects National Leadership and Considers New Business with its Members at its 2025 Annual Meeting
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 21, 2025
Chicago, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCSBN met in Chicago Aug. 13-15, 2025, to consider pertinent association business with its members. President of the NCSBN Board of Directors, Phyllis Polk Johnson, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, executive director,...