As many as 3,000 state jobs and $1 billion for an amphibious warship have been secured in a $1 trillion spending bill passed late Saturday. The ship will be built at the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula. The House had allotted $800 million for construction of the 12th San Antonio-class LPD, but the figure was pushed to $1 billion during negotiations in the House-Senate conference committee. (Source: Sun Herald, 12/12/14 and 12/13/14)