JACKSON, Mississippi, April 12 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Independent Women's Voice applauds the Mississippi Legislature for bi-partisan passage of House Bill 1607--the Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights--moving Mississippi one step closer to being a state that stands with women. The Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights clearly defines 'male' and 'female' terms based on b  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 12 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $16,155,550 to the City of West Memphis, Arkansas to restore hundreds of acres of Mississippi River floodplain with wetlands and riparian forest at Ducks Unlimited Park at Big River Crossing. The park is a 1,500-acre project led by Big River Park Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited (DU). The park, which may be accessed from Downtown Memphis via Big River Crossing,   more