PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 26 (TNStalk)(TNSbook) -- Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law issued the following Q&A on Jan. 24, 2023, with Professor Robert Miller and University of Mississippi Professor Emeritus Robbie Ethridge: * * * New book explains history behind, impact of 'bombshell' case * * * In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision to return more than 3 million acres of land in Oklahoma to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The case, McGirt v. Oklahoma, has been   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces that four employees were recently selected to receive a Modern-Day Technology Leader Award at the 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference in February. Resa Holmes, Willie Thomas, Jonathan Malone and Jasmine Ford will be recognized for their outstanding innovation, creativity, leadership a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, received an exemption for additional time and funding for the Amite River and Tributaries - Comprehensive Study East of the Mississippi River, Louisiana. To ensure the Amite River and Tributaries' Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP) was economically justified, technically feasible, and environmentally acceptable  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, announced today that a Record of Decision was signed by Maj. Gen. Diana Holland, Mississippi Valley Division Commanding General, on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) mitigation feature. The Record of Decision found that the Maurepas Diversion meets the swamp mitigation need for the WSLP Project. The executed R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 97-139) on Jan. 10, 2023, entitled "Crime and Forfeiture:" (Continued from Part 8 of 9) * * * 34 U.S.C. Sec. 20101. Crime Victims Fund (a) Establishment There is created in the Treasury a separate account to be known as the Crime Victims Fund (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "Fund"). (b) Fines deposited in Fund; penalties; forfeited appearance bonds Except as limited by subsection (c)  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47391) on Jan. 19, 2023, entitled "Legal and Procedural Matters Related to Seating a Cherokee Nation Delegate in the House of Representatives." The report was written by Christina L. Arabia, security assistance, security cooperation and global arms trade analyst, Andrew S. Bowen, Russian and European affairs analyst, and Cory Welt, Russian and European affairs specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUM  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: In three short weeks, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) traveled from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River, hearing directly from Iowans in 33 counties. Ernst crisscrossed her home state to visit firsthand with small business owners, farmers, students, and community leaders. Focused on accessibility and transparency with Iowans, Ernst hosted four town halls in Mills, Ida, Buchanan, and Shelby Counties. The  more

RESTON, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: What's New? December 14, 2022 | New FirstNet Cell Site Launches in Grand Rapids to Support First Responders: First responders in Northern Minnesota  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Kelly Mitchell, ERDC Public Affairs When Susan Vogel Wilson was growing up, she thought of her grandfather as a loving man with a priceless sense of humor who always brought back fun souvenirs from his travels. To the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Wilson's grandfather is remembered as the man who started it all-- the first commander of the W  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSper) -- President Biden issued the following news release: President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Jill Nash, Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board * Teri Hawks Goodmann, Chair, National Capital Planning Commission * Margaret A. Hamburg, Vice Chair, President's Intelligence Advisory Board * Kim Cobb, Member, President's Intelligence Advisory Board * Kneeland Conner Youngblood, Member, Presid  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 26 (TNSfund) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB) was awarded a $750K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop culturally appropriate food literacy programming for the Arkansas Delta Region. UAPB is one of 16 multidisciplinary teams selected for the NSF's Convergence Accelerator's Track J, focused on Food & Nutrition Security solutions based on their FENNEL (Food Educatio  more