JACKSON, Mississippi, May 8 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Ag Commissioner Recognizes Multiple Pieces of New Legislation Supporting Mississippi Agriculture and Consumers JACKSON, Miss. - Following the conclusion of the 2025 Legislative Session, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson issued the following statement regarding the passage of multiple bills impacting Mississippi's agriculture industry.  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on May 6, 2025, on the Gulf of America Act (H.R. 276), which was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, and 17 cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly supports passage of H.R. 276, which codifies President Trump's January 20, 2025, Executive Order 14172, officially renaming as the "Gulf of America" the U.S. Continental Shelf area bounded on the north  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance Department of Defense Nuclear Mission The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the Department of Defense's (DoD) nuclear strategic priorities. The new strategic direction marks a shift from the facility's historical focus on De  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Hosston and Travis Peak formations along the Gulf Coast 35.8 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered gas, 14 months' supply for the nation RESTON, VA. -- The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in two formations under much of the Gulf of Ame  more