WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has announced the opening of a scoping period to gather public and agency input on the environmental issues associated with the proposed Southeast Compression for Utility Reliability Expansion Project by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC. This project, identified as Docket No. CP25-219-000, involves the construction and operation of facilities in Madison Parish, Louisiana, and Forrest, Hinds, and Jasper Counties, Mississippi.   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 11 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Mississippi Launches New Energy Initiative * Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves launched a new initiative aimed at making Mississippi a leader in American energy in May. The new initiative, named Mississippi's Power Play, aims to reduce red tape, stimulate private sector investment, and make Mississippi a model state for energy policy   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 12 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Mississippi State's SSRC hosts statewide education leaders for policy program STARKVILLE, Miss.--Eighteen fellows representing various statewide institutions have graduated from the Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship Program, or EPFP. Hosted by Mississippi State University's Social Science Research Center, the Mississippi EPFP brings together leaders, practitioners and advocates from presc  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Thompson, Kennedy Statement on Trump and Kristi Noem's Plan to Eliminate FEMA This Year (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Emergency Management and Technology subcommittee, releas  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 10, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend Mission Mississippi of Leflore County, a remarkable organization based in Greenwood, Mississippi, for its unwavering commitment to racial reconciliation, spiritual healing, and community building. Founded as part of the broader Mission Mississippi movement, which  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND AN END TO BIDEN-ERA FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined colleagues in demanding the Federal Emergency Management Agency end Risk Rating 2.0, the Biden-era flood insurance policy that has caused premiums to skyrocket and thousands of homeowners to abandon their policies. Wicker an  more