NEW YORK, July 15 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release: * * * FOX ENTERTAINMENT, STUDIO RAMSAY GLOBAL AND HARPERCOLLINS INTRODUCE NEW CULINARY IMPRINT "BITE BOOKS" WITH INAUGURAL TITLE IDIOT SANDWICH DEBUTING SEPTEMBER 30 GORDON RAMSAY'S WILDLY VIRAL MEME SERVES UP NEW IDIOT SANDWICH COOKBOOK, CELEBRATING THE POP CULTURE CRAZE WITH INCREDIBLY FLAVORFUL CREATIONS FOX's Next-Gen Food Brand "Bite" Expands Global Reach with New Publishing Partnership * Los Angeles, CA   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO REVERSE DUCK POPULATION DECLINE * Miss. Senator Says Measure Will Secure Larger Fall Flights for Future Hunting Seasons WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would help reverse the alarming decline in duck populations by creating incentives to improve the quantity and quality of breeding habitat.   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF BILL DIRECTING $60 MILLION FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IN MISSISSIPPI * Miss. Senator Serves on MilCon-VA Appropriations Panel that Crafted FY2026 Funding Measure WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for committee passage of an FY2026 appropriations bill that will direct $60 million in military construction funds to M  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET * Senate Approves Budget Rescissions Package Sought by President Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, early this morning voted for Senate passage of a budget rescissions bill (HR.4) to trim $9.0 billion from the federal budget, reductions sought by Presid  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson Joins the Election Protection Project Podcast for Season Two Launch The Election Protection Project Podcast kicked off the season two premiere with Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson. In the episode, Secretary Watson discusses: * Mississippi's "TextMyGov" * Post-election audits * Watson's upcoming term as president of the National Ass  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * NetChoice Disappointed, Will Fight 5th Circuit Ruling on Mississippi I.D.-for-Speech Online Law That Enables Censorship & Harms Families * NEW ORLEANS--Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the State of Mississippi's request to allow HB 1126, an unconstitutional socia  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a public notice regarding the application to relicense the 8.64-megawatt St. Cloud Hydroelectric Project. The City of St. Cloud, Minnesota, filed this application for the project located on the Mississippi River in Stearns, Benton and Sherburne Counties. This action highlights the ongoing process for energy infrastructure and the opportunity for public input. FERC issued a notice on May 8, 2025, indicating the pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carter Leads Bipartisan Coalition Requesting Funding for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) led a letter with four other Members of Congress to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development asking them to provide at least $7.5 million for the Lower Miss  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Opening Statement on Seapower And Projection Forces Print of the FY26 NDAA U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following remarks on the Seapower and Projection Forces Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA. Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * Tow Collision with Moored Barges Results from Distracted, Fatigued Pilot Personal cellphone use at issue * WASHINGTON (July 17, 2025) -- A tow pilot's distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The towing vessel William B Klunk was pushing 22 loa  more