WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Big South Fork Plugging Abandoned Oil Wells to Restore Nature * News Release Date: July 24, 2025 Contact: Daniel Banks, 423-569-9778 Contact: Tom Blount, 423-569-9778 Oneida, Tennessee: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres of rugged terrain within the Cumberland Plateau in southeastern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. It is  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following opening remarks on July 22, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Future of United States Maritime Part 1: Review of Fiscal Year 2026 Federal Maritime Commission Budget Request": * * * We meet today to review the President's fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). The FMC is an ind  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Confirmation Hearing on Chief of Naval Operations Nominee Admiral Daryl Caudle * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to consider the nomination of Admiral Daryl Caudle to be Chief of Naval Operations. In his opening remarks, Chairman Wicker praised Admiral Caudle's ex  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Hospital Transparency for New and Expecting Parents * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 July 24, 2025 Washington, DC -- Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), and Rick Scott (R-Florida) today introduced the Neonatal Care Transparency Act, legislation that would re  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to hold a public meeting on revised proposed plan for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation Superfund Site * COLUMBUS, Mississippi (July 24, 2025) - On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to provide information on a revised proposed plan that allows community-supported reuse of the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation Superfund Site.   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH GAINS COMMITTEE APPROVAL FOR FY2026 TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL * As Subcommittee Chair, Hyde-Smith Worked to Achieve Bipartisan Support for Bill that Benefits Nation & Mississippi VIDEO: Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith Presents FY2026 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today gained Senate Appropriation  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH SAYS AMERICAN AG 'NOT OUT OF THE WEEDS YET' DESPITE LEGISLATIVE WINS * Hyde-Smith Presses for USDA Nominee Commitments to Help Farmers Until Stronger Safety Net Improvements Kick In VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions USDA Nominee on Helping Farmers Until Safety Net Improvements Kick In. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday sought commitments  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 25 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU, USDA offers high school students, undergrads notable research experiences STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University is providing hands-on research experiences to both high school and undergraduate students through an integrated project supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Pre-College Summer Internship Program Five high school s  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Rescue Free Speech Online, TechFreedom Urges Supreme Court Today, TechFreedom filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a one-sentence order, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, allowing H.B. 1126, a Mississippi law containing broad age-verification and parental-consent mandates for social media, to take immediate effect pendi  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Tiffany Statement on Evers Announcing His Retirement * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers announced his retirement. "I thank Governor Evers for his years of service and wish him well as he announces his retirement. However, he leaves behind a legacy of decline--under the 'education governor,' student achievement has f  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS and state partners to test bait platforms to catch invasive carp in Upper Mississippi River * LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources, will install floating bait platforms and monitoring equipment to test a new method for capturing invasive carp. The equipment w  more