PLANO, Texas, Aug. 12 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Building a Brighter Future: Toyota Invests in Childcare Centers for Manufacturing Team Members * PLANO, Texas (Aug. 12, 2025) - Toyota is taking bold steps to support working parents as the company adds four, all-new childcare centers across its manufacturing footprint. New centers will serve parents at Toyota North Carolina, Toyota Mississippi, Toyota Alabama and Toyota West Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Tonight Held a Successful Town Hall Meeting * Answered constituents' questions and fears at big gathering MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) tonight held a successful town hall meeting where he addressed constituents' questions about what's happening to the social safety net under the Trump Administration and vowed to oppose the serious devastation and chaos it is causing.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal that would change a television station's broadcast channel in West Point, Mississippi. The petition, filed by WLOV License LLC, Cumming, Georgia, requests an "Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of TV Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (West Point, Mississippi)" (MB Docket No. 25-247). The company wants to change its channel from 16 to 26 to resolve interference issues and allow it to operate at its f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Raises Gulf of America Revenue-Sharing Cap for Coastal States * WASHINGTON -- As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of the Interior today announced the annual revenue-sharing cap for Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf energy revenues will rise from $500 million to $650 million beginning in fiscal year 2025 and continuing through 2034. The funds, generated from o  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 13 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU College of Business launches new entrepreneurship major this month STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University's College of Business is offering a new major in entrepreneurship, educating students with the knowledge, skills and experiences to launch their own ventures or bring innovative thinking to existing organizations. The new program builds on the college's long-standing commitment   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 13 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU's 2025 Graduate Summer Research Experience cohort grows research skills with advanced tools, collaboration STARKVILLE, Miss.--This summer, seven graduate students from across the country gathered at Mississippi State to address real-world problems in agriculture using geospatial science and high-performance computing. The MSU Geosystems Research Institute hosted the third cohort in its Gradu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Thompson, Kennedy & Thanedar Blast Trump Administration's Decision to Cancel Federal Employee Union Contracts for FEMA and Other Agencies Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Emergency Management and   more