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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Friday August 22, 2025 ( 2 items )  

House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman Ezell Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on FY 2026 Budget Request Opening Remarks
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following opening remarks from a July 22, 2025, 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 in  more

The "Mississippi Bubble" and the complex history of Haiti
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The "Mississippi Bubble" and the complex history of Haiti * Many things account for Haiti's modern troubles. A good perspective on them comes from going back in time to 1715 or so -- and grappling with a far-flung narrative involving the French monarchy, a financial speculator named John Law, and a stock-market crash called the "Mississippi Bubble." To condense: After the death o  more