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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Tuesday September 30, 2025 ( 3 items )  

AFP-MS Launches New Mail Campaign in Favor of Education Savings Accounts
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MS Launches New Mail Campaign in Favor of Education Savings Accounts * # JACKSON, MS - Americans For Prosperity - Mississippi (AFP- MS ) is launching a new mail campaign urging Mississippians to reach out to their legislators and ask them to support the Trump Administration's policies and embrace Education Freedom in Mississippi.  AFP- MS 's mail campaign urges s  more

Hattiesburg Man Sentenced in Federal Court for SNAP Benefits Fraud
JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Hattiesburg Man Sentenced in Federal Court for SNAP Benefits Fraud Hattiesburg, MS - A Hattiesburg man was sentenced Thursday in federal court to five years' probation for stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits intended for low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford nutri  more

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY AWARDED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT FOR REHABILITATION LONG-TERM TRAINING PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY AWARDED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT FOR REHABILITATION LONG-TERM TRAINING PROGRAM * BOLTON, MS - Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) is pleased to announce that Jackson State University has been selected to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training - Rehabilitation of the Blind Program (84.129P). T  more