ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MS Celebrates Mississippi House for Passing HB 2, Urges Senate Vote Yes * Jan 16, 2026 by AFP Jackson, MS - Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) celebrates the Mississippi House of Representatives for passing the Education Freedom Act to expand parental options and education savings accounts across the state. AFP-MS now strongly urges the Mississippi Sen  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Jan. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * American Council on Education, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognize MSU with national community engagement distinction * Contact: Allison Matthews STARKVILLE, Miss.- Mississippi State is being nationally recognized for its commitment to integrating community engagement with university teaching and learning strategies and is reaffirming its commitment to building robust  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry Reiterates Calls for Eliminating State Income Tax By Jack Baum Today, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry once again stated his goal of eliminating the state's income tax. "I'm standing here to reiterate that my long-term goal is to eliminate the income tax in this state, once and for all," said Landry at his Thursday press conference on his fiscal responsibility  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Nationwide Tax Competition Heats Up as Missouri Governor Calls for Zero Income Tax While blue states like California and New York look to impose tax hikes, red states pursue tax cuts By John Kartch There are eight no-income-tax states, and Missouri is in the race to become the ninth. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe today called for an elimination of the state income tax. In his State of the State address today  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * South Carolina Could Soon Have a Lower Income Tax Rate Than North Carolina North Carolina has long been a national model for pro-growth tax reform. States across the country have enacted income tax rate-reducing reforms facilitated by revenue triggers for more than a decade, just as North Carolina began to do in 2013. Some states where lawmakers have emulated North Carolina's approach to ta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Votes to Pass Bipartisan Funding Package to Support Clean Drinking Water, Public Safety, and Economic Development * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) voted to send a bipartisan funding package to the President's desk that included nearly $40 million in direct support for Wisconsin communities and projects that impact the state. The package to fund the Departments of Commerce  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 139,190, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 129,481, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 128,770, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,907, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 16 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Elon's revenge By Bill Glahn You will recall back in March 2025 the news reports of Gov. Tim Walz celebrating a brief drop in the stock price of Elon Musk's electric car company, Tesla (ticker symbol TSLA). The Hill newspaper reported at the time. "Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) told  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity has modestly increased since our previous report. The uptick in activity was attributed to the end of the government shutdown and strong late-holiday sales. Employment levels were unchanged. Prices continued to increase moderately. Manufacturing activity slightly improved. District banks reported ending the year with strong growth   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following commentary: * * * Goldwater Fights CON Laws in the Mississippi Supreme Court By Timothy Sandefur The Goldwater Institute today filed a brief in the Mississippi Supreme Court urging the justices not to allow existing businesses to use the state's "Certificate of Need" (CON) law to block potential competitors from entering the market. These laws, which govern all sorts of businesses, from taxi compa  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ferguson statement on Coast Guard decision paving the way for I-5 bridge replacement * OLYMPIA - Governor Bob Ferguson offered the following statement regarding the U.S. Coast Guard's decision to allow a replacement bridge for Interstate 5 across the Columbia River to use a lower height than the current bridge. This decision allows Washington and Oregon to build a fixed span rep  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * GULFPORT MAN CONVICTED AT TRIAL OF FENTANYL OFFENSES Gulfport, MS - After a three-day trial, on January 14, 2026, a jury in Gulfport, Mississippi convicted, Marcus Agee, 35, of Gulfport, Mississippi of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2026, regarding Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina: * * * Pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 3(b)(8)(A), and Committee Rules 17A(b)(1)(A) and 17A(c)(1), the Committee on Ethics has extended the matter regarding Representative Nancy Mace, which was transmitted to the Committee by the Office of Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH PUTS PUBLIC SAFETY FOCUS ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE & SCIENCE FUNDING BILL * Senate Gives Final Approval of Bill to Fund Public Safety, Science Work in Mississippi WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted benefits for Mississippi included in the FY2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill, which was passed by the Senate on Thursd  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL * Miss. Senator Worked to Secure Infrastructure Resources for Mississippi Communities in Bill Headed to President Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday voted for final passage of a bill that would make appropriations availab  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Warns Ten States That Agreements With Trump's DOJ Would Violate Federal Election Law On Friday, the DNC sent warning letters to ten states' Board of Elections or Secretary of State offices urging them to reject pressure from the Trump DOJ to hand over sensitive, unredacted voter files. The letters outline how the agreements these states are reportedly negotiating with the Trump DOJ vi  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * Illegal Alien Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Multiple Kilos of Meth into North Mississippi ABERDEEN, MS- Arturo Bonilla, 48, of Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court to ten years in prison for drug trafficking. According to documents and evidence presented in court, in 2021, officers with the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following letter on Jan. 7, 2026, with 72 farm and biofuel groups: * * * The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker, United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, United St  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * LJC Files Amicus Brief to Defend Church from an Over One Million Dollar COVID-Era Related Fine (Washington, D.C.)--COVID-19 restrictions generated tremendous legal violations, many of which were overturned and ultimately deemed unconstitutional. In the case of Calvary Chapel San Jose v. California, the county imposed heavy fines for holding religious services, despite the fact that those restrict  more

ENCINO, California, Jan. 13 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Boutique Hotel in Restored Candy Factory in La Crosse, Wis. LA CROSSE, Wis. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of The Charmont Hotel, a 67-room hotel property in La Crosse, Wisconsin. "The closing process was seamless  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 16 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue faculty named in Clarivate's prestigious 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list across several fields * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Ten Purdue University researchers were named in Clarivate's 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers, demonstrating research excellence and influence in their fields. The selected researchers have authored multiple papers that rank among the top 1% in citations in their resp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Homicide at ICE Detention Camp in El Paso Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement of a reported homicide at an ICE detention facility - Camp East Montana - in El Paso, Texas on January 3rd. "The Fede  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker Applauds Mississippi Wins in the Appropriations Package * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss,. highlighted the Mississippi initiatives included in a fiscal year 2026 appropriations package that passed the Senate today. The package includes funding for the Commerce, Justice, and Interior Departments, as well as for agencies handling science, energy, and water issues. "This is  more