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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Sunday February 15, 2026 ( 2 items )  

House Judiciary Committee Issues Report on Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-465) on the Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act (H.R. 6978). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 27, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6978, the Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act, introduced by Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN), would require United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to conduct a review of immigration benefits appl  more

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology: Genomics is Helping Bring the Iconic American Chestnut Back to the Forest
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 14 (TNSjou) -- The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology issued the following news: * * * Genomics is helping bring the iconic American chestnut back to the forest By Sarah Sharman, PhD One hundred years ago, if you were hiking the Appalachian Trail, towering trees would have dominated the forest canopy. The American chestnut, often called the "redwood of the East" due to its size, stretched from Maine to Mississippi, feeding wildlife and humans, shading mountain   more