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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Tuesday March 10, 2026 ( 17 items )  

America's Credit Unions: This week - Senate in session, primaries occur in two states
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * This week: Senate in session, primaries occur in two states * The House is back in district this week, while the Senate remains in Washington, D.C. Engaging with lawmakers on credit union priorities, America's Credit Unions' advocacy team will build on the momentum generated by credit union advocates' Hill meetings last week. Mississippi and Georgia hold the next round of state pr  more

Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d  more

Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States
LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.   more

Chairman Wicker Addresses President Trump's Military Action Against Iran
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Addresses President Trump's Military Action Against Iran U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today spoke on the U.S. Senate floor regarding President Trump's decision to conduct military operations against Iran. In his speech, the chairman emphasized that the president's decision was the correct choice to protect American interests  more

CLEAR and Ochsner simplify patient access to healthcare info
JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * CLEAR and Ochsner simplify patient access to healthcare info * CLEAR (NYSE: YOU), the secure identity company, today announced a partnership with Ochsner Health (Ochsner) that will enhance identity experiences across patient and employee workflows and lead to strengthened security and streamlined access to care across the Gulf South. Ochsner's implementation of CLEAR1 - C  more

Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame Five former standout high school athletes, including baseball star Joe Carter and football standout Patrick Willis, along with volleyball stars Alisha Glass Childress and Jordan Larson and ice hockey standout Krissy Wendell-Pohl, highlight the 2026 cla  more

Miss. State Auditor White: Audit Shows Majority of Gulf Coast Restoration Funds Spent by Legislature Without Recommendation From GCRF Advisory Board or MDA
JACKSON, Mississippi, March 10 (TNSxrep) -- The Mississippi State Auditor Shad White issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Audit Shows Majority of Gulf Coast Restoration Funds Spent by Legislature Without Recommendation from GCRF Advisory Board or MDA Today State Auditor Shad White released an audit of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund (GCRF) showing 62% of GCRF funds awarded by the Legislature went to projects without the recommendation of the GCRF Advisory Board or the Mis  more

NAACP Demands Mississippi Regulators Reschedule Data Center Permit Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 8 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Demands Mississippi Regulators Reschedule Data Center Permit Hearing * Environmental Quality Department Scheduled Public Meeting on March 10, Federal Primary Election Day, With Just Five Days' Notice, Three Hours away from Affected Community JACKSON, Miss. \- The NAACP is calling on the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to immediately reschedule a public hearing schedu  more

Ochsner Health Center - Denham Springs temporarily closed
JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Health Center - Denham Springs temporarily closed * BATON ROUGE, La. - Ochsner Health Center - Denham Springs at 30819 La. 16 is temporarily closed after a vehicle accident on Thursday, March 5 damaged the building. There were no injuries. The facility sustained significant damage, and there is currently no estimate on how long it will take for the clinic to reope  more

Ochsner Health, NORD, The Pontchartrain (LA) Chapter of The Links, Inc & Healthy Blue Advance the Promise of a Healthier and Happier Community
JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Health, NORD, The Pontchartrain (LA) Chapter of The Links, Inc & Healthy Blue Advance the Promise of a Healthier and Happier Community * NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Health will host the fifth annual Health and Wellness Family Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Joe W. Brown Recreation Center in New Orleans East. A variety of services will be availab  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Pursues Motion to Support Trump Administration's Rollback of Extremist Vehicle Emissions Standards
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the  more

Rep. Dan Eubanks Files Term Limits Resolution in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Eubanks Files Term Limits Resolution in Mississippi Representative Dan Eubanks Files Congressional Term Limits Resolution in Mississippi JACKSON, MS - Representative Dan Eubanks has filed House Concurrent Resolution 51 (HCR 51) to add Mississippi to the growing list of states applying to propose a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The effort is being sp  more

Settlement Reached With DHS to Allow Mother to Complete Residency Application
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Settlement Reached with DHS to Allow Mother to Complete Residency Application NEW ORLEANS -- The Department of Homeland Security agreed to allow Marina Cruz Alanis, who has been trapped in immigration detention for more than eight months and is the mother of a U.S. citizen, to attend her biometrics appointment, to submit fingerprints and photos, and complete her application for lawful permanent res  more

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Unveil Eight Selections for Pilot Program Testing Next-Gen Aircraft in America's Skies
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * THE FUTURE OF AVIATION IS HERE: Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Unveil Eight Selections for Pilot Program Testing Next-Gen Aircraft in America's Skies U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced eight proposals were selected as part of the brand-new Advanced Air Mobility and El  more

UAPB Museum Preserves the Legacy of Elizabeth Cash Green, Honoring a Life That Spanned Slavery to the Civil Rights Era
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 9 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Museum Preserves the Legacy of Elizabeth Cash Green, Honoring a Life That Spanned Slavery to the Civil Rights Era * A framed photograph donated by alumnus LTC (RET) Amos King Jr. ensures the story of his great-grandmother-recognized by some historians as one of the last surviving formerly enslaved women in the United States will be preserved for future generations through the UAPB   more

University of Mississippi: Study Shows Spiral Sound Can Shift Sideways
OXFORD, Mississippi, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Study Shows Spiral Sound Can Shift Sideways Research could have implications for fine acoustic measurements, manipulation * A new University of Mississippi study shows that some sound waves don't just move forward - they also move slightly to the side. Understanding this movement could help researchers develop more precise acoustic tools. Likun Zhang, associate professor of physics and   more

White House: President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more