CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 14 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Urge Mosaic, J.R. Simplot to Renounce Fertilizer Duties Citing the impact of the Middle East conflict, 64 agricultural groups, including the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), sent a letter today to the chief executives of two of the nation's largest domestic fertilizer producers urging them to support the removal of duties placed on imported phosphate products from Moro  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following letter on March 11, 2026: * * * ATR Coalition Letter Urges Missouri to Eliminate Income Tax On March 11, Americans for Tax Reform led a coalition of national and state organizations supporting the effort to eliminate the state income tax in Missouri via ballot referendum. The House will consider and vote on HCS for HCRs 173 & 174 this week. Read the full letter below: Dear Representative, We, the undersigned organization  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 13 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Leads Coalition of 21 States Supporting Common-sense Election Integrity Laws at the United States Supreme Court * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, to protect and uphold election integrity laws across our country, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 21 states to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court rul  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Fatal Work Injuries in Mississippi 2024 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - March 13, 2026 * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 94 in 2024 for Mississippi, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Mississippi was up 30.6 percent from 72 in 2023. (See chart 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 8.0 fatalities pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on U.S. European Command and U.S. Transportation Command posture for FY 2027 * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to examine the posture of U.S. European Command and U.S. Transportation Command amid growing global security challenges and ongoing military opera  more

ADA, Oklahoma, March 13 -- East Central University posted the following news: * * * ECU's NASA to host second annual Native American Princess Pageant * ADA, Okla. - The Native American Student Association (NASA) at East Central University (ECU) has announced the names of the contestants for their 2026 Native American Princess Pageant to take place March 24 at 7 p.m. in the Ataloa Theatre, located inside the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. "The Native American Princess Pageant celebrate  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 14 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * From concept to creation: ERDC Fabrication Shops power innovation By Mary Margaret Edney, Public Affairs Chief When a single metal pin broke inside a navigation lock on the Ouachita River, the lock went out of service, temporarily halting river traffic and creating the need for an urgent fix. Enter the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Fab  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- 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 March 12, 2026, regarding Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: The Committee previously issued a statement on March 4, 2026, indicating that it voted to estab  more

ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, March 9 -- Jones College issued the following news release: * * * Jones College students inducted into Sigma Kappa Delta Honor Society Fifteen Jones College students were recently inducted into the National English Honor Society for two-year college students, Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD) with 11 students participating in the ceremony. Earning a certificate of membership and an honor cord to wear at graduation were, Sakinah Abdul-Shakir, Fuquay-Varina, NC-Elementary Educati  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Chief Douglas Lankford, from a March 4, 2026, hearing on legislation to provide for the equitable settlement of Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois (H.R. 2827): * * * CHAIRMAN HURD and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee: Aya akima eecipoonkwia weenswiaani niila myaamia. My name is Douglas Lankford, and I am the Chief of the M  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Mike McCormick, president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Jackson, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act": * * * Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Mike McCormick and I have the distinct honor as  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Formella Secures WeChat Commitments, Presses Chinese-Based Sister App Over Fentanyl Money Laundering Attorney General John M. Formella announces that after months of pressure from the New Hampshire Department of Justice along with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, the messaging platform WeChat has agreed to specific, enforceable commitments to h  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Reports Kristi Noem Bungled Tornado Response After Letting Contract Lapse Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on news reports that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hindered tornado respon  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee posted the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to $80M Pandemic-Relief Fraud Scheme The owner of a tax preparation business in Tennessee pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that steered approximately $80 million in pandemic relief funds designed to help small businesses and workers to herself and her clients. According to court document  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, March 14 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * English Professor Explores Race, Culture and Value in Annual Lecture Richard Purcell named university's Humanities Teacher of the Year * Online streaming services and digital platforms are generating record profits for the corporations that run them, but they have dramatically devalued artists' labor even as prices soar, a University of Mississippi professor contends. The disparity particularly   more

RENO, Nevada, March 14 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * University revives National Geothermal Academy to meet growing workforce demand A course this summer will focus on geothermal drilling techniques and safety Michelle Werdann, '21 The National Geothermal Academy, hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno, was once a nationally-recognized program known for its expert-led geothermal courses. The program was funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) for years, ye  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard to Testify at Subcommittee Hearing Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-MS) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to hear testimony from the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Thomas G. Alla  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The White House issued the following news on March 12, 2026: * * * Nomination and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate Sarah B. Rogers, of New York, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media. WITHDRAWALS SENT TO THE SENATE: William Hewes III, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2024, which was sent to the Senate on January 13, 2026. Jeremy Carl, of Montan  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 13 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Why you should watch 'Sinners' * Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is an American horror film set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta. The film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown in the Jim Crow South to escape their violent past as Chicago mob enforcers and establish a new life by opening a juke joint. On the opening night of the Juke Club,  more