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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Sunday March 15, 2026 ( 4 items )  

FOIA Documents Reveal Trump Administration Ordered Fish and Wildlife Service to Change Materials About Indigenous Peoples
WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * FOIA Documents Reveal Trump Administration Ordered Fish and Wildlife Service to Change Materials About Indigenous Peoples * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Official Trump Administration documents obtained by the Sierra Club reveal the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) took steps to censor materials at its headquarters in Virginia and at a wildlife refuge in Oklahoma as part of Donald Trump's attempt  more

Historic Offshore Wind Project Breakthroughs, New Chapter in New England's Clean Energy Future
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Historic Offshore Wind Project Breakthroughs, New Chapter in New England's Clean Energy Future * CAMBRIDGE, Mass (March 14, 2026)-Vineyard Wind and Revolution Wind, offshore wind projects off the coast of New England, made history late Friday night. Revolution Wind sent its first electricity to the grid, while workers installed the final wind turbine for Vi  more

House Ways & Means Committee Issues Report on New Opportunities for Business Ownership & Self-Sufficiency Act
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-509) on the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act (H.R. 6431). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Feb. 20, 2026. * * * Here are excerpts: I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary H.R. 6431, as amended, the "New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act," as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on January 14, 2  more

Paralyzed Veterans National President Thomas Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Robert Thomas, national president of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a March 4, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of The American Legion & Multi VSOs: Paralyzed Veterans of America, AMVETS, National Association of State Directors of Veteran Affairs, Wounded Warrior Project, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, National Gua  more