DALLAS, Texas, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 20, 2026 * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.21 per hour in the South to $53.99 in the Northeast in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs   more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 20 -- The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by member Bill Bynum: * * * Carrying the Baton Foward: HOPE's Impact across the Deep South When I reflect on the beginning of my career in community finance, my thoughts often return to my childhood. At a young age, I was aware of the stark disparities in access to resources and opportunities between communities. I began to understand that success was not determined sol  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on NORTHCOM and SOUTHCOM 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. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command amid evolving homeland security threats, increasing great power competition in the Western Hemisphere, a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Defending the federal E-Rate program from new legal threats, ALA files amicus brief to preserve broadband funding for libraries * The American Library Association (ALA) filed a friend of the court brief affirming the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF) and one of its four programs, E-Rate, which helps power broadband-enabled service  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Smith Honor Women in Agriculture * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led a bipartisan resolution to designate March 21, 2026, as "National Women in Agriculture Day" to honor the critical contributions of women in agriculture. The Senate unanimously passed the resolution, which highlights the more than 1.2 millio  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Pro Bono Team Secures Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Victory in Olivier v. City of Brandon et al. * A Gibson Dunn pro bono team secured a unanimous victory at the U.S. Supreme Court on March 20, 2026, in Olivier v. City of Brandon et al., a civil rights case in which our team was supported by a diverse coalition of 11 amicus briefs. Gabriel Olivier  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Higher blood pressure during young adulthood linked to heart & kidney disease after age 40 * Research Highlights : * A study of nearly 300 thousand adults in South Korea found that individuals with higher blood pressure (>=120 mm Hg/80 mm Hg) for up to 10 years during young adulthood (ages 30 and 40 were more likely to develop heart disease and kidney disease after ag  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES SAVE AMERICA ACT, SAYING 'AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS' * In Speech, Senator Says Voting Rights, Democracy Didn't Collapse Under Mississippi's Successful Voter ID Requirement VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates for Passage of SAVE America Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today pointed to Mississippi's successful voter ID  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES EXAMINE BARRIERS TO U.S. NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPANSION * Miss. Senator Highlights Cost Overruns, Supply Chain Concerns as Grand Gulf Facility Expansion Considered VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Witnesses on Barriers to Expanding U.S. Nuclear Energy Generation. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday cited the prospect of cost overrun  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release: * * * Guiding Principles Unveiled for North Carolina's Campaign Finance Reform The Modernization of Election Data Systems (MEDS) Commission held its second meeting on Wednesday, where commission members heard from elections leaders in Mississippi and Maryland, and discussed a new set of guiding principles for campaign finance reform. During the meeting, the co-chairs of the   more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Health Center - Breaux Bridge opens with dedication to Burton Dupuis * BREAUX BRIDGE, La. - Ochsner St. Martin Hospital celebrates the grand opening of Ochsner Health Center - Breaux Bridge with a dedication to the president of Hospital Service District #2 Burton Dupuis on Friday, March 20. The 6,200 square-foot specialty clinic is located next to the Ochsner St. M  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Ohio History Connection, Columbus, plans to repatriate a treaty pipe dating to 1842 to the Wyandotte Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The item, identified as an object of cultural patrimony, was used during an 1842 treaty council involving Wyandot representatives and John Johnston, who represented the U.S. Following that agreement, Wyandot people were removed in 1843 to lands west of the Mississippi River. The pipe rema  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, posted the following news release on March 20, 2026: * * * Public Interest Organizations, Labor Unions, Media Companies Band Together to Block the FCC's Nexstar Merger Giveaway On Friday, a broad and politically diverse coalition of groups filed an emergency petition and appeal at the Federal Communications Commission seeking to stay the agency's unlawful March 19 decision to ap  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 20 [Category: Medical] -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news: * * * Statement on Passage of Legislation Increasing Access to Treatments for Metastatic Cancer Patients in Mississippi * Susan G. Komen (r), the world's leading breast cancer organization, issued the following statement on the passage of legislation that proh  more

PLANO, Texas, March 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Agrees That Mississippi Man Should have His Day in Court to Claim His First Amendment Rights * Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a victory to Gabriel Olivier allowing him to go back to trial in the district court to make his case that  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, March 21 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Entrepreneurship Forum to Convene at Insight Park Annual statewide higher education gathering will be April 9-10 at Ole Miss * The University of Mississippi will host the 2026 Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum on April 9-10, bringing together leaders from public and private institutions of higher education across Mississippi to share campus-based entrepreneurship efforts. The two-day forum will  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * The University of Queensland Medical School-Ochsner Health and Ochsner Graduate Medical Education celebrate high Match Day rates * NEW ORLEANS - The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health (UQ-Ochsner MD Program) and Ochsner Graduate Medical Education today celebrated Match Day 2026 - a rite of passage for medical residency applicants from around the world  more