OXFORD, Mississippi, April 4 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Donor Plans Ahead for Generational Impact * OXFORD, Miss. - Doug MacEachern, of Covington, Louisiana, has committed to including the University of Mississippi in his estate plans with a major gift to benefit full-time students in the School of Pharmacy. After the donor's lifetime, his estimated $2.9 million testamentary gift will provide additional support to the Jane B. MacEachern Memorial Pharm  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 4 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 3, 2026, by Douglas Carswell, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy: * * * Why the US South Is Rising The region has become a business-friendly destination. * While New York and California are losing population, states like South Carolina and Alabama are not only gaining residents at a record rate, but they are also experiencing rapid economic growth. A recent JL Par  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48893) on April 3, 2026, entitled "FY2024 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Scott Newstok, professor of English and executive director of the Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College, earned a four-year grant from the State Research Agency of Spain. The award supports scholarship regarding the multilingual heritage of early modern English across legal, religious, political, and literary discourses. Newstok is the only recipient from a liberal arts college and one of only two humanities scholars funded in the three-ye  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 3, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * TBA Legislative Updates Podcast Covers Key Bills TBA's Legislative Updates podcast is new this week with TBA lobbyists and attorneys Berkley Schwarz of Pier Strategies LLC and Brad Lampley of Adams & Reese. This week they discuss TBA's bills that are moving through the legislative process, including the extrajudicial adoptions bills HB1263/SB1238; rea  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- EndeavorB2B (formerly Endeavor Business Media) issued the following news release: * * * Utility Analytics Institute Announces 2026 Strategic Advisory Board Denver, CO -- The Utility Analytics Institute (UAI) proudly announces the 2026 members of its Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) a select group of utility analytics professionals and thought leaders dedicated to helping advance utility transformation through analytics. The UAI SAB serves as a guiding voice to  more