ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending States' Gambling Laws Against Prediction Markets * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Massachusetts' lawsuit against the prediction market platform Kalshi for illegally offering sports betting in violation   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Josiah Padley: * * * Louisiana's early literacy reform includes strong new tutoring voucher program The ed-reform conversation has been abuzz with talk about the Southern Surge, a thrilling run at the top of the educational achievement charts by states like Mississippi, Louisiana, and Ala  more

CALGARY, Alberta, April 25 -- The Canadian Pacific Kansas City issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * CPKC reaches tentative long-term hourly collective agreements with SMART TD and BLET Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) today said it has reached new tentative collective bargaining agreements with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Works - Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) co  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Critical Habitat Protected for Four Mussel Species Across 17 Eastern, Midwestern States * WASHINGTON-Following litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 3,814 river miles in states from Minnesota to New York and Alabama to Virginia for four mussel species. "I'm thrilled that these mussels and the rivers they nee  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Designating Critical Habitat Across 17 States for Four Mussel Species * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 3,814 river miles (6,138 kilometers) of occupied critical habitat for four freshwater mussels -rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox, and spectaclecase. This designation spans 17 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * FEMA Approves More Than $285 Million to Support Recovery in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee ATLANTA -- Today, FEMA announced $285 Million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in five Region 4 states for Public Assistance projects. Through Public Assistance, FEMA empowers state and local communit  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 25 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * First-Generation Student, Mississippian Named UM's 21st Truman Scholar Aminata Ba to focus on civil, voting rights while earning law degree Clara Turnage Aminata Ba became the first person in her family to attend college in 2023. Now, the Southaven resident has become the University of Mississippi's 21st Truman Scholar. Chancellor Glenn Boyce congratulated Ba during the surprise announcement rec  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: * * * TUESDAY: Democrats to Hold Hearing on Protecting Elections from a Trump Takeover Next Tuesday, April 28, Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Committee on Homeland Security Democrats will hold a Democratic forum in Washington, DC to examine how we can protect our elections while President Trump threatens a Federal takeover.   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO REAUTHORIZE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH STAMP * Measure Reauthorizes Effort to Boost NIH & Defense Dept. Breast Cancer Research WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among the lead cosponsors of a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Breast Cancer Research Stamp, a semi-postal stamp sold by the U.S. Postal Service with proceeds allocated toward br  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH SAYS USDA REORGANIZATION WILL BRING NEW RESOURCES, PERSONNEL TO STONEVILLE & MISSISSIPPI STATE * New Restructuring Plan Departs from Initial Proposals to 'Eliminate' Area Offices like ARS Stoneville WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the effort to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture bureaucracy will result in new Agriculture Research  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Marubeni-Itochu Steel America Inc.: * * * MISA to Open Steel Processing Plant in Mississippi County Nearly $40 Million Investment Will Bring 35 Jobs to Region * MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (April 23, 2026) - Marubeni-Itochu Steel America Inc. (MISA), a global leader in the metals industry, today announced its plans to build an advanced flat-rolled steel processing plant in Osceola. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Gulf Futures Challenge Awards $20 Million Each to Two Projects Building a Safer, More Resilient Gulf Coast The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Gulf Research Program has awarded $20 million each to the Louisiana Public Health Institute and the Gulf Offshore Research Institute through the Gulf Futures Challenge, a $50 million initiative to fun  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Ohio Natural Resources Department Director Mary Mertz from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining Restoration Efforts in the Great Lakes Region": * * * Good morning, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. My name is Mary Mertz, and I am the Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 25 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Expeditions of American stories Artist Wes Modes documents hidden histories along America's rivers By Claudia Rebola, rebolacb@ucmail.uc.edu For artist Wes Modes, assistant professor in the School of Art at the University of Cincinnati, rivers are more than geographic features, they are sites of memory, conflict and survival. Through his ongoing project, A Secret History of American River People, M  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 25 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Plays Pivotal Role in $20M Gulf Futures Challenge-Awarded Project Initiative Will Transform Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure for Advanced Energy and Economic Growth By J.J. Adams -- 713-743-8960, jadams23@central.uh.edu The Gulf Offshore Research Institute and its partners, including the University of Houston, have been awarded $20 million through the Gulf Futures Challenge to adv  more