COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson protects citizens from illegal racial discrimination and DEI quotas * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 20-state friend-of-the-court brief in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to protect citizens from racial discrimination in employment practices. The brief argues in favor of the State of Missouri, which is suing Star  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser urges CFTC to recognize state authority over sports-related prediction markets * April 30, 2026 (DENVER) -Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in urging federal regulators to reaffirm that jurisdiction over sports-related "event contracts" belongs to the states. "The protection of consumers from irrespon  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 30 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Announces that Purdue/Sackler $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Takes Effect * Oregon to receive almost $66 Million, funds to be distributed over 15 years Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by attorn  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Bill to Open Virginia Courts to Class Action Remedies Hits Governor Spanberger's Desk Advocates Urge Gov. Spanberger to Allow Residents Harmed by Widespread Corporate Wrongdoing to Band Together to Seek Accountability  * WASHINGTON - Today, nearly a dozen public interest, civil rights, and consumer organizations urged Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to allow Virginia  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 1 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Student takes top honors in Art of Science contest First Friday show planned for contest's 10th anniversary By Katie Liu Cancer cells that resemble stained glass windows. Tiny fruit flies wrestling the nectar from the corpse of a bee. Canyons, bathed in sunset, that look like whorls of cotton candy. For the past 10 years, Binghamton University's annual Art of Science competition has honored the striking   more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 30, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer to the Thinking Minnesota: * * * To protect and serve American law enforcement: 400 years of evolution and order American law enforcement has been in a continual state of evolution, leading to the earned legitimacy and societal order our founders s  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 30, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Higher state spending doesn't guarantee better salaries for teachers The premise that higher spending will yield better academic results has, in practice, fallen short. So, too, has the idea that more funding reliably translates into higher teacher salar  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSletter) -- Public policy letter - Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, and 44 co-signers. To: John Thune, Senate Majority Leader, 511 Dirksen Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510; Mike Johnson, House Speaker, 521 Cannon House Building, Washington, DC 20515; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, 322 Hart Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510; Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader, 2267 Rayburn House Building, Washington, DC 20515; Marsha Blackburn, Senate Judiciary   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 29 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Above and Beyond Awards * The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDS) in Samford University's School of Health Professions hosted its annual Above and Beyond Award Ceremony, recognizing students who have demonstrated academic and clinical excellence, leadership and a commitment to service. More than 75 CSDS undergraduate students   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy, HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel sign electric service agreement for $5.8B steel mill in Louisiana * DONALDSONVILLE, La. - Hyundai Steel, along with POSCO and other Hyundai Motor Group affiliates, has made a groundbreaking decision to invest $5.8 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Louisiana, and Entergy Louisiana has finalized an electric service agreement with the company  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $560,000 to Protect Waterways from Sewage Overflows in Mississippi * ATLANTA (April 30, 2026) - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $80 million through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. These grants will strengthen sys  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 1 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Ferrosource: * * * Ferrosource Builds New State-of-the-Art Metal Processing Facility on Big River Steel Campus in Osceola, Arkansas Facility begins operations August 2026, will eliminate inbound freight costs for U.S. manufacturers * OSCEOLA, Ark. (April 30, 2026) - Ferrosource is nearing completion of its state-of-the-art steel processing facility located directly on U. S. Steel's Bi  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas Releases 2025 Corporate Impact Report * DALLAS, TEXAS, April 30, 2026-The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) today announced the publication of its 2025 Corporate Impact Report, highlighting its continued role as a reliable source of liquidity and its positive impact on communities through more than $134 millio  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Forest Resources Association submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Employee or Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. The FRA, alongside nearly two dozen forestry-related associations, expressed strong support for the Department's proposal to rescind the 2024 Final Rule and reve  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 30 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Reeves Announces Investment in Mississippi's Youth Mental Health Services * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi is deploying $13,464,444 to support mental health systems for Mississippi children, youth and students. Through the Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Coronavirus Relief (CDBG-CV) program, the Mississippi Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Biden Phosphate Duties, Cut Fertilizer Costs for Farmers * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing the Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act to lower the cost of fertilizer for family farmers. The bill would eliminate tariffs and  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, May 1 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Honors Convocation spotlights student, faculty exceptionalism at Mississippi College Mississippi College students and faculty who have distinguished themselves through excellence in scholarship, service and leadership were recognized during the 2026 Honors Convocation on April 23 in Swor Auditorium in Nelson Hall on the Clinton campus. MC Provost and Executive Vice President Michael J. Highfield said the even  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following opening remarks, from an April 22, 2026, joint hearing with the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces entitled "Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base": * * * The United States needs more ships in its public and private fleets, and those ships must be built h  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR RURAL VA CLINICS * At Budget Hearing, VA Sec. Also Confirms Department Will Not Revive Controversial VA Disability Rating Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make a priority to direct some of its record investment in capital improvements to   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH QUESTIONS INTERIOR SEC. ON OFFSHORE OVERSIGHT PLAN, NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY MAINTENANCE * FY27 Budget Proposes Reuniting Outer Continental Shelf Oversight Agencies VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Interior Secretary Burgum on FY2027 Budget Matters. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today endorsed the Trump administration's plan to unify federal agenc  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly and Garamendi Pen Fox News Op-Ed Warning of American Maritime Decline, Urge Passage of the SHIPS for America Act * "Never before have we witnessed such comprehensive alignment between Republicans and Democrats, industry, and organized labor for rebuilding our great nation's maritime industry." Today, Arizona Senator and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy alum Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Representa  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Garamendi, Sen. Kelly Pen Fox News Op-Ed Warning of American Maritime Decline, Urge Passage of the SHIPS for America Act * WASHINGTON D.C. \- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) Arizona Senator and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy alum Mark Kelly (D-AZ) published an op-ed in Fox News highlighting the momentum to rebuild the U.S. declining maritime industry, which poses a serio  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSletter) -- Public policy letter - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and nine co-signers. To: Patrick Fuchs, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20423; Karen Hedlund, Member, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20423 and Michelle Schultz, Vice Chair, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20423 - Jan. 20, 2026 As representatives serving, promoting and protecting agriculture,  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, April 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein visits Ochsner Health Center - Bertrand in Lafayette on his statewide tour * LAFAYETTE, La. - As part of his statewide tour, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein met with healthcare and academic leaders, as well as local and statewide elected officials, on Friday, April 24. During a visit to Och  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Libraries] -- The Association of Research Libraries issued the following news: * * * Mississippi State University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas to Join Association of Research Libraries * The membership of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) voted at its Spring 2026 Association Meeting to invite the libraries of Mississippi State University (MSU) and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to join ARL, effective July 1, 2026. Maggie Farrell, dea  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 30 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU professor helps uncover widespread genetic exchange in disease-causing parasites * STARKVILLE, Miss.- Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, published this spring in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, are reshaping scientific understanding of how parasitic organisms evolve and ultimately spre  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Murder Suspects Among Week's Notable MSTF Arrests * Memphis, TN - The Memphis Safe Task Force since Monday has executed a combined total of 101 criminal arrests and recovered 11 illegal firearms. Of note: Tommie Anderson, 19, was arrested Wednesday on a facilitation of attempted first-degree murder warrant issued April 24. MSTF was conducting a traffic stop in the 2800 block o  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Naval Research Lab Scientist Receives Prestigious Early Career Award for Advances in Combustion Science * Washington D.C. - Brian T. Bojko, Ph.D., a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) aerospace engineer within the Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics, has received the Irvin Glassman Early Career Investigator Award from the Eastern States Section of The Combustion Institute. Bo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Self-healing networks improve reliability for more than 500,000 customers * Entergy has reached an important milestone in our work to build a stronger electric grid. Our self-healing networks are now helping improve power reliability for more than 500,000 customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Self-healing networks use smart technology to detect problems on a pow  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development expressing opposition to HUD's proposed revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement prior to lease termination for nonpayment of rent. The SPLC warns that eliminating this rule, which currently mandates a 30-day notice period for tenants in public housing and project-based rental assistance programs, removes critical evi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development opposing the agency's proposed rule titled "Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits." The SPLC cautions that the proposal, which would permit Public Housing Agencies and certain Multifamily Housing Owners to impose stricter work verification and two-year term limits on HUD-funded rental  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing the agency's proposed rule that would narrow the definition of "employee" under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. The SPLC argues that the rule would make it easier for employers to misclassify workers as independent contractors, denying them federal labor  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * Thompson Statement After Republicans Cave and Join Democrats in Passing Bipartisan DHS Funding Bill Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement after House Republicans finally caved and joined Democrats in passing the bipartisan bill to reop  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 1 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT San Antonio awarded $44 million NIH contract to advance landmark RURAL Cohort Study The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) has been awarded a five-year, $44 million contract from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for a landmark study focused on persistent health challenges in the rural South. The Risk Underlying   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 1 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown posted the following news on April 30, 2026: * * * Utah-Led Coalition to Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement over App Store Monopoly Today, a federal court stated that it will approve a $700 million settlement in a Utah-led antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer Touts More Than 500 Key Stakeholders Supporting the House-Passed Farm Bill * House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced that more than 500 key stakeholder groups came out in support of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, ahead of the bill's successful passage through the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 7567, or the Farm Bi  more