WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic's July Issue: How to Tell the American Story * For its July issue, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States, The Atlantic considers how to tell the American story, with contributions from its staff writers and editors, including Yoni Appelbaum, Ian Bogost, Sally Jenkins, Idrees Kahloon, Adrienne LaFrance, Helen Lewis, Jake Lun  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants   more

CLINTON, Mississippi, June 9 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Former MC Law dean receives Fifth Circuit professionalism award Patricia Bennett, dean emerita of the Mississippi Christian University School of Law, received the prestigious 2026 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit during the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference May 5-7 in Houston, Texas. Bennett served as dean of MC Law from 2016 until her retirement in 2  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, w  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * More than half the U.S. States signed up to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill The Internal Revenue Service announced that 27 states have elected to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, which enables eligible taxpayers to claim a federal tax credit for qualified contributions to Schola  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13242) by transportation policy specialists Ben Goldman and John Frittelli. Here are excerpts: * * * Major Railroad Mergers and Acquisitions On July 29, 2025, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) announced that it had agreed to acquire Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). If the transaction is approved, it would reduce the number of U.S. Class I railroads - defined as having annual operating   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 9 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi ranks 16th in education again in latest Kids Count national report Mississippi has maintained its 16th national education ranking, according to the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book released today, and was recognized as being one of two states to post improvements from 2019-2024 in education. The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the KIDS COUNT(R) Data Book annually. KIDS COU  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 9 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Mississippi Receives East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape Designation Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson announced today that the East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape (EMSL) has officially been selected for designation by the federal Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, recognizing the region's national importance to military readiness, working lands cons  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 8 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU, partners receive East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape Designation * STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State University, along with several state and military partners, are announcing that the East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape (EMSL) has officially been selected for designation by the federal Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, recognizing the region's national importance to military readiness, wor  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 8 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Two billion reasons why Mississippi and Entergy are proving data centers can provide power customers real savings * By: Haley Fisackerly, President and CEO, Entergy Mississippi Concerns about rising electricity bills and overtaxed grids have dominated the national data center conversation, but Mississippi is showing that they can actually strengthen grid reliability and help keep electr  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 8 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * We're investing now to power Mississippi's energy future * Our superpower is giving customers more power, better power, at the lowest possible cost This is a time of historic economic growth in Mississippi - and higher demand for electricity. In response, Entergy Mississippi is adding more power capacity and investing to harden the power grid. And we're making these infrastructure impro  more