NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Amazon's $1 Billion Investment in Clinton celebrated with ribbon-cutting * Project is the most significant economic develop project in city's history Entergy Mississippi joined representatives from the City of Clinton, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Hinds County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA), Hinds County representatives and regional partners to celebrate a landmark moment in the   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 10, 2026, by Kiran Subramanian: * * * Lawsuit Reforms Deliver Massive Savings on Insurance for Floridians The affordability challenges many Americans are facing are partially driven by lawsuit abuse that drives up insurance costs. Addressing the policies at the root of the problem has been difficult, but red states are leading the fight. Not surprisingly, Florida is one of those leaders. The Sunshine Stat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Ohio's right to enforce its state sports gaming and gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The amicus brief supports Ohio gaming autho  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 12 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation Agents Track Down and Arrest 22-Year-Old Nevada Man Accused of Victimizing Acadiana Child Online * Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation tracked down and arrested a 22-year-old from Nevada for victimizing an Acadiana child through online exploitation and other internet-based crimes.   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.59 per hour in the South to $54.61 in the Northeast in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensatio  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana Fourth Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - June 11, 2026 * * * Employment declined in 5 of the 7 largest parishes in Louisiana from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Orleans Parish (-2.3 percent) had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment. (S  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Brian Fitzpatrick Makes Historically Early Joint Ad Buy With National Republicans As He Starts to Sweat * INQUIRER : "The $120,000 worth of cable TV ads represent the first foray by the NRCC in any Pennsylvania district" Vulnerable Republican Brian Fitzpatrick is sweating bullets. New reporting from The Philadelphia Inquirer reveals that Fitzpatrick has made a joint ad  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: As Trump Declares "I Love the Inflation," Working Families Throughout America Are Paying More, Earning Less, and Cutting Back With Donald Trump declaring "I love the inflation" and bragging that "I don't think about Americans' financial situations," it's no surprise that people in states throughout the country are paying more, earning less, and cutting back. As Tru  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved information collection for Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi,   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Urges Georgia Lawmakers to Pursue Redistricting and Ensure Election Integrity * Washington, D.C. -Heritage Action today called on Georgia lawmakers to redistrict the state's congressional maps and ensure equal treatment for all voters under the law as the General Assembly prepares to convene a special redistricting session on June 17. Previously, Section 2 of th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 13 -- The Louisiana Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * LOUISIANA ANNOUNCES 2026 PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOW Richland Parish's Kelli White selected to lead statewide literacy initiative * The Louisiana Department of Education today announced Kelli White of Mangham High School in the Richland Parish School System as the 2026 Louisiana Public Interest Fellow. The Louisiana Public Interest Fellowship gives an outstanding educator the suppor  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he made clear that Democrats are focused on lowering costs and ending Donald Trump's reckless war of choice to make life affordable for working families. JON LEM  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- McKay Consulting Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed rule for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Fiscal Year 2027. The consulting firm, which advises numerous inpatient hospitals on Medicare reimbursement matters, highlighted two longstanding errors embedded in the standardized amount used to calculate hospital payments under IPPS. First, the fi  more

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, June 12 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke posted the following news: * * * National Tribal Leaders Convene at UNC Pembroke * At a time of new opportunity for tribal nations, leaders representing more than 20 Native communities from across the country gathered at UNC Pembroke on Tuesday to discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping their future. The fifth convening of the Native American Coalition for Economic Prosperity 's (NACEP) Government-to-Go  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Republicans Deliver Results Democrats Play Politics with National Security * Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on The Scott Jennings Show and NewsNation's Katie Pavlich Tonight to discuss how House Republicans are delivering results for the American people by lowering costs, strengthening national security, and advancing President Trump's ag  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of June 8, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Fully Funding ICE and CBP Officers After four years of chaos at the border under President Biden, President Trump and Republicans delivered the most secure border in modern history, with illegal crossings plummeting to record lows. Yet for more than 100 da  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on June 11, 2026, by Secretary Scott Bessent at the announcement of the Trump Accounts initiative: * * * Please join me in thanking the First Lady for those thoughtful remarks. Fostering the Future is the latest expression of her longstanding work on behalf of America's children. And we at Treasury are grateful that Mrs. Trump has given generously of her leadership to the most important benefit for young p  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends, and Analysis 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * T he Forest Health Monitoring program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service produces an annual national report, which presents recent forest health status and trends from a national or multistate regional perspective and introduces new techniques to analyze fore  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Integrating Watershed Restoration in Wildfire Management." Here are excerpts: * * * T he Forest Health Monitoring program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service produces an annual national report, which presents recent forest health status and trends from a national or multistate regional perspective and introduces new techniques to analyze forest health co  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has ordered a referendum for pecan growers across 15 states to determine whether they support continuing the federal marketing order governing pecan handling. The vote will be conducted through Aug. 3, 2026, among eligible growers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. Eli  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on June 11, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * NOTE: On June 11, 2026, the June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was reposted to correct an error in the U.S. Sugar Supply and Use Table 16. Deliveries for human consumption for the 2025/26 fiscal year was incorrectly shown as 12.259 million STRV. The correct value is 12.385 milli  more