News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors
Ala. Commerce Secretary: Annual SEUS-CP Forum Highlights Growth Opportunities With a Top Trading Partner
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 26 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news:
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Annual SEUS-CP forum highlights growth opportunities with a top trading partner
Earlier this week, Alabama Secretary of Commerce Ellen McNair led a delegation to the annual Southeast U.S States - Canadian Provinces Business Forum, an opportunity to strengthen bonds and opportunities with one of the state's largest trading partners.
This year's conference in Greenville, S.C., allowed current an
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Allstate and SEC deepen historic relationship with investment in women's sports
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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Allstate and SEC deepen historic relationship with investment in women's sports
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Allstate and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) today announced an extension of its multi-year official sponsorship with an emphasis on elevating women's sports across the conference.
The agreement, through Disney Advertising, is headlined by the launch of the Allstate SEC Women's Champi
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Allstate and SEC deepen historic relationship with investment in women's sports
NORTHBROOK, Illinois, June 25 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release:
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Allstate and SEC deepen historic relationship with investment in women's sports
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama and NORTHBROOK, Ill. (June 25, 2026) - Allstate and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) today announced an extension of its multi-year official sponsorship with an emphasis on elevating women's sports across the conference.
The agreement, thr
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Army Reserve sustainment Soldiers execute real-world rail operations during Operation Sentinel Justice
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Army Reserve sustainment Soldiers execute real-world rail operations during Operation Sentinel Justice
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CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 441st Transportation Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), conducted rail operations June 10-16, 2026, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center during the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX), Operation Sentinel
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Chairman Wicker Strongly Supports Defense Supplemental Request
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Wicker Strongly Supports Defense Supplemental Request
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement in support of the administration's defense supplemental funding request:
"I fully support the defense supplemental request submitted to Congress today and look forward to working with my coll
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Congressman Thompson Announces Nearly $3 Million Federal Grant to Support Workforce Training and Reentry Services in Mississippi's Second Congressional District
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Thompson Announces Nearly $3 Million Federal Grant to Support Workforce Training and Reentry Services in Mississippi's Second Congressional District
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BOLTON, MS -Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $2,999,999 to the West Jackson Community Development Corporation in Jackson, Mississippi, through the Reentry Employment in Skille
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Cultivating Dynamic Leadership: MSU pilot program helps DAFVM faculty build institutional perspective
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 25 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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Cultivating Dynamic Leadership: MSU pilot program helps DAFVM faculty build institutional perspective
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Contact: Mary Kathryn Kight
STARKVILLE, Miss.-When Nicole Ashpole arrived at Mississippi State University a year ago to launch the new One Health program in the College of Veterinary Medicine, she brought enthusiasm, a long to-do list and years of academic experience. What she gained this sp
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Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel
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WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation to help communities and forest managers remove byproducts of forest thinning operations that counterintuitiv
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Evidence Does Not Support Claimed Social Media Harms, TechFreedom Tells Fifth Circuit
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Evidence Does Not Support Claimed Social Media Harms, TechFreedom Tells Fifth Circuit
Yesterday, TechFreedom was joined by thirteen scholars of youth mental health and technology in an amici brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to affirm a district court order blocking Texas's App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420). Our brief explains why the la
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Federal Court Uses Callais Ruling to Uphold Discriminatory DeSoto County Redistricting Plan
NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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Federal Court Uses Callais Ruling to Uphold Discriminatory DeSoto County Redistricting Plan
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Yesterday, a federal district court issued a ruling denying a Voting Rights Act (VRA) challenge brought by Black voters and community organizations in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The case, Harris v. DeSoto County, used Section 2 of the VRA to challenge the county's discriminatory
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FHLB Dallas and First National Bank Texas Celebrate Revitalization of Affordable Single-Family Homes in Laguna, New Mexico
DALLAS, Texas, June 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:
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FHLB Dallas and First National Bank Texas Celebrate Revitalization of Affordable Single-Family Homes in Laguna, New Mexico
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LAGUNA, NEW MEXICO - The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), First National Bank Texas (FNBT) and The Laguna Housing Development and Management Enterprise (LHDME) celebrated today the revitalization a
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James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation
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BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states.
Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are involved in
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Kelly Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from Arizona's Forests
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Kelly Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from Arizona's Forests
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Read in Arizona Daily Sun : Sen. Kelly introduces bill to bolster wildfire fuel reduction efforts
Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities
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Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass-material left
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Minnesota Congressional Delegation Contributes Images of Minnesota in 2026 for Congressional Time Capsule in Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Minnesota Congressional Delegation Contributes Images of Minnesota in 2026 for Congressional Time Capsule in Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary
Time capsule will be opened at America's 500th Anniversary on July 4, 2276
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On Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Congressional Delegation announced that it is contributing a collection of original images of Minnesota in 2
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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Leads Multi-State Effort to Protect Election Integrity Laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Leads Multi-State Effort to Protect Election Integrity Laws
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Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 23 states in filing an amicus brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to protect the integrity of our nation's elections. This action, filed in support of Indiana's voter ID law, seeks to preserve the constitu
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MSU leaders selected for prestigious national Farm Foundation programs
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 24 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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MSU leaders selected for prestigious national Farm Foundation programs
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Contact: Mary Kathryn Kight
STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State University is strengthening its voice in national agricultural conversations through two additional Farm Foundation leadership opportunities.
Associate Vice President Ashli Brown, who serves in MSU's Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
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Operation Sentinel Justice combines real-world medical support, training to strengthen AR-MEDCOM, MRTC readiness
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Operation Sentinel Justice combines real-world medical support, training to strengthen AR-MEDCOM, MRTC readiness
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CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers throughout the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command (AR-MEDCOM) and the San Antonio-based Medical Readiness and Training Command (MRTC) trained alongside more than 10,000 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, in tandem w
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UAMS, Helena Hospital to Sign Co-Management Agreement
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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UAMS, Helena Hospital to Sign Co-Management Agreement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Helena Hospital are planning to sign a co-management agreement, pending final approval by the Arkansas Department of Health. The agreement was approved Thursday by the Helena Hospital Board of Governors.
Under the agreement, the Helena Hospital will retain its
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University of Mississippi: Programs in Physical Therapy, Nursing to Expand in Oxford
OXFORD, Mississippi, June 26 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Programs in Physical Therapy, Nursing to Expand in Oxford
Medical Center brings professional programs to South Oxford Center to help meet need for health care
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JACKSON, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Medical Center is bringing physical therapy education to north Mississippi, adding a Doctor of Physical Therapy program in Oxford to meet growing demand for licensed physical therapists across
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VA Community Care contributed more than $36B to local economies in FY 2025
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:
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VA Community Care contributed more than $36B to local economies in FY 2025
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it made more than $36 billion in payments to local healthcare providers across the country in fiscal year 2025 as part of the bipartisan VA MISSION Act.
President Trump signed the MISSION Act in 2018 after it passed Congress with widespread bipartisan suppo
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