Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi
Coast Guard announces Emergency Management award winners
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:
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Coast Guard announces Emergency Management award winners
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The Coast Guard is proud to announce this year's Emergency Management Award winners, honoring the units and individuals who have successfully led the Coast Guard through some of the year's most complex and dangerous crises and set the gold standard in readiness, planning, and crisis response.
"Our emergency managers are the
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Federal Register: Interior Dept. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Direct Final Rule, Request for Comments on Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting
WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following action in the Federal Register.
This direct final rule changes the administrative process for authorizing seasonal migratory game bird hunting in the United States. Migratory game bird hunting regulations are currently promulgated annually to provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds; and
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Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- 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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Nationally Acclaimed Photographers Headline Fall Exhibitions at UA Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news:
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Nationally Acclaimed Photographers Headline Fall Exhibitions at UA Little Rock
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Windgate Center of Art + Design (WCAD) will launch its fall 2026 season with a series of photography-focused exhibitions, headlined by the internationally acclaimed artist Todd Hido. Showing from August through November, these exhibits will feature renowned
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South Carolina Takes a Stand Against Shrimp Fraud
NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, June 27 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release:
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South Carolina Takes a Stand Against Shrimp Fraud
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South Carolina just became the latest state to address a widespread form of seafood fraud. With the General Assembly's passage of H4248, the Palmetto State has joined a growing list of states pushing back against restaurants passing off imported, farm-raised shrimp as authentic, wild-caught shrimp.
This spri
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Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Implementation of Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, Reconciliation, Force Design 2028
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Implementation of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, Reconciliation, and Force Design 2028
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-MS) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to exami
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What They Are Saying: Support Grows for Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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What They Are Saying: Support Grows for Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the discussion draft for Farm Bill 2.0 on Tuesday. Built for the people who feed America, the proposal delivers more certaint
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