ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Finalists Announced for 2026 National Truck Driving Championships * Aug 14, 2026Pittsburgh, PA - Forty-five professional truck drivers have advanced to the finals of the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships, which are being held this year at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. These annual competitions date back to 193  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P20-590) by Leslie K. Davis and Erik L. Hernandez entitled "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2024:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * METHODS OF VOTING Most states have policies in place that allow eligible voters to cast their vote prior to Election Day, either by casting an absentee ballot (e.g., by mail), by voting in-person during an early voting period, or both. The CPS has asked  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Exploring Process Approaches for Addressing Social Security Solvency": * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished Members of the Senate Committee on Finance: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today at this hearing, "Exploring Pr  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * CRREL researchers honored with USACE Environmental Quality Award By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist HANOVER, N.H. -- Two researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, have been awarded a national environmental award from the U.S. Army Corps of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana launches major grid resilience project in Jefferson Parish * $270 million investment will strengthen local electric infrastructure and improve reliability for customers JEFFERSON PARISH, La. - Entergy Louisiana, joined by local elected officials and community leaders, celebrated the launch of a major grid resilience project in Jefferson Parish with a ceremonial ribbon   more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Aug. 15 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: * * * Four Nicholls Undergrads Selected to Help Shape Louisiana's Environmental Future Four Nicholls State University biology undergraduates have earned spots in the 2026-2027 Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps, placing them among 25 students chosen statewide to train as Louisiana's next generation of environmental leaders. The selected students, Abigail Chiasson, Adrianna Dubois, Dani Thib  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, GUEST ANNOUNCE $2.4 MILLION GRANT LINKED TO UMMC CANCER CENTER * Miss. Lawmakers Secured NIST Funding in FY2026 Appropriations to Renovate & Equip Research Space WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $2.4 million federal grant to rehabilitate research space at the University of Mi  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * MC confers emeritus status upon five distinguished former faculty during Convocation * Five of Mississippi Christian University's (MC's) most accomplished former faculty members received emeritus status from the institution during the 2026 Faculty and Staff Convocation on Monday, Aug. 10. Stephanie Busbea, MC interim provost, introduced the recipients while MC President Blake Thompson presente  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 15 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Michael Watson Hosts 2026-2027 SOS Student Ambassador Fall Summit Secretary of State Michael Watson hosted the 2026-2027 Secretary of State (SOS) Student Ambassadors for their Fall Summit on Thursday. The event, hosted at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, marked the first of the in-person summits the Student Ambassadors will attend throughout the school year.  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 13 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Mississippi State's Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine honors faculty, staff for excellence * Contact: Mary Kathryn Kight STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State's Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine recognized outstanding faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research and service during its annual Summer Summit awards ceremony this month  more

ITTA BENA, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- Mississippi Valley State University posted the following news: * * * MVSU Names Alumna Dr. Jocelyn Haley Director of Library Services * ITTA BENA, Miss. -Mississippi Valley State University has named alumna Dr. Jocelyn Haley director of Library Services, bringing an experienced higher education professional and library leader to the helm of the James H. White Library. In her new role, Haley will provide leadership for the university's library operations, r  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Senator Adam Schiff: * * * Full Transcript: Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Adam Schiff: We're going to have to work to win that trust back. We're going to have to be proposing things that are bold. It is going to be completely inadequate to say well, if   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Managing Director of Technology Policy Max Gulker: * * * Data center taxation should be guided by sound policy, not short-term gains States should craft tax policy that is efficient, neutral in its treatment of different businesses, and built for long-term prosperity. - Public political pushback against data centers has state lawmakers rethinking tax breaks they passed with little controversy only a  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * How a Brief Conversation About Firearm Safety Can Increase Openness to Storing Guns Outside of the Home Rutgers researcher finds that the Project Safe Guard intervention more than doubled the proportion of initially unwilling participants to consider temporary firearm storage out of their homes - A brief chat about firearm safety can sharply increase the willingness among gun owners to conside  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Sweet Potato Field Day showcases farmer-MSU researcher alliance * Contact: Vanessa Beeson STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi's leading sweet potato producers and the state's leading sweet potato researchers celebrated the official state vegetable Thursday [Aug. 13] with Mississippi State University's annual Sweet Potato Field Day. The Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and MS  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 14 [Category: BizBizHospital] -- Baptist Memorial Health Care posted the following news release: * * * The American Heart Association recognizes Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto for excellence in stroke and heart failure care * MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 14, 2026- The American Heart Association has presented Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto with the Get With The Guidelines -Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and the Get With The Guidelines -Heart Failure Silver Plu  more