LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 5 -- California State University issued the following news release: * * * Cal State LA celebrates faculty excellence at the Employee Recognition and Service Awards Celebration Six Cal State LA faculty members were recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during the university's first combined Employee Recognition and Service Awards Celebration on Sept. 4. The theme of the celebration was "A Sky Full of Stars: Every Star. Every Story. O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Statement on Adam Telle's Appointment as Acting Army Secretary * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after President Trump appointed Adam Telle to be the Acting Secretary of the Army. "Congratulations to Adam Telle. The president made an excellent choice in appointing him to serv  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Pool 9 dredged material management plan * ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on the proposed Pool 9 dredged material management plan that covers the Upper Mississippi River from Lock and Dam 8, near Genoa, Wisconsin, to Lock and Dam 9, near Lynxville, Wisconsin. The purp  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * EPA & Army Corps' Re-Proposed "Polluted Water Rule" will Gut Federal Protections in Great Lakes Region and Beyond "The EPA and Army Corps' new proposal issued today makes one thing clear: the Trump administration wants to gut the Clean Water Act" - Washington, D.C. - Today, the Trump administration's EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a supplemental pr  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Members Award $754K to Texas Community Organizations * IRVING, TEXAS, September 3, 2026-Twenty-four Texas community-based organizations received a combined $754,250 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas' (FHLB Dallas) Partnership Grant Program (PGP), part of than $1.8 million awarded across   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools This document contains proposed regulations that would update existing regulations to provide that a private school is not described as an organization exempt from Federal income tax if it discriminates on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational, adm  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 4 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ghana Supreme Court Justice to Visit Law School * OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi School of Law will welcome a pair of judges, one from the United States District Court and the other from the Ghana Supreme Court, to discuss America's influence in emerging democracies. Justice Yonny Kulendi, of the Ghana Supreme Court, and Judge Michael Mills, of the U.S. District Court, will share th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Applauds Appointment of Former Chief of Staff as Acting Army Secretary * WASHINGTON-On Thursday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) commended President Donald Trump's appointment of Hagerty's former chief of staff, Adam Telle, as acting secretary of the Army. The president announced Telle's appointment via a post on Truth Social. In the post, Trump noted that Telle was "a Great Pa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS USDA PLAN TO PURCHASE $20 MILLION IN WILD-CAUGHT SHRIMP FOR SCHOOLS, FOOD BANKS * Gulf Coast Shrimp Industry Should Benefit from USDA Section 32 Program Purchase WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase up to $20 million in surplus wild-caught shrimp products for distribution to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * The Long Blue Line: Maggie Norvell--Guardian of Lake Pontchartrain * "There isn't anything unusual in a woman keeping a light in her window to guide men folk home. I just happen to a keep a bigger light than most..." \- Keeper Margaret Norvell, U.S. Lighthouse Service Margaret (aka Maggie or Madge) Celest Dimitry Ruth Norvell was born on February 11, 1862, in Washington, D.C. Her p  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 4 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss Students Explore How Business and Nature Coexist in Iceland * OXFORD, Miss. - A group of University of Mississippi business students got an up-close look at how tourism drives one of the world's fastest-growing economies this summer when they traded the Mississippi heat for three weeks of Icelandic waterfalls. Twenty-six students spent Aug. 1-20 taking in the sights and talking with busin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following letter to U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Blanche and Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general of the civil rights division: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 02, 2026 Mr. Todd W. Blanche Attorney General of the United States United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 4 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss Mourns the Loss of Lou Ann Poynter, Devoted Advocate * Lou Ann Poynter The University of Southern Mississippi mourns the passing of Lou Ann Poynter '69, '70, a devoted alumna, a driver of generosity and a dear friend. Poynter graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1969 and a master's degree in accou  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Instructional Professor Provides Disaster Mapping Assistance After Nepal Flood Following the recent flood in Nepal, Ramesh Sivanpillai has taken up a familiar task -- sorting through satellite imagery and creating maps to help catalog damage and aid first responders. As with past natural disasters, Sivanpillai, a University of Wyoming instructional professor in the School of Computing and Wyoming Geogr  more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- Elizabeth City State University posted the following news: * * * Years of Work, Generations of Impact: ECSU Biology Professor Margaret Young Named 2026 SIVB Fellow * Elizabeth City, N.C. -Nearly three decades of advancing science-and more than two decades of bringing students along the journey-have earned Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) biology professor Margaret Young, Ph.D., one of her field's most distinguished honors. Young received the 2  more