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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for 2026-02-06 ( 15 items )  
$150K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi to Assist North Mississippi Rural Legal Services to Help Homeowners Resolve Property Titles (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $150K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi to Assist North Mississippi Rural Legal Services to Help Homeowners Resolve Property Titles * TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, February 5, 2026-The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Community Bank of Mississippi, awarded a $150,000 Pathway Fund grant to  more PR

College of Arts and Sciences pairs books, MSU cheese at 'book tasting' event (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 5 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * College of Arts and Sciences pairs books, MSU cheese at 'book tasting' event Mississippi State's College of Arts and Sciences invites the campus community to sample something new this month with its first "book tasting" event, a creative twist that pairs books, conversation and Mississippi State flavor. "A&S Book Tasting: A Showcase of Authors" will be held Thursday, Feb. 19 from 4-5:30 p.m. in  more PR

Entergy Louisiana restores all customers impacted by winter weather in North Louisiana (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana restores all customers impacted by winter weather in North Louisiana * BATON ROUGE, La. - Entergy Louisiana has restored power to all customers who can safely receive it, impacted by the recent winter storm that brought prolonged freezing temperatures, heavy ice accumulation and strong winds to North Louisiana. Since the start of the storm, crews safely restored service  more PR

Entergy to report full year 2025 financial results on Feb. 12 (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy to report full year 2025 financial results on Feb. 12 * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy will report its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results before the market opens Thursday, Feb. 12. Drew Marsh, chair and chief executive officer, and Kimberly Fontan, executive vice president and chief financial officer, invite you to listen to a live webcast discussion of Entergy's quarterl more PR

FFRF Action Fund: D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Honored as 'Secularist of the Week' (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 6 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton honored as 'Secularist of the Week' The FFRF Action Fund honors as its "Secularist of the Week" for her illustrious career D.C. congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton following her recent announce more PR

FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi Award $150K Grant to Mission First Inc. in Jackson, Mississippi (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi Award $150K Grant to Mission First Inc. in Jackson, Mississippi * JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, February 5, 2026-The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Community Bank of Mississippi (Community Bank), awarded a $150,000 Pathway Fund grant to Mission First Inc. (Mission more PR

Governor Ivey Announces Appointments Including Baldwin and Cullman County Circuit Judgeships (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Announces Appointments Including Baldwin and Cullman County Circuit Judgeships * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced appointments to fill six vacancies, including two circuit judgeships in Baldwin and Cullman counties. Baldwin County Circuit Judge Ashley Siebert Governor Ivey has appointed Ashley W. Siebert of Fairhope to serve as Circuit Judge in the 28th Judi more PR

House Judiciary Committee Issues Report on Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-472) on the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 2189). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 30, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 2189, the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, introduced by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), exempts certain conducted electrical weapons (CEW) from the definition of a firearm under federal law by categorizing them as "l more ST

Miller-Meeks Secures Over $19 Million for Southeast Iowa (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Secures Over $19 Million for Southeast Iowa * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) has secured $19 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) for Southeast Iowa as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package signed into law by President Trump, delivering critical investments in infrastructure, public safety, transportation, workforce development, and more PR

MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves' request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly Winter Storm Fern struck the state from January 23 through January 27, 2026. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smi more PR

Miss. Delegation Urges Trump to Approve Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Miss. Delegation Urges Trump to Approve Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi * WASHINGTON - The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves' request for a major disaster declaration after deadly Winter Storm Fern struck the state from January 23 through January 27, 2026. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., more PR

Most Transparent Administration in American History Adds 5,000 More Criminal Illegal Alien to Public Website (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WOW.DHS.GOV: Most Transparent Administration in American History Adds 5,000 More Criminal Illegal Alien to Public Website * WOW.DHS.GOV has a new feature that makes it easier for users to search the criminal illegal aliens removed from their state: wow.dhs.gov/[state name] WASHINGTON -As part of the Trump administration's commitment to provide the most transparent administration in histo more PR

Recognition of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * Recognition of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month USAO-MSN Recognizes January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month * Last month the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Mississippi observed National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) in reaffirm more PR

SPJ supports lawsuit challenging NC county's alleged retaliation for newspaper's commentary lampooning local officials (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 5 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ supports lawsuit challenging NC county's alleged retaliation for newspaper's commentary lampooning local officials * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists Legal Defense Fund Committee has approved $1,500 in support of Post Voice LLC, publisher of The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, a local newspaper servi more PR

University of Louisiana Lafayette: Center for Louisiana Studies Speaker Unearths Louisiana's Lost Camellias (10)
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 6 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * Center for Louisiana Studies speaker unearths Louisiana's lost camellias Written by Dean Boudreaux Dr. F. Wayne Stromeyer, a retired pathologist, spent his career analyzing human cell structures through a microscope and making diagnoses. As he approached retirement, he and his wife Cheryl -- a Louisiana architecture scholar -- decided to move a Creole house from 1825 in the Opelousas more PR