LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Leads Bipartisan Coalition Defending Use of Geofence Warrants by Law Enforcement * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined the State of Iowa in leading a bipartisan multistate coalition of 32 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) with the U.S. Supreme Court in Chatrie v. United States. The coalition is urging the Court to uphold the constitutionali more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Amazon Employee Denied Religious Accommodation to Fulfill Sabbath Obligations Including Easter Sunday * Canton, MS- First Liberty Institute sent a demand letter to Amazon Inc. after the company denied employee Connor Dorsey a reasonable accommodation request that would allow him, a devout Cath more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson protects taxpayers from funding inmate sex-change surgeries * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 23 other states in a friend-of-the-court brief that supports a state's right to regulate medicine for the protection of public health and safety, particularly in correctional institutions. A prisoner in Alaska is demanding to receive  more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, April 3 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Education transfer students eligible for Excellence in Education scholarship competition at MC A new grant focused on creating excellence in the field of education in Mississippi is funding eight $25,000 scholarships for incoming education transfer students at Mississippi College. This grant, when combined with a student's academic and merit scholarships, will create a full-ride scholarship package. Recipie more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell, Hyde-Smith Sign Amicus Brief to SCOTUS Opposing New York Attempt to Undermine Federal Firearms Law * Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 77 lawmakers who have signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Second Circuit ruling and uphold the Second Amendment by preventing New York from bypassing the Protection of Lawful C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Surges Personnel to Support Operation Not Forgotten 2026, Expanding Investigative Resources Across Indian Country The FBI on April 2 announced a personnel surge in support of Operation Not Forgotten 2026, the latest deployment under Operation Steadfast Promise demonstrating the Bureau's sustained commitment to addressing violent crime and improving public safety in Indian Country. In its fourth year, Operation Not F more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * FERC Staff Issues the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC et al. re the Kosciusko Junction Pipeline Project under CP25-547 et al. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Kosciusko Junction Pipeline Project proposed by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LL more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 2 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * HBO's 'The Pitt' Nails How Hospital Cyberattacks Create Chaos * Originally published in The Conversation, this commentary by UC San Diego experts Jeffrey Tully, MD, associate clinical professor of anesthesiology, and Christian Dameff, MD, associate professor of emergency medical services, examines how hospital cyberattacks can quickly escalate into life-threatening disruptions. H more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, EZELL SIGN AMICUS BRIEF TO SCOTUS OPPOSING NEW YORK ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE FEDERAL FIREARMS LAW * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) are among 77 lawmakers who have signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Second Circuit ruling and uphold the Second Amendment by preventing New York from b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * ICYMI: 'Take one less trip to Starbucks': GOP Senate candidates keep dismissing affordability concerns [MS NOW] In case you missed it, new reporting from MS NOW is highlighting the deeply "out-of-touch" comments Republican Senate candidates continue to make, "downplaying rising costs" and "defending the president's economic policies" that have made everything cost more more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Mid-South Transplant Foundation submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, expressing deep concerns about the proposed revisions to the Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage. The foundation urged CMS leadership to consider the potential adverse effects of the rule on organ donation and transplantation efforts, particularly in challenging and underse more ST

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 3 -- The Mississippi State Board of Education issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * State Board of Education approves plans for three new Districts of Innovation, one new School of Innovation for 2026-27 The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has approved plans for three school districts - Newton County School District, Union Public School District and Western Line School District - to become Districts of Innovation for the 2026-27 schoo more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 3 -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Welcomes Project Ideas for the 2026 Mississippi Multiyear Implementation Plan Amendment and the Mississippi State Expenditure Plan Amendment The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act) established a new Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Mississippi: Governor Vetoes Legislation Expanding Medical Cannabis Eligibility * Jackson, MS: Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has vetoed legislation ( House Bill 1152 : The Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act) providing physicians with greater discretion to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. The proposal sought to create a pathway for pra more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 2 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Raspet flight lab receives UAS donation to advance uncrewed systems research, operations Mississippi State's Raspet Flight Research Laboratory has received a TALON uncrewed aircraft system from COLSA Corp., supporting ongoing research in uncrewed systems, flight operations and national UAS policy. The TALON UAS provides Raspet with an adaptable, remotely piloted aircraft system capable of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joins Welch, Justice, Hyde-Smith to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Housing Affordability, Spur Economic and Agricultural Growth Across Rural America * Bill would help 30 million Americans-including over 4,000,000 Californians-access rural housing assistance for the first time Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Agriculture Committee joined more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Drummond urges Congress to protect communities from illicit xylazine Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act to protect Oklahomans and reduce overdose deaths. The act would classify xylazine, a dangerous animal tranquilizer often mixed with fentanyl and other opioids, as a controlled substance. In a l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * One Month Into Iran War, Americans Have Paid $8.4 Billion More for Gas, Now Costs $145 to Fill Pickup Truck New Data Also Includes State-by-State Breakdown of Increased Spending on Gas Since Trump's War Began * One month since President Trump unilaterally started his war against Iran, a new Joint Economic Committee - Minority  more PR

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, April 3 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Southern Miss, MGCCC Partner to Expand Degree Pathways at Gulf Park By: Jennifer Rigney The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) held a joint press conference today at the university's Gulf Park campus in Long Beach, Miss., to announce a new academic partnership that will allow MGCCC to offer select freshman- and sophomore-level more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 3 -- USA Softball issued the following news on April 2, 2026: * * * USA Softball reveals 2026 Women's National Team Athlete Pool USA Softball has announced the list of athletes identified by the Women's National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC) for the U.S. Women's National Team (WNT) Athlete Pool. A total of 36 athletes have been selected for consideration for the 2026 USA Softball WNT, which will compete at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Worl more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Education professor Phelton C. Moss launches initiative to support rural schooling The project aims to move beyond urban- and suburban-oriented models for school improvement. * A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher is launching the Rural Systems Leadership Project, an initiative to bridge the gap between academic research and the realities of rural public education. Rural school distric more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * West Virginia Enacts Right to Try for Individualized Treatments * In a life-affirming victory for rare disease patients, West Virginia became the seventeenth state to enact the Goldwater Institute's Right to Try for Individualized Treatments-a groundbreaking, nonpartisan new law that empowers patients to seek cutting-edge personalized treatments designed just for them. Championed by De more PR