JACKSON, Mississippi, April 9 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Amazon continues Mississippi expansion, announcing plans to invest a total of $25 billion across the Magnolia State * $25 billion investment and 2,000 jobs expected through multiple Amazon expansions JACKSON, Miss. - Amazon today announced plans to invest an additional $12 billion in central Mississippi, continuing its expansion in the state. The latest announcement includes a planned $11 billion expansion of the company's existing d more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Amazon expands, and Entergy Mississippi stands ready to deliver benefits for all our customers * Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO, was among the speakers at the April 9, 2026 event announcing Amazon's data center expansion plans in Madison and Hinds counties. This week's announcement by Amazon that they are doubling their investment in Mississippi is good news for everyone in our state. Amazon's $11 billion ex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Animals] -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: * * * AWI Grant Helping to Expand Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors and Their Pets in Illinois The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce Oasis Women's Center as the recipient of its 2026 Safe Havens for Pets Desert Grant to expand sheltering resources for the pets of domestic violence survivors in underserved communities. Following a rigorous analysis of national data, AWI identified Illinois as a "safe haven d more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 9 [Category: BizBizHospital] -- Baptist Memorial Health Care posted the following news release: * * * Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation to host 2026 Art of Caring * WHAT: Baptist Memorial Health Care will host the 27th Art of Caring, benefiting the Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief. The event will include live music, food, a photo booth and the opportunity to create personal works of art. An online auction featuring original works of art by local and regional artists will open on April 9 and close d more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * California's economy leads again, grows another 5% in 2025 to record $4.25 trillion GDP What you need to know: California's economy continues to dominate, growing 5% to reach a record nominal GDP of $4.25 trillion in 2025. California outperformed every other state in the nation -- continuing a 16-year growth streak, growing faster than the second-largest state, Texas, in 2025. * California continues to outperform e more PR

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois posted the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * City of East St. Louis consents to Clean Water Act violations and agrees to implement actions to address unlawful discharges of untreated sewage EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Illinois reached an interim agreement with the City of East St. Louis, Illinois to address the City's Clean Water Act violations more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Draft Recovery Plan Now Available for Pearl River Map Turtle * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is excited to announce a draft recovery plan for the Pearl River map turtle, a freshwater turtle that inhabits flowing rivers and large creeks with sand and gravel bottoms in the Pearl River drainage in Mississippi and Louisiana. Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2024, its draft recovery plan more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas breaks ground on Legend and Lone Star power stations * The two generation resources will be capable of powering more than 300,000 homes, supporting continued growth across Southeast Texas PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Texas is growing fast, and its energy needs are growing even faster. To help meet that demand, leaders from Entergy Texas joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott, local officials and community leaders to break ground on Le more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11631) on April 8, 2026, by financial economics analyst Karl E. Schneider. Here are excerpts: * * * Financial Inclusion: Access to Bank Accounts Most U.S. consumers choose to open a bank account, such as a checking or savings account, because it is considered a safe and secure way to store money, particularly as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures up to $250,000 per depositor against an institution's fail more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 10 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * Groups appeal air permit for xAI's personal power plant in North Mississippi SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- On Thursday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the NAACP, Young Gifted & Green, and the Safe and Sound Coalition, filed an appeal challenging the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's decision to issue an air permit to xAI's affiliate company, MZX Tech. The flawed permit violates the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced its final determinations regarding imports of silicon metal from Angola, Laos and Thailand. Based on the investigative record, the agency concluded that the domestic industry is materially injured by imports from Laos. These products were found by the U.S. Department of Commerce to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the Laotian government. ITC determined that the domestic industry faces a threat of material injury from silicon metal imports originating  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Legacy in the sky: Reflecting on the T-1A's final flight * COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Mississippi - The 14th Flying Training Wing closed a significant chapter in its combat history this week as the final T-1A Jayhawk departed the flight line, marking the retirement of the airframe after more than 30 years of forging elite aviators at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The departure marks the end of an e more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 10 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Appoints Max Schafer-LaCoursiere and Symon Schindler-Syme to Fill Ninth Judicial District Vacancies Governor Tim Walz today announced the appointment of Max Schafer-LaCoursiere and Symon Schindler-Syme as District Court Judges in Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District. The seats will be chambered in Warren in Marshall County and Crookston in Polk County. Max Schafer-LaCoursiere will replace the Honorable Anne M. Rasmusson for a s more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, April 10 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * U.S. News taps MC Education, Law among nation's finest graduate school programs U.S. News and World Report, one of the most respected digital media publishers of consumer advice, rankings and analysis of education, has included the Mississippi College School of Education and Human Sciences the MC School of Law among its "2026 Best Graduate Schools" rankings. U.S. News released its listings on April 7. MC was ranked as the top private university in the sta more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Most US Wind and Solar Projects Win Permits Within About a Year, UMass Amherst Researchers Find * A new study analyzing hundreds of renewable energy projects across the United States co-led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that most wind and solar facilities under state jurisdiction receive permits within roughly a year and that 9 in 10 are ultimately approved. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 9 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU researchers enhance original forestry decision-making software Mississippi State researchers have developed an updated version of a widely used forestry decision-making tool, improving accessibility and usability while maintaining its analytical strength. Originally created in 1999 by a team of scientists in the university's Forest and Wildlife Research Center, the Forest Valuation and Investment Analysis software program, known as FORVAL, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * New PPI Report Shows How Mississippi Built One of America's Biggest Education Turnarounds * WASHINGTON (April 9, 2026) -Throughout the country, Americans are talking about the "Mississippi Miracle" in which the Magnolia State jumped from the bottom of both math and reading NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) rankings in the United States to nearly the top. A new report by the Progressive Policy Insti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Media] -- National Religious Broadcasters issued the following news release: * * * NRB Welcomes Twenty-Eight New Members in First Quarter of 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. (NRB) - The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), the largest association of Christian communicators, welcomed a group of 28 new organizations and individuals who joined the association in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting continued growth across the Christian media landscape. "God is raising up communicators for this moment: leaders who are more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL and ONR to Showcase Defense Technologies at Sea-Air-Space 2026 * From airborne research to electronic warfare and space science, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase redefining defense technologies, alongside the Office of Naval Research (ONR), at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition in booth 1653 and outside at T1209, held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Apr. 20-22.  NRL and ONR are crucial for more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, April 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Health earns USA TODAY Top Workplaces award * Ochsner Health is proud to announce that it has earned the prestigious 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award. This is the sixth consecutive year Ochsner has ranked on the list, and this year Ochsner leaped to 65 in the rankings. The award honors organizations with 150 or more employees that have created exceptional, people-first cultures. This year, more than 42,000 org more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 9 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Ole Miss Goldwater Scholar Searches Molecules for Life's Origins * OXFORD, Miss. - Sealed in the frozen dust of a distant comet, there may be a molecule that helps explain how life began. University of Mississippi junior Nathaniel Carlson is trying to find it from an Ole Miss computer lab. The chemistry major from Apex, North Carolina, recently joined a select group of students named as a Goldwater Scholar. "We are especially proud to celebrat more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 8 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Study finds new approach to lowering blood pressure * DALLAS - April 08, 2026 - A multifaceted, team-based care strategy significantly reduced blood pressure (BP) in low-income patients with uncontrolled hypertension, according to a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Their findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, could eventually lead to the widespread use of this strategy at prim more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 8 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Study: How a new approach in community clinics helped low-income patients address high blood pressure * High blood pressure is treatable through medications and lifestyle changes but remains a leading cause of death in the United States. More than half of adults in the U.S. have blood pressure higher than 130/80 mm Hg - the threshold for hypertension - and the condition is especially prevalent in low-income communities. A new study from Tulane Un more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, April 9 [Category: Agriculture] -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY) issued the following news release: * * * USPOULTRY and Foundation Approve More Than $570,000 in New Research Grants Through the Comprehensive Research Program * USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have approved more than $570,000 in funding for seven new research grants at institutions across the country through the Comprehensive Research Program. The funding was authorized by the boards of both organizations following recommendations fro more PR