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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for 2026-05-05 ( 11 items ) |
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Chairmen of Armed Services Committees Release Statement on Withdrawal of Troops From Germany (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement:
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Chairmen of Armed Services Committees Release Statement on Withdrawal of Troops from Germany
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Pent more PR
Del. A.G. Jennings, Coalition Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement Over App Store Monopoly (10)
DOVER, Delaware, May 5 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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AG Jennings, coalition secure final approval in $700 million Google Settlement over app store monopoly
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that a federal court will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, first filed in 2021 by a bipartisan group of 52 Attorneys General, challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payment more PR
EPA Begins Review of Four Superfund Cleanups in the Nation's Heartland (10)
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Begins Review of Four Superfund Cleanups in the Nation's Heartland
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LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 4, 2026) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will conduct comprehensive reviews of cleanup work at four Superfund sites beginning this spring.
Each individual site will undergo a Five-Year Review to ensure ongoing or completed remediation efforts continue to protect human health and the environment. Upon completion of th more PR
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Graves Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on FY 2027 Budget Request for USCG (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following opening remarks from an April 28, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard:
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This budget request arrives at a momentous inflection point for the Coast Guard. The Service has never been better positioned to grow, and it has rarely been busier, more effective, or more in demand. Even amid uncertainty regarding pay, Coast G more PR
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Daily Wire: Schools Received More Money Than Ever. Parents Aren't Seeing The Results. (10)
NEW YORK, May 2 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 1, 2026, by fellow Danyela Souza Egorov to the Daily Wire:
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Schools Received More Money Than Ever. Parents Aren't Seeing The Results.
Test scores and enrollment are falling, but schools keep hiring staff.
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American K-12 public education spending reached $1 trillion for the first time in 2024.
But what are students getting for that money?
While spending grew by 56% since 2013, reading and math scores on the National Assessment of Educatio more PR
MSU's Rovey named NOAA Hollings Scholar (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 4 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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MSU's Rovey named NOAA Hollings Scholar
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An aspiring coastal ecologist is Mississippi State's latest Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship recipient, a prestigious award given by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration providing financial support and practical experience to select undergraduates.
Leah Rovey, a junior wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major from Franklin, Tennessee, will receive almost $10,000 for two years of full-time more PR
Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital breaks ground on new medical office building to expand care in Kaplan (10)
JEFFERSON, Louisiana, May 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release:
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Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital breaks ground on new medical office building to expand care in Kaplan
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KAPLAN, La. - Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital has broken ground on a new medical office building, expanding access to care in the Kaplan community. Slated to open in summer 2027, the new 16,500-square-foot facility will be located at 806 N. Manceaux Ave. and house primary care and physical, occupational and s more PR
Okla. A.G. Drummond Urges CFTC to Recognize State Authority Over Sports Gambling on Prediction Market Platforms (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 5 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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Drummond urges CFTC to recognize state authority over sports gambling on prediction market platforms
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging federal regulators to reaffirm that jurisdiction over sports-related prediction markets belongs to States.
Drummond and 40 other state attorneys filed a formal comment Thursday with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), arguing that prediction markets effe more PR
Solventum Urges CMS to Enhance Data-Driven Oversight and Payment Reforms to Cut Waste in Medicare Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Solventum Corp., a U.S.-based global healthcare company, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the agency's Request for Information concerning Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare. The letter underscores the need for stronger data-driven methodologies to identify avoidable healthcare events, promote payment accuracy, and leverage artificial intelligence to reduce fraud and waste in Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and th more ST
UM to Hold On-Campus Listening Session for Naming of new Waterfowl and Wetlands Center (10)
MISSOULA, Montana, May 4 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release:
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UM to Hold On-Campus Listening Session for Naming of new Waterfowl and Wetlands Center
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The proposed name of the facility will be the James C. Kennedy Waterfowl and Wetlands Center.
"It is with great enthusiasm that I offer full support for the proposal to name W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation's newest Academic Center the James C. Kennedy Waterfowl and Wetlands Center," said Libby Metcalf, Dean of the W.A. Franke College of Fore more PR
University of Mississippi: Study Finds Major Gaps in Dementia Care Across Mississippi (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, May 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Study Finds Major Gaps in Dementia Care Across Mississippi
All counties are underserved in adult day services, UM researchers find
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Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study indicates.
This shortage leaves thousands of people with dementia - and their caregivers - w more PR
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