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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for 2026-06-13 ( 14 items )  
2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams Announced (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 13 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America teams have been announced and feature 11 student-athletes who are participating in the 2026 NCAA Div. I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team selections, which were announced June 9, were eligible for All-America honors. First recognized in 1949, the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Americ more PR

Amazon's $1 Billion Investment in Clinton celebrated with ribbon-cutting (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Amazon's $1 Billion Investment in Clinton celebrated with ribbon-cutting * Project is the most significant economic develop project in city's history Entergy Mississippi joined representatives from the City of Clinton, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Hinds County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA), Hinds County representatives and regional partners to celebrate a landmark moment in the city's history: a $1 billion investment that will  more PR

Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Ohio's right to enforce its state sports gaming and gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The amicus brief supports Ohio gaming authorities in KalshiEx LLC v. Schuler et al, which is  more PR

BLS Southwest Region Issues Report on County Employment and Wages in Arkansas Fourth Quarter 2025 (10)
DALLAS, Texas, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Arkansas Fourth Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - June 11, 2026 * * * Employment rose in 1 of the 3 largest counties in Arkansas from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Benton County (+3.6 percent) had the only over-the-year increase in employment. (See chart 1 and table 1.) * * * Chart 1. Over-the-year perc more PR

BLS Southwest Region Issues Report on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions March 2026 (10)
DALLAS, Texas, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.59 per hour in the South to $54.61 in the Northeast in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at $43.82 in the Midwest and $51.16 in the more PR

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Inflation Spikes to Highest Level in Three Years While GOP Senate Candidates Dismiss Voters' Economic Pain (10)
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Inflation Spikes to Highest Level in Three Years While GOP Senate Candidates Dismiss Voters' Economic Pain Today, a new report found that inflation in the U.S has risen for the third straight month, to the highest level in three years, as the Iran War, which Republican Senate candidates have repeatedly voted to continue, has "measurably pushed prices higher for American consumers." Families are struggling with gas price spikes, a fer more PR

Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $10.4 Million For Wildlife Conservation in Illinois (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $10.4 Million For Wildlife Conservation in Illinois * June 12, 2026 The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $815,000 for acquiring additional land to expand the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge and more than $9.5 million to support the Great Lakes Mallard II project [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a to more PR

Federal Register: Agricultural Marketing Service Issues Information Collection Notice on Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved information collection for Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Caroli more PR

HYDE-SMITH HELPS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BILL (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH HELPS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BILL * Legislation Would Fund Workforce Training, Education Programs at Community Colleges WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week helped introduce bipartisan legislation to expand agricultural workforce training and education programs at community and technical colleges across the nation. The Community College Agriculture Advance more PR

Joint Service Program Delivers Genetic Intelligence for the Modern Battlefield (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSxrep) -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Joint Service Program Delivers Genetic Intelligence for the Modern Battlefield The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and multiple Army and Navy research commands, has advanced a new generation of DNA and RNA sequencing technology designed to quickly identify biological threats in the field. The effort brings sophisticated laboratory capability into austere environments, givi more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he made clear that Democrats are focused on lowering costs and ending Donald Trump's reckless war of choice to make life affordable for working families. JON LEMIRE: Mr. Leader, thank you for joining us this mor more PR

U.S. Forest Service: Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends, and Analysis 2024 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends, and Analysis 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * T he Forest Health Monitoring program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service produces an annual national report, which presents recent forest health status and trends from a national or multistate regional perspective and introduces new techniques to analyze forest health condition. This 24th edition of the annu more PR

U.S. Forest Service: Integrating Watershed Restoration in Wildfire Management (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Integrating Watershed Restoration in Wildfire Management." Here are excerpts: * * * T he Forest Health Monitoring program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service produces an annual national report, which presents recent forest health status and trends from a national or multistate regional perspective and introduces new techniques to analyze forest health condition. This 24th edition of the annual report pr more PR

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Orders Pecan Grower Referendum on Marketing Program Continuance (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has ordered a referendum for pecan growers across 15 states to determine whether they support continuing the federal marketing order governing pecan handling. The vote will be conducted through Aug. 3, 2026, among eligible growers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. Eligible voters must be current pecan growers who eit more PR