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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for 2026-07-20 ( 4 items )  
A French City Embraces Public Health--And "Dr. Bob" (10)
NEW YORK, July 17 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * A French City Embraces Public Health--And "Dr. Bob" * In early July, as a brutal heatwave blanketed France, Robert "Dr. Bob" Fullilove, Columbia Mailman School Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs, was invited to meet with Agnes Bourgeais, the mayor of Reze, a municipality outside Nantes, in the western part of that country. Their meeting, which touched on climate change and other topics in public health and urban policy, s more PR

Jones College Welcomes Adam Butler as New Dean of Students (10)
ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, July 13 -- Jones College issued the following news release: * * * Jones College welcomes Adam Butler as new Dean of Students Adam Butler is stepping into a new role at Jones College with a familiar perspective and a clear purpose. A Jones College alumnus whose personal and professional journey has been shaped by the institution, Butler has been named the College's new Dean of Students. His appointment reflects a passion for serving students and creating an environment where they feel supported, challenged and prepar more PR

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Urges CFTC to Protect Tribal Gaming Sovereignty and Prohibit Sports Wagering on Regulated Exchanges (10)
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Office of Tribal Ogema 2608 Government Center Drive Manistee, MI 49660 231-723-8288 April 30, 2026 Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary of Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Submitted via the Federal Rulemaking Portal Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Steet. N.W. Washington D.C. 20581 Re: Prediction Markets (RIN  more ST

Violence Policy Center: Black Americans Accounted for More Than Half of U.S. Homicide Victims Despite Comprising Only 13.7% of Population, New Study Finds (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Black Americans Accounted for More Than Half of U.S. Homicide Victims Despite Comprising Only 13.7% of Population, New Study Finds Violence Policy Center annual report examines the latest national homicide data and finds that more than 84% of Black homicide victims were killed by guns - Black Americans accounted for more than half (52.2%) of all homicide victims in the United States while comprising only 13.7% of the population, according to more PR