MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Marshall Co-Leads Brief to U.S. Supreme Court Urging Court to Return Voter Qualification Authority to States September 21, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala.) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a 26-State brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to defend election integrity and restore the States' constitutional authority to set and enforce voter qualifications. Arizona has tried for years to enforce the basic re more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * West Virginia and 47 other states and territories announce preliminary court approval of a plan to distribute settlement funds to consumers Attorney General JB McCuskey is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim here. This month, the U.S. D more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 23 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Auburn Engineering communications and marketing team earn regional honors * The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Office of Communications and Marketing was recognized for excellence in written and digital communications, earning 10 Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) Lantern Awards at the association's annual conference Sept. 20-22 in Tuscaloosa. SPRF promotes excellence in communications and public relations more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing two Native American individuals and 39 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 12 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects came from two Alabama sites. At the Rocky Creek site in Butler County, one individual and five objects--four pottery sherds and one lithic--were identified. At the McCloud Site in Pike County, one individual and 34 objects were identified, including pottery sherds, lithics and a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing 17 Native American individuals and 863 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects came from 10 archaeological sites across Alabama, including locations in Dallas, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties. The collections include pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shells, beads, metal objects and other materials. Some pottery was associated with partially re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing five Native American individuals and 478 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The materials came from the Atasi site, also called 1MC6 by David Chase, along an oxbow lake and the Tallapoosa River in Macon County, Alabama. Chase excavated the site with Auburn University at Montgomery students in 1972, followed by surface collection by university archaeologists in 1977. The col more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing 13 Native American individuals and 1,046 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 12 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The materials came from multiple archaeological sites in Alabama, primarily in Elmore County. The collections include pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shells, metal and glass objects, charred seeds and plant material. The sites include 1EE56, 1EE59 or the Johnson Site, 1EE65, 1EE71 or Okchai, 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains and an associated funerary object connected to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The associated funerary object is a fragment of a deer long bone. The materials were removed from the Phenix City Dock Site, also potentially identified as the Historic Creek Town of Upper Coweta, along the Chattahoochee River in Russell County, Alabama. David Chase excavated the s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains and 299 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The objects include 279 pottery sherds, 19 lithics and one shell. The materials were removed from the Pintlala site, also called the "Burial Urn Site," in Lowndes County, Alabama, during a surface collection potentially conducted by David Chase in 1978. They were later housed at t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and determined they have a cultural connection to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The collection includes 556 associated funerary objects, consisting of pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shell, metal objects, glass shards and fired clay. The materials were removed from the Tuckabatchee site in Elmore County,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing two Native American individuals and 268 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects were removed from the Union Springs site in Bullock County, Alabama, during excavations conducted by David Chase in 1983 in response to development of a recreational park. The collection includes 182 pottery sherds, 43 lithics, two lots of faunal bone, 40 charred seeds and one  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 100 Light Street 34th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 410.685.1120 bakerdonelson.com GENERAL September 21, 2026 Page 2 Jennifer M. Summa, Senior Advisor Direct Dial: +1 202-508-3408 E-Mail Address: jsumma@bakerdonelson.com September 21, 2026 Submitted via Regulations.gov The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 200 I more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Delivers Senate Floor Speech on China and Xi Jinping * Washington -Today, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate, outlining the increasing tempo of Chinese aggression. In his speech, Chairman Wicker addressed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) support for Iran, religious persecutions, and international coercion. The chairman encou more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana president and CEO Phillip May Named 2026 LABI Executive of the Year * BATON ROUGE, La. - Entergy Louisiana president and CEO Phillip May has been named the 2026 Executive of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI), recognizing his exceptional leadership in strengthening Louisiana's business climate, advancing major economic development initiatives and supporting the wellbeing of communiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks by Governor Michael S. Barr: * * * September 23, 2026 A Long-Term View on the Costs of Shelter Governor Michael S. Barr At "Housing Affordability 2026: A Community Development Summit," hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois - Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you./1 My interest in access to affordable housing spans several decades. During my career, I have worked on housing and mortgage market reform and promoted access to credit fo more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Following Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers, AG's Office Urges Consumers To Claim Compensation For Inflated Generic Drug Prices * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and, if eligible, to submit a claim for compensation here. This month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Business] -- The General Aviation Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * GAMA Announces Team Additions and Promotions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the additions of Mazdak Hobbi, as Senior Director of Engineering and Certification, and Archie Miller, as Director of Government Affairs. GAMA has also promoted Andy Phillips to Director of Regulatory Affairs and Innovation, and expanded Kyle Martin's title from Vice Presiden more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Genome Assembly of Rice Stink Bug Offers New Data-Informed Tool in Fight Against Costly Pest Sep. 23, 2026 By John Lovett, UA Division of Agriculture FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Scientists are getting a leg up on the rice stink bug, one of the most significant threats to rice, a staple food for nearly half of the world's population and a major crop in Arkansas. With funding support from the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, researchers with t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Healthcare Affordability Top of Mind for Midterm Voters * Sept. 23, 2026 Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org Community Catalyst #VoteLikeHealth campaign finds voters bringing insurance coverage and affordability to the voting booth BOSTON, MA -In the weeks since the launch of the Vote Like Your Health Depends On It campaign (#VoteLikeHealth) by Community Catalyst, the nation's leading health advoca more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * Honors College Forum welcomes Doug McKelvey and 'Every Moment Holy LIVE' to MC * "Every Moment Holy" is a prayer and liturgy series by Douglas McKelvey that seeks to help readers understand God's sacred purpose through the ordinary events of daily life. The Honors College at Mississippi Christian University is bringing McKelvey to the Clinton campus for "Every Moment Holy LIVE," a worship, music, art and prayer experience, at 6:30 p.m. on Th more PR

SAN RAFAEL, California, Sept. 24 -- In Defense of Animals posted the following news: * * * Geese Slaughtered at Public Fairgrounds in Alpena Despite Nonlethal Alternatives September 23, 2026 - Posted by Katie Nolan ALPENA, Mich. -- Alpena officials face calls from In Defense of Animals to pursue humane, nonlethal solutions to conflicts with Canada geese after the Alpena Municipal Council authorized a controlled goose hunt at the Alpena County Fairgrounds. The organization has sent city officials a letter outlining nonlethal alternatives and more PR

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 24 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: * * * Lawsuit Victory: Barataria Sediment Project is Dead Sep 23, 2026 By Mark J. Palmer Army Corps Project Has Been Blocked From Diverting Mississippi Freshwater, Mud, and Toxins into the Barataria Wetland Basin - Wetlands and Dolphins Saved Last January, 2024, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute joined with other conservation organizations and commercial oyster farmers to stop the p more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Sept. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Meridian-area native Dr. Erin Britt joins Ochsner Rush Neurology * MERIDIAN, Miss. - Ochsner Rush Health is pleased to welcome Meridian-area native Erin Britt, MD, to its neurology department, expanding access to specialized neurological care for patients across East Mississippi and West Alabama. Dr. Britt specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and has expertise in clinical neurophysiology a more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Deploying $8.5 Million to Strengthen Workforce Pell Training * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced Mississippi is deploying more than $8.5 million through the U.S. Department of Labor's Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program to expand short-term workforce training and strengthen the state's implementation of Workforce Pell Grants. "Mississippi is at its best-and moves fastest-when we wo more PR

POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- Pearl River Community College posted the following news release: * * * Pearl River PTK Beta Tau Gamma officers for 2026-27 are selected * New 2026-27 officers of the Beta Tau Gamma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society look forward to working with the college administration and fellow students to make a positive impact on the Forrest County Campus of Pearl River Community College. The new officers were recently announced on the first day of classes in the Dr. William Lewis Honors Insti more PR

WINTER HAVEN, Florida, Sept. 23 -- Polk State College posted the following news: * * * Polk State remembers Dr. Annette Hutcherson, longtime leader whose influence shaped generations of nurses * When students and colleagues looked at Dr. Annette Hutcherson's accomplishments on paper, they may have been intimidated by the retired lieutenant colonel with more than 50 years of professional experience in medicine. As soon as they experienced her Southern charm and genuine care for the success of others, however, they were instantly bonded to Dr more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Researchers Study How Bilingual Speakers Shape Language * OXFORD, Miss. - For bilingual speakers, including many Mississippi-born Latinos who speak Spanish at home and English at school, one language can often influence another. University of Mississippi researcher Stephen Fafulas is studying how those interactions shape language. Fafulas, associate professor of Spanish and linguistics, is in Michigan this fall working on a National Science Fou more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 23 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Solidec wins $250,000 Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize for 2026 * The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy at the University of Utah announced that Solidec is the winner of the $250,000 Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize for 2026. Wilkes Center Managing Director Fielding Norton announced the award from Explorers Club in New York City during a collaborative event with XPRIZE during New York Climate Week. "Winning the Wilkes Climate Innovatio more PR

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss Theatre Announces 2026-27 Season * The University of Southern Mississippi's Theatre program will explore the extremes of theatrical storytelling in its 2026-27 season, bringing together a groundbreaking work of theater, an ancient Greek tragedy, one of English comedy's enduring masterpieces and a contemporary cult musical. The season opens Oct. 15 with Alfred Jarry's Ubu the King, a gleefully anarchic work that helpe more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 23 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Foundation awards $100,000 in fellowships for public service journalism * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation has selected two journalists to share the $100,000 Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Public Service Journalism, which provides mid-career journalists with time and funding to pursue in-depth reporting projects. Meet the fellows:  more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Take Steps Toward Healthy Living During the West Tennessee River Walk Challenge * Compete at your own pace beginning October 5 JACKSON, Tenn. - Adults are recommended to get at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week, according to the Tennessee Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. To make exercise fun and easy, University of Tennessee Extension Western Region is hosting the 2026 West Tennessee River more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSida) -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Joins 20-State Coalition Warning of National Security Risks in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 20-state letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio alerting the administration to a grave national security risk to the pharmaceutical supply chain that is actively being exploited by Chinese-sourced businesses. The letter identifies national security risks from danger more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * University Announces Class of 2030 A-State Scholar Recipients * JONESBORO - Thirty-five high-achieving freshmen at Arkansas State University have been awarded the prestigious A-State Scholar, the university's highest academic scholarship. The students, all part of the university's Honors College, come from five different states, include high school valedictorians and salutatorians, and represent a range of majors on campus. A-State Scholar recipie more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 2500 North State Street Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505 601.984.1010 2500 North State Street Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505 601.984.1010 September 18, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RE: CMS-2452-P, Medicare Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care - Related Taxes (Vol. 91, more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $65M to develop, expand access to training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $65 million in grants to consortia in seven states to help community colleges develop high-quality, short-term programs that can qualify for Workforce Pell funding. Administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration, this sixth round of St more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * War Correspondent to Showcase How Conflict Can Ripple Around the Globe * OXFORD, Miss. - Historian and war correspondent Scott Anderson will discuss two world-changing events emerging from Iran nearly five decades apart during a guest lecture Monday (Sept. 28) at the University of Mississippi. Anderson will examine how the 1978-79 Iranian Revolution and the current war with the U.S. change the world's geopolitical chessboard. The lecture, at 5:3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BILL * Bipartisan Legislation Authorizing Land Transfer for Visitor Center, Structural Improvements Headed to the President's Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated unanimous Senate approval of the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act, clearing it to be sent to President  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Hyde-Smith Applaud Senate Passage of Vicksburg National Military Park Bill * Legislation Marches on to the President's Desk Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today celebrated the Senate's unanimous approval of the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act. This legislation would permit the State of Mississippi to build a new informational visitor center and make necessary more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * Wilbanks, Wright join MC School of Nursing faculty * Chelcie Wilbanks, an MC alum and RN with nearly 20 years of experience as a staff nurse and clinic nurse in obstetrics and gynecology and in labor and delivery at Jackson-area hospitals, and Darbi Grace Wright, an RN with more than a decade of service in nursing at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, are among the latest faculty additions to the School of Nursing at Mississippi Christian Unive more PR