JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * October 15, 2026 AG Fitch and MS Coalition Against Domestic Violence Announce New Partnership (Jackson, Mississippi) Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that her office and the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV) have been awarded a 3-year, $1-million federal grant to provide local law enforcement with equipment, resources, and training to improve response to domestic violence incidents, particularl more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * October 16, 2026 AG Fitch Urges Court to Protect Children Online in Character.AI Bankruptcy Filing (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Mississippi is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. -- the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The filing puts potential purchasers of Character.AI's te more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Oct. 17 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * AG Jennings seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy October 15, 2026 Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware has joined a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * New Platte Institute Report: Nebraska Should Retire Its Inheritance Tax Sean Rowen 10/15/2026 Nebraska remains one of just five states in the country that imposes an inheritance tax, leaving families, farms, and small businesses with a tax bill simply for passing assets from one generation to the next. A new report from the Platte Institute makes the case that it is time for Nebraska to finally repeal the more than century-old tax. The full report can  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Davenport Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy October 15, 2026 Notice of States' Interest and Reservation of Rights - TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that New Jersey is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the  more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 17 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: Attorney General Jackley Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI bankruptcy Oct. 15, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined a bi-partisan group of Attorneys General in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Puts Character.AI on Notice with Bankruptcy Court Filing Emphasizes Protections for Virginia Consumers After Engaging in a Yearslong Investigation - RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jay Jones announced that Virginia is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Beloved alumnus and legend Dr. Richard E. Holmes, first MSU African American student dies at 82 * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Dr. Richard E. Holmes, Mississippi State University's first African American student, died Oct. 16 at age 82. Upon learning of Dr. Holmes's passing, MSU President Mark E. Keenum said: "My wife and my four children, all now MSU students, join me in mourning the death of a man who profoundly and positively influenced our universit more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 15 -- Samford University posted the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law Faculty Scholarship Citations, July 1-Sept. 30, 2026 * The scholarship of Samford University Cumberland School of Law faculty members is frequently cited in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited from July 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2026, and sourced by Westlaw Precision, Lexis+ AI, and HeinOnline. Jeffrey M. Anderson Jeffrey M. Anderson, The Principle of Party Presentation, 70 B more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Dry conditions, wind combine to create fire hazards * With an increase in winds expected in the coming days across parts of our service area along with dryer conditions, we ask customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to join us in taking every precaution and follow any local or state orders, such as full or partial burn bans. All four states within our service area have experienced wildfires this year. As of September 2 more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Celebrate the Grand Opening of Burleson Studios in Austin, Texas * Foundation Communities Received a $1.56 Million Grant Toward Development Costs AUSTIN, TEXAS, October 16, 2026--A $1.56 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through Wells Fargo, helped support the grand opening of Burleson S more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Tate Reeves Appoints Bo Luckey Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced he has appointed Bo Luckey Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) effective immediately. Sean Tindell will remain at MDPS until November 30, 2026, to assist with the transition. "Mississippi will always back the blue," said Governor Tate Reeves. "Our state reco more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Hinson Support for Public Safety Funding Yields "Resoundingly Positive" Results for Iowa * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), working alongside U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), community leaders and the U.S. Department of Justice, has secured over $42,000,000 in federal public safety funding for Iowa during the 119th Congress, including over $6,811,000 for communities across northeastern Iowa. Read more from th more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Gruff Sparty: The lore (and mystery) behind the logo * On Dec. 10, 2020, the Michigan State University football team made a long-awaited announcement: Fans would see Gruff Sparty on the Spartans' football helmets that upcoming Saturday. The special edition helmets came after years of fan requests for the Spartans to don the tough, vintage logo on game days. Since debuting in 2020, the special Gruff helmets have made appearances in various games th more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-MS Honors U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with "Pioneers for Prosperity" Award * Jackson, MS -- Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) presented U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith with the "Pioneers for Prosperity" award at the AFP-MS office in Ridgeland, recognizing her leadership in Congress in advancing policies that put Mississippi taxpayers first. The award recognizes outstanding legislators who more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections * The 2026 Congressional elections come at a pivotal moment in American history and will have a monumental impact on working people and union members throughout the United States. All 435 seats in House of Representatives, plus 6 nonvoting delegate seats, and 33 of the 100 Senate seats are up for  more PR

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 16 -- Iowa State University posted the following news release: * * * Jared Benko named director of athletics * AMES, Iowa - President David Cook has selected Jared Benko as the next director of athletics at Iowa State University. Benko, who has spent the past two years as the executive deputy athletic director at Auburn University, will start on Oct. 30, pending approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. "Athletics is vital to the strength of our university," Cook said. "Jared Benko brings the leadership experience and strateg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with City of Lexington, Mississippi, Regarding Lexington Police Department's Unlawful Police Practices October 16, 2026 The Justice Department announced today that it has obtained an out-of-court settlement agreement with the City of Lexington, Mississippi, to remedy certain violations described in the Department's Sept. 26, 2024, findings report. Specifically, the Department found that the Lexington more PR

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, Oct. 16 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus posted the following news: * * * Lovejoy Library at SIUE Receives Historical Mississippi River Festival Collection Donation with Legendary Memorabilia * One July afternoon in 1969, tentmaster Skip Manley circled the grassy bowl of a former farm outside Edwardsville, craning his neck toward the monumental canvas above him. The tent's twin pinnacles cast slender pointy shadows across fresh cut meadowgrass. About a month earlier, he drove the tent stakes in the more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Oct. 15, 2026 MDE releases school and district accountability grades for 2025-26 school year under higher standards JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released accountability grades for the 2025-26 school year, which show 53.9% of schools and 50.7% of districts earned a grade of A or B. These are the first grades issued under higher standards for earning grades, and they set a new baseline for measur more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release: * * * October 15, 2026 Ag Commissioner Gipson Releases Update on Dyed Diesel Fuel and Calls for State Level Fuel Tax Relief for all Mississippians JACKSON, Miss. - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson issued the following statement regarding the Internal Revenue Service's announcement that penalties will not be imposed for dyed diesel fuel sold for use or used on highways nationwide. This comes in respon more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Mississippi State hosts 2026 SEC Student Pitch Competition * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University is hosting the SEC Student Pitch Competition Oct. 19-20, welcoming student entrepreneurs from across the Southeastern Conference to campus to showcase innovative business ideas and compete for $25,000 in prize money. Organized this year by MSU's Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, the annual competition brings together student-led more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Supreme Court Rules for Michigan, Clears Way to Enforce Judgment Against Drop-Shipping LLC * LANSING -- Last week, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in favor of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, affirming a lower court ruling to allow enforcement of a Michigan state court judgment against a Mississippi man, Benjamin Moody, of Columbus, MS, and his drop-shipping business AF LLC, operating as ACF Wholesale. Now, if M more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU alumna named Mississippi History Teacher of the Year, national top 10 finalist * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Catherine McGowin, a three-time graduate of MSU-Meridian's Division of Education, is the 2026 Mississippi History Teacher of the Year and a national top 10 finalist. Given annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute since 2004, the award honors excellence in teaching K-12 history. State winners are selected from thousands of nominations across  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU hosting Nov. panel discussion on honors, awards strategies * Mississippi State is hosting Recognition Matters: Insights from MSU Award Recipients, a November panel discussion aimed at equipping participants for professional success whether they're interested in pursuing formal recognition from honors and awards or through satisfaction in impactful academic careers. Set for Nov. 13, 3 p.m., at Bost Theater, a panel of award-winning faculty  more PR

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Oct. 17 -- Navy Region Hawaii issued the following news: * * * Navy Region Hawaii empowers Sailors for the 2026 Midterm Elections 16 October 2026 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Demonstrating that operational readiness extends to civic responsibility, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) conducted a command-wide military voting stand down at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam's Memorial Chapel, Oct. 9, 2026. Capt. Gregory deWindt, chief of staff for CNRH, led the briefing to help service members and first-time v more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12408) by labor policy analyst Elizabeth Weber Handwerker. Here are excerpts: * * * New Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States Introduction The H-2A visa program allows for the temporary admission of foreign workers to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services of a seasonal or temporary nature. (See CRS Report R44849, H-2A and H-2B Temporary  more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 16 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss Officer Completes Prestigious FBI Training Program * Lt. Jason Welch joins law enforcement leaders from around the world for advanced training OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi police Lt. Jason Welch has earned his FBI certification. Welch, a 21-year law enforcement veteran with 19 of those at the University Police Department, recently completed the 10-week residential Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Announces $27 Million Grant to Modernize Rural Rail Infrastructure in the Black Belt * Washington D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced a $27 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant award to improve rail infrastructure and boost job creation in the Black Belt and Gulf Coast region. Watch Rep. Sewell's video message here. "I am thrilled to announce that we have secured $27 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Tips for Consumers to Get Fair Treatment from Insurance Companies After Hurricane Isaias * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and United Policyholders (UP) shared tips and resources to help consumers get their wind and flood insurance claims paid quickly, fully, and fairly in the wake of Hurricane Isaias. Initial estimates indicate that the storm resulted in about $1 to 2 billion in more PR

MARTIN, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- The University of Tennessee Martin campus issued the following news: * * * UT Martin announces 2026 Alumni Award winners October 16, 2026 Five University of Tennessee at Martin alumni will be recognized for their professional achievements, leadership and service to the university during the 2026 Homecoming celebration. The awards will be presented at the Chancellor's Homecoming Brunch and Alumni Awards Program at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Paul Meek Library on the UT Martin campus. Attendance at the bru more PR