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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for 2026-10-20 ( 8 items )  
Celebrate the Festive Season at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 19 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Celebrate the Festive Season at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis * Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis invites guests to gather, dine, and celebrate with a collection of seasonal experiences designed with the warmth, care, and sense of occasion that define Four Seasons. From the return of the Holiday Lodge pop-up and a thoughtfully appointed Holiday Suite Experience, to festive dining occasions at Ramsay's Kitchen by Gordon Ramsa more PR

Congressman Baumgartner Welcomes New Funding for the 'Feed the Future' Innovation Lab at WSU for Animal Health Research (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baumgartner Welcomes New Funding for the 'Feed the Future' Innovation Lab at WSU for Animal Health Research * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the State Department announced Washington State University was selected as one of eight Feed the Future Innovation Labs to receive new funding for its research on animal health. Through these Innovation Labs, the Department of State is investing in research that draws upon the strength of Ameri more PR

Governor Reeves Appoints Russell B. Jordan County Court Judge for DeSoto County (10)
JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Reeves Appoints Russell B. Jordan County Court Judge for DeSoto County * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced the appointment of Russell B. Jordan of Hernando as County Court Judge for DeSoto County. This appointment fills a vacancy created when the former County Court Judge Craig Treadway was appointed to serve as circuit court judge for the 21st Circuit Court District. "Russell's extensive courtroom experie more PR

Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 7 Texas Candidates Running for Election (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 7 Texas Candidates Running for Election * Join the 150,000 AFGE members who have already made the switch to E-Dues. Contact: Tim Kauffman 202-374-6491 tim.kauffman@afge.org KILLEEN, Texas -- The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of seven candidates running to represent Texas in the 2026 elections taking place on Tuesday more PR

MSU's Bondurant in The Conversation: Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn't improve learning (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 19 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Bondurant in The Conversation: Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn't improve learning * The public K-12 school system in the United States has become pervasively shaped by standardized testing. I began teaching mathematics in 2005, four years after the federal law No Child Left Behind was enacted. This law expanded state testing and tied test results to school performance. Most districts  more PR

Ole Miss Researchers Challenge False-Confession Risk Measurement (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 19 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss Researchers Challenge False-Confession Risk Measurement * Criminal justice professors use statistical modeling to examine wrongful-conviction risk OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi study is adding nuance to a debate over how often police interrogation tactics can produce false confessions leading to wrongful convictions. In a recent simulation study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, Ole Miss criminal justice and le more PR

Southern Miss Homecoming 2026 Set for Oct. 24 (10)
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Oct. 19 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss Homecoming 2026 Set for Oct. 24 * With a century-plus reputation for teaching and research excellence, and because its alumni and friends consider it a second home, The University of Southern Mississippi has plenty of reasons to celebrate during Homecoming 2026. "Soaring into the Future" is this year's student experience theme. Homecoming Day, Saturday, Oct. 24, will feature the Homecoming Parade, Eagle Walk and introd more PR

Southern Miss, Jackson State Partner for Research Translation Workshop Series (10)
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Oct. 19 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss, Jackson State Partner for Research Translation Workshop Series * Southern Miss Offers Virtual Workshops to Advance Research Translation Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:38am Four-part virtual series will help faculty, staff and students explore ways to move research discoveries into real-world applications The University of Southern Mississippi's Office of Innovation Management is partnering with Jackson State University and Ve more PR