WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., a faith-based healthcare system headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding recent proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies. The organization, which operates over 24 hospitals and 250 clinics across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, expressed significant concerns about proposed payment updates, reductions for drug administrat more ST

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Mississippi -- First Quarter 2025 * Employment increased in both large counties in Mississippi from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Hinds County had the larger over-the-year increase in employment  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, WARNOCK OFFER 2025 GOLD STAR FAMILIES REMEMBRANCE WEEK RESOLUTION * Bipartisan Measure Sets Aside Sept. 21-27 to Recognize Families of the Fallen WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor the sacrifices made by the families of U.S. military servicemembers who ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following statement: * * * Statement from Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson on the Tragic Lynching Deaths in Mississippi * Today, I spoke with a heavy heart as Mississippi is once again gripped by tragedy. On September 15th, Demartravion "Trey" Reed, a 21-year-old Black college student at Delta State University, and Cory Zukatis, a 36-year-old unhoused man from Brandon, were both found hanging from trees in separate incident more PR