WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * America's Most Affordable States Are Cutting Income Taxes Daniel Abrahams 09/17/2026 Some of the most affordable states in America are also leading the charge to cut individual income taxes. According to World Population Review's 2025 Cost of Living Index, Oklahoma, Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama, and Kansas have the five lowest costs of living in the country. Oklahoma ranks lowest at 86.0, followed by Mississippi at 87.3, West Virginia at 88.3, A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - (19 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were lower in August in 8 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 42 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fourteen states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 10 states had increases, and 26 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.1 percent, was unchanged over the month and was li more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 18 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In August From A Year Ago In 35 States And D.C.; 31 States Add Jobs From July To August As Association Warns Of Risks From Policies * Ohio and Louisiana Top Rankings between August 2025 and August 2026, While California and New Hampshire Trail; Ohio and Mississippi Top Monthly Gainers, While Colorado and Rhode Island Experience the Worst Monthly Job Losses Constructio more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Sept. 18 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Corn Belt Ports Consortium Designated 2026 Center of Excellence by MARAD * MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -The Corn Belt Ports Rural Maritime & Logistics Training & Education Consortium has been designated a 2026 Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The designation recognizes the Consortium's role in aligning education, industry and rural communities to prepare workers fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Building and Using a U.S. Polar Defense Industrial Base Commentary by William "Bill" Muntean III and Alexander B. Gray September 17, 2026 The significant differences between the Arctic and Antarctic have traditionally made it challenging for U.S. policymakers to form a coherent strategy covering both polar regions. The Arctic is dominated by an ocean with rapidly declining ice cover and is surrounded by countries with clear sov more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before September 5, 2026, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments are due on October 5, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFOR more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * September 15, 2026 Frost, Ezell, King-Hinds Bill To Give Disaster Survivors More Time To Appeal FEMA Denials Clears Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The bipartisan Post-Disaster Protection Act, led by Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04), and Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds (MP-AL), passed the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's markup today, bringing the legislation one step closer to a v more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 Heinrich Sounds Off on Trump Admin Plan to Sell Off Part of Yosemite National Park, Raises Alarm on Senate Republicans' Attacks on Energy Efficiency Standards and Tribal Protections WASHINGTON -- This week, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, raised th more PR

POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- Pearl River Community College posted the following news release: * * * Jeff Corwin Challenges PRCC Honors Students and Community to Protect a Legacy of Conservation * Naturalist and conservationist Jeff Corwin urged Pearl River Community College students and community members to build a deeper connection with nature during the college's Lyceum Lecture on Tuesday, September 15. Before the public presentation at the Brownstone Center for the Arts on the Poplarville Campus, students in the Dr. William Lewi more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * Mississippi Christian University named a 2026 'Great College to Work For' * Mississippi Christian University (MC) is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For(r) program conducted by ModernThink, an organizational development firm. The results, released Sept. 18, are based on a survey of about 200 colleges and universities. In all, 76 institutions achieved "Great College to Work For" reco more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU-Meridian to seat inaugural Doctor of Physical Therapy cohort in 2029 * Contact: Marianne Todd MERIDIAN, Miss.-Mississippi State University-Meridian is expanding its health professions offerings with a new Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program. Designed to make doctoral-level training more accessible while helping meet a critical workforce need in Mississippi, the physical therapy program is expected to welcome its first cohort of 50  more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Number Of Jobs In Mississippi Again Reaches New All-Time High * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi's total nonfarm employment reached a new record high in August with 1,199,800 jobs. Additionally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, the lowest since September 2024. "This has been another historic week for Mississippi," said Governor Tate Reeves. "On Tuesday, we announced that Hi more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss Workplace Culture Earns National Recognition for 17th Year * OXFORD, Miss. - For the 17th time, the University of Mississippi has been named one of the Great Colleges to Work For in 2026. The Chronicle of Higher Education released the results Friday (Sept. 18). "At Ole Miss, our people are at the heart of everything we accomplish; they make this place special," Chancellor Glenn Boyce said. "Our workplace culture emphasizes collaboratio more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss-LSU Rivalry Takes Flight * OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss-LSU rivalry soared to new heights ahead of the big game this Saturday. University of Mississippi alumnus and pilot Joshua Gregory invaded Baton Rouge last week to taunt Tiger fans with the airborne message "Come to the SIP." Not to be outdone, Louisiana State University fan and pilot Matthew Becker was inspired to return the trash talk by spelling out "Geaux Tigers" above Oxford on more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump and Governor Rhoden Lower Prescription Drug Prices * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden joined President Donald J. Trump to announce lower prescription drug prices through "Most Favored Nation" pricing and the GENEROUS Model. They were joined by Secretary of Health & Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, and several other gover more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 18 -- The Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research posted the following news: * * * Prosecutor Politics * The United States incarcerates more people than any nation in the world, according to internationally available data. Today's mass incarceration can be tracked back to the 1970s, when President Richard Nixon's "law and order" agenda and "tough on crime" messaging resonated with a public anxious about crime and social unrest. That shift ushered in harsher sentencing policies, expanded policing power more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * STATEMENT: Trump Administration Lies to Mississippians After Gutting Rural Health Care September 17, 2026 Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration recently announced misleading "rural health investments" in Mississippi, conveniently leaving out any mention of the catastrophic health care cuts Donald Trump and Republicans made that have ravaged Mississippi's health care system and left rural communities in the dust. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans rammed th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * September 18, 2026 Pulitzer Center Journalists Share Mental Well-Being Perspectives at NABJ 2026 Authors: Josaphat Barcenas-Argueta, Pulitzer Center Staff Teresa Mioli, Pulitzer Center Staff On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Pulitzer Center-supported journalists Asia Alexander, Nicole Caruth, and Jenae Barnes spoke at the 2026 National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * Sickle Cell Boot Camp, Outreach Efforts Educate Hundreds of Frontline Providers * Dr. Sara Day developed a passion for the care of patients with sickle cell disease when she was a young nurse at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She has transformed that passion into education, garnering nearly $900,000 in grant funding over the last five years to teach other nurses how to care for sickle cell patients in her role as assist more PR

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra Opens 107th Season Sept. 24 * The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra launches its 107th season Sept. 24 with Opening Night!, a concert built around music audiences may recognize even if they don't know its name. Gioachino Rossini's instantly recognizable William Tell Overture and Maurice Ravel's hypnotic Bolero have become deeply embedded in popular culture, appearing in some of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * Social Media Panic Unsupported by Evidence, Researchers Tell Ninth Circuit September 16, 2026 Yesterday, TechFreedom was joined by twenty-one scholars of youth mental health and technology in an amici brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse the district court's ruling and hold that California's SB 976, the "Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act," violates the First Amendment. Our brief e more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VNR: Hawaii ranks No. 2 in the nation for lowest student debt Sep 18, 2026 Hawaii borrowers carry less student debt than those in nearly every other state, earning the state the nation's second-lowest student debt ranking according to a September 2026 WalletHub report. The personal finance company compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia using 12 measures. They included average student loan balances, the share of students w more PR