WLBT-TV Jackson
UMMC opens adult psychiatric emergency services unit
By Emma Nisbet
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center has opened a psychiatric emergency services unit within its adult Emergency Department to better serve patients.
“This new unit is specifically...
Vicksburg Post
Senate legislation aims to bolster rural hospitals through Medicare payments
Measure would renew federal demonstration program supporting six participating Mississippi hospitals through alternative Medicare payment models.
Staff Reports
Mississippi’s rural hospitals could continue...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Hyde-Smith backs Senate rural health bill that would help six Mississippi hospitals
WXXV Staff
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is backing bipartisan legislation aimed at helping keep rural hospitals afloat.
Senate Bill 4460 would extend the Rural Community Hospital...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Scammers charging ice storm victims $150 to fill out loan paperwork, MEMA says
By Caleb Salers
Mississippians affected by Winter Storm Fern are encouraged to be on the alert for scammers charging people to fill out disaster assistance applications.
The Mississippi...
Sugar Producer Magazine
Farm Bill 2.0: Built For Farmers With More Than 100 Bipartisan Measures
Published online: Jul 29, 2026
Washington — U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) recently released the discussion draft for Farm Bill 2.0 that...
Legis1
Senators Press FERC on Who Pays for Data Center Power
By Legis1 Editorial · Edited by Mackenzie Prince, Joanne Levine
Why It Matters
All five members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, July 22...
The Chosun Daily
U.S. Honors 1.8 Million Korean War Veterans on 73rd Anniversary
Republican, Democratic lawmakers and officials commemorate sacrifices, reaffirm U.S.-South Korea alliance forged through shared sacrifice
By Kim Eun-joong
On July 27, the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War...
ForestLandowners.com
FLA Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
July 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Forest Landowners Association applauds Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Bennie...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi lawmakers urge CMS to rethink organ donation metrics
By Tommy West
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Three U.S. congressional members from Mississippi issued a letter that encouraged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to consider feedback from the Mississippi...
Biomass Magazine
Merkley, Bentz introduce bill to expand RFS definition of renewable biomass
BY Erin Krueger
The Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on July 22. The bill aims to expand the Renewable Fuel...
