Monday - March 23, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi

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National Press Club Statement on Judge Ordering Mississippi Newspaper to Remove Editorial
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * National Press Club Statement on Judge Ordering Mississippi Newspaper to Remove Editorial WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 - National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement after a judge ordered a Mississippi newspaper, The Clarksdale Press Register, to delete an editorial that criticized government officials. "A judge ordering a newspaper to erase an editorial isn't   more
PEN America Blasts Mississippi Bills as 'Race to the Bottom' in Education Censorship
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America Blasts Mississippi Bills as 'Race to the Bottom' in Education Censorship (NEW YORK) - PEN America criticized two bills now moving through the Mississippi legislature for being in "a race to the bottom," noting that they would impose impossibly broad restrictions on diversity,   more