Daniel Tyson, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Daniel Tyson

Daniel Tyson has reported for national and regional newspapers for three decades. He joined Magnolia Tribune in January 2024. For the last decade or so, he’s focused on global energy, mainly natural resources.

News | Daniel Tyson •

March 5, 2025

Legislation to outlaw squatting moves forward in Senate

Mississippi does not currently have laws protecting private property from squatters. The House “Real Property Owners Protection Act" aims to change that.

News | Daniel Tyson •

March 4, 2025

House bill to incentivize redevelopment of blighted properties heads to Senate floor

Mississippi's capital city has roughly 25 percent of the state’s total abandoned properties.

News | Daniel Tyson •

March 4, 2025

Lawmakers continue to debate best way to address homeless encampments

A Senate committee Tuesday amended the House-passed measure aimed at outlawing homeless encampments on public property and giving law enforcement some teeth to act.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 28, 2025

Proposed public defender pilot program aims to better represent indigent defendants in Mississippi

The program's goal is to reduce the caseloads of local public defenders, giving more time to visit clients, conduct investigations, negotiate cases, and prepare for trial.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 27, 2025

Indigent counsel fees could soon be increased in Mississippi

Lawmakers appear likely to pass legislation that raises attorney's fees for indigent counsel, a first in some 40-plus years.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 26, 2025

As debate over online sports betting stalls, lawmakers in House propose raising casino taxes

The legislation is directed at the Senate as well as trade associations that have opposed online sports gaming.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 26, 2025

Calls for responsible kratom regulation mount as lawmakers consider action on the opioid-like drug

Supporters of the substance fear a ban would push kratom into the underground market, eliminating consumer protections and criminalizing people who use it.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 25, 2025

Senate bill aims to attract more data centers to Mississippi

The tax incentives in the legislation would make Mississippi more competitive with neighboring states, the bill's author says.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 24, 2025

Senate passes its tax cut package as negotiations with House loom

The Senate plan reduces but does not fully phase out the income tax while the House proposal would achieve that goal.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 21, 2025

Lawmakers look to ban certain online gaming platforms

Mississippi is not the first state to try to outlaw sweepstakes casinos.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 21, 2025

Senate’s tax cut proposal clears hurdle, heads to floor

Governor Tate Reeves said this week that the Senate's income tax reduction instead of full elimination was a "non-starter" for him.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 19, 2025

Mississippi lawmakers pass bills to combat child grooming

Both chambers have taken the issue up this session, with Sen. Joey Fillingane saying the legislation is a "proactive approach" to protect the state's children.

News

News | Daniel Tyson •

April 16, 2026

New metro Jackson water authority signed into law by governor

News | Tina Hahn •

April 16, 2026

Ole Miss names Political Science Department for former Governor Ray Mabus

News | Jeremy Pittari •

April 16, 2026

IHL Board approves tuition, fee, room rate increases at Mississippi universities

Business

Business | Susan Marquez •

April 10, 2026

C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure

Business | Daniel Tyson •

April 9, 2026

Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

March 31, 2026

Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

April 16, 2026

Growing in Mississippi: Salad Days

Culture | Alistair Begg •

April 16, 2026

We call Him Father

Culture | Richelle Putnam •

April 15, 2026

Tennessee Williams: A house living two lives

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

April 15, 2026

April 15th is the perfect day to focus on the ramifications of federal and state tax gaps

Opinion | Hunter Estes •

April 14, 2026

From Mississippi to the moon

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

April 14, 2026

Daniel Tyson

Legislation to outlaw squatting moves forward in Senate

House bill to incentivize redevelopment of blighted properties heads to Senate floor

Lawmakers continue to debate best way to address homeless encampments

Proposed public defender pilot program aims to better represent indigent defendants in Mississippi

Indigent counsel fees could soon be increased in Mississippi

As debate over online sports betting stalls, lawmakers in House propose raising casino taxes

Calls for responsible kratom regulation mount as lawmakers consider action on the opioid-like drug

Senate bill aims to attract more data centers to Mississippi

Senate passes its tax cut package as negotiations with House loom

Lawmakers look to ban certain online gaming platforms

Senate’s tax cut proposal clears hurdle, heads to floor

Mississippi lawmakers pass bills to combat child grooming

News

New metro Jackson water authority signed into law by governor

Ole Miss names Political Science Department for former Governor Ray Mabus

IHL Board approves tuition, fee, room rate increases at Mississippi universities

Business

C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure

Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi

Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown

Culture

Growing in Mississippi: Salad Days

We call Him Father

Tennessee Williams: A house living two lives

Opinion

April 15th is the perfect day to focus on the ramifications of federal and state tax gaps

From Mississippi to the moon

The night America remembered who she is

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