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 •

February 13, 2025

Courts in Mississippi could soon view custody through a new lens, with fathers in focus

Senator Rod Hickman (D) said he wrote the legislation after seeing an uptick in fathers taking an interest in their children.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 12, 2025

Hosemann paints Senate plan as “a sustainable, conservative approach to tax cuts”

Unlike the House's tax reform package, the Senate proposal stops short of full income tax elimination, harkening back to the 2022 tax cut debate.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 11, 2025

Lawmakers consider Blue Envelope Program to aid autistic drivers in Mississippi

Mississippi would be one of the first states nationwide to enact such legislation.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 10, 2025

Senate passes bill to allow inmates to work with MDOT

The work release program would aid the state agency in its workforce needs.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 10, 2025

Auditor White: Failed Senate bill “bad politics”

Speaking at a Stennis Press luncheon on Monday, Shad White said he believes Mississippians are sick of government corruption.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 7, 2025

Lawmakers want to ensure municipalities are receiving their proper sales tax allocations

The Mississippi Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that creates a study group to evaluate sales tax diversions between the state and its cities and towns.

Education | Daniel Tyson •

February 6, 2025

Senate votes to outlaw DEI in Mississippi universities, community colleges

The House passed a similar measure that also included K-12 schools on Wednesday. The two chambers will now swap bills.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 6, 2025

Mississippi House moves to outlaw homeless encampments on public property

Lawmakers point to public safety, health risks, trash and negative impacts on communities as reasons to back the bill. Democrats say it penalizes the unhoused.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 6, 2025

Senator kills own bill that would have limited State Auditor’s power

Senator David Parker's committee advanced the bill to the floor last week. On Tuesday, he killed his own bill. Here's why.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 5, 2025

Mayors express support for House tax reform package

Local leaders say the extra funds in the House bill will go a long way in shoring up major infrastructure projects and public safety.

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 4, 2025

Study committee to examine wind turbines’ impact on Mississippi agriculture gains Senate committee approval

The group would consider if the installation and usage of wind turbines are potentially having unintended impacts on the state's agricultural properties.

News | Daniel Tyson •

January 31, 2025

Senate committee narrowly votes to allow wine shipping to consumers in Mississippi

Mississippi is one of only three states that doesn’t allow direct shipment of wine to consumers.

News

News | Frank Corder •

June 4, 2026

Increased penalties for juvenile firearm-related crimes takes effect July 1 in Mississippi

News | Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press •

June 4, 2026

President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

News | Magnolia Tribune •

June 4, 2026

Magnolia Mornings: June 4, 2026

Business

Business | Daniel Tyson •

May 20, 2026

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

May 14, 2026

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

Business | Frank Corder •

May 12, 2026

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 4, 2026

The lie of isolation

Culture | Richelle Putnam •

June 3, 2026

America’s sound rises again: Jimmie Rodgers Festival breaks attendance records in Meridian

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 3, 2026

An opportunity to learn

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

June 3, 2026

It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains

Opinion | Hunter Estes •

June 2, 2026

Mississippi needs the success sequence

Opinion | Haley Fisackerly •

June 1, 2026

Daniel Tyson

Courts in Mississippi could soon view custody through a new lens, with fathers in focus

Hosemann paints Senate plan as “a sustainable, conservative approach to tax cuts”

Lawmakers consider Blue Envelope Program to aid autistic drivers in Mississippi

Senate passes bill to allow inmates to work with MDOT

Auditor White: Failed Senate bill “bad politics”

Lawmakers want to ensure municipalities are receiving their proper sales tax allocations

Senate votes to outlaw DEI in Mississippi universities, community colleges

Mississippi House moves to outlaw homeless encampments on public property

Senator kills own bill that would have limited State Auditor’s power

Mayors express support for House tax reform package

Study committee to examine wind turbines’ impact on Mississippi agriculture gains Senate committee approval

Senate committee narrowly votes to allow wine shipping to consumers in Mississippi

News

Increased penalties for juvenile firearm-related crimes takes effect July 1 in Mississippi

President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

Magnolia Mornings: June 4, 2026

Business

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

The lie of isolation

America’s sound rises again: Jimmie Rodgers Festival breaks attendance records in Meridian

An opportunity to learn

Opinion

It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains

Mississippi needs the success sequence

Two billion reasons why Mississippi and Entergy are proving data centers can provide power customers real savings

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