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March 22, 2021
Auditor Works with Legislature to Increase Penalties for Fraud and Embezzlement
Today State Auditor Shad White announced public employees who embezzle or fraudulently obtain more than $10,000 of taxpayer money will no longer be able to participate in a pretrial diversion program. This announcement comes after Senate Bill 2552 was passed by both chambers of the Legislature and signed by the Governor. Pretrial diversion programs have…
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March 22, 2021
Wicker Highlights Water Workforce Issues in Senate Hearing
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, this week spoke on the importance of developing trained operators to manage water and wastewater treatment plants during a committee hearing to examine recent challenges facing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Recent employment data indicates that up to 50…
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March 22, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 3/22/21
YP – AG Fitch recovers nearly 500,000 PPE items from price gouger Attorney General Lynn Fitch and her team began the process of distributing hundreds of thousands of FDA-approved Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including N-95 respirators, surgical masks, and disposable gloves statewide. The Attorney General’s Office came into possession of these items as a result…
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March 19, 2021
AG Fitch recovers nearly 500,000 PPE items from price gouger
Attorney General Lynn Fitch and her team began the process of distributing hundreds of thousands of FDA-approved Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including N-95 respirators, surgical masks, and disposable gloves statewide. The Attorney General’s Office came into possession of these items as a result of a plea agreement in a price gouging case on the Coast.…
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March 19, 2021
Wicker Stresses Need for a Larger Navy
More Ships Needed to Counter China, Russia ### Twenty years ago, China’s military influence did not extend more than a few hundred miles off the Chinese coast. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. China now has the world’s largest navy and is projecting its power across the Pacific, threatening the free flow of commerce and…
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March 19, 2021
Hyde-Smith Joins Resolution Condemning China’s Crackdown on Hong Kong
Measure Calls for Imposing Sanctions, Releasing Political Prisoners, Reconsideration of U.S. Agreements with China ### U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday cosponsored a resolution condemning the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party for the harsh and ongoing anti-democratic crackdown in Hong Kong. Introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), S.Res.126 recommends U.S. government responses…
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March 19, 2021
MCRAE: ABLE to Save
By: Treasurer David McRae More than one in three Mississippi adults live with some kind of disability, well above the national average of 25 percent. For many of these families, the disabilities come with added expenses, such as higher health care, housing, and transportation costs. In fact, Mississippians spend $4.5 billion annually on disability-related health…
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March 19, 2021
McDANIEL op-ed: Bring up House income tax phase out, amend it with Paycheck Protection Plan
It is time for Mississippi to eliminate the income tax, but we do not need to increase other taxes to get it done. House Bill 1439, authored by Speaker Phillip Gunn, purports to eliminate the income tax and stimulate the economy. Still, it dramatically increases taxes in at least 28 other areas, including agricultural equipment,…
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March 19, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 3/19/21
YP – Mississippi unemployment rate down 59% from pandemic peak According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mississippi’s unemployment rate sits at 6.4% as of March 15th, down from the pandemic peak of 15.7%. That is a 59% decrease since April 2020. This is positive news for the state, though it has gone under-reported in…
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March 18, 2021
Congressman Guest Grills DHS Secretary on Border Crisis
Yesterday, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) participated in a Committee on Homeland Security hearing with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas testifying. In his remarks, Congressman Guest pointed to statistics and statements from his colleagues to show how policies from the Biden Administration have created the humanitarian crisis on the border. Congressman Guest referenced a…
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March 18, 2021
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Cosponsor Legislation to Honor Emmett Till’s Legacy
Miss. Senators Sponsor Bill to Establish Till’s Funeral Location as a National Historic Site U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., on Wednesday joined Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth to introduce legislation that would establish Chicago’s Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, the site of Emmett Till’s funeral in 1955, as a national historic site.…
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March 18, 2021
Wicker Pushes for Accountability in Internet Infrastructure Deployment
Miss. Senator Calls for Accurate Mapping to Boost Broadband Service Efforts ### U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, attended a hearing to consider recent progress in distributing billions of dollars in federal support to expand broadband connectivity. Wicker has been a champion for legislative efforts to increase…
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March 14, 2025
Senate’s attempt to revive its education agenda DOA in Mississippi House
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March 14, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: March 14, 2025
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 13, 2025
Senate revives education-related legislation to ban cell phones in classrooms, provide additional CTE funding, and more
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Frank Corder
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March 4, 2025
Fabricators Supply expanding in West Point, adding 15 jobs
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Frank Corder
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March 3, 2025
ABB doubling size of its Senatobia facility with $40 million investment
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Lynne Jeter
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March 2, 2025
SBA rolls out new loan program
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 14, 2025
His by donation, dedication, and relation
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 13, 2025
Soul food
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Ben Smith
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March 12, 2025
Suck de head, pinch de tail
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Russ Latino
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March 14, 2025
Eliminating the tax on work makes dollars and cents, the spotlight falls on Hosemann
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Sid Salter
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March 12, 2025
From Capitol Hill, Medicaid is tracking to be under scrutiny for significant cuts
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Sid Salter
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March 5, 2025
Bird flu a dire concern to Mississippi’s almost $4 billion top agricultural commodity
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