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December 22, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 12/22/20
YP – Congress reaches agreement on new COVID-19 relief package. See what’s in it. Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that is also tied into a $1.4 trillion spending bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year in September 2021. The latest round…
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December 21, 2020
Guest Reaffirms Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility in Bipartisan Resolution
Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) reaffirmed his commitment to fiscal responsibility while acknowledging the need for additional COVID-19 relief funds by cosponsoring a resolution “expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on addressing the reckless and unsustainable national debt while committing necessary resources to the COVID-19 pandemic.” “The source of American resiliency has always…
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December 21, 2020
Auditor’s Office Arrests Alcorn County Tax Collector for Embezzlement and Fraud
Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Larry Ross, Tax Collector of Alcorn County, after he was indicted for two counts of embezzlement and one count of making a fraudulent statement by a local grand jury. Upon his arrest, Ross was issued a demand letter showing he owes $69,155.23…
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December 21, 2020
PEER Releases Report on Mississippi’s School Recognition Program
The Joint Legislative PEER Committee has released its report titled A Review of Mississippi’s School Recognition Program. The report says that since the creation of the School Recognition Program, the Legislature has appropriated a total of $98.6 million to fund the financial awards to public schools. Because statewide assessments were not administered in the spring…
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December 21, 2020
Hyde-Smith Statement on Targeted COVID-19 Relief Package, Completed FY2021 Appropriations Bills
Targeted Coronavirus Aid Agreement Much like Senate GOP Plan Blocked by Democrats since Summer ### U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Sunday night issued the following statement regarding an agreement on must-pass legislation to provide a new round of COVID-19 relief and to complete the FY2021 appropriations process:…
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December 21, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 12/21/20
YP – Former Mississippi Governor William Winter dies at age 97 William Winter, Mississippi’s 58th Governor, has passed away at age 97. Governor William Winter’s legacy in Mississippi will forever be tied to positive outcomes on racial reconciliation and educational advancement. Born in 1923 in Grenada, he grew up in a family that highly valued…
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December 19, 2020
Former Mississippi Governor William Winter dies at age 97
William Winter, Mississippi’s 58th Governor, has passed away at age 97. Governor William Winter’s legacy in Mississippi will forever be tied to positive outcomes on racial reconciliation and educational advancement. Born in 1923 in Grenada, he grew up in a family that highly valued education. His mother, a teacher, taught him in a one-room school…
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December 18, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 12/18/20
YP – Governor Reeves wins partial veto court fight Governor Tate Reeves has won the case before the Mississippi Supreme Court involving a partial veto of HB 1782. It was filed by Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Representative Jason White. Governor Reeves vetoed a portion of the bill that appropriated $2 million to the…
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December 17, 2020
Mississippi Treasury Returns $18 Million in Missing Money, Highest Amount in Recent State History
Treasurer David McRae today announced the State Treasury has returned $18 million in missing money to Mississippians, the highest amount returned in a calendar year in recent state history. “Thousands of Mississippians are missing money. For some, it was a bank account they forgot about; for others, an unknown inheritance; and still others, a refund…
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December 17, 2020
State Auditor White: Audit Reveals Wide-ranging Misspending at Department of Corrections
An audit released today by State Auditor Shad White shows widespread misspending at the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Actions by previous agency leadership and an absence of proper spending safeguards led to significant losses for taxpayers, according to the audit. The audit of MDOC, which was requested by current MDOC leadership, revealed: Vital accounting…
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December 17, 2020
MS State Board of Education Approves ACT WorkKeys as Measure of Career Readiness
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted today to open public comment on the addition of the ACT WorkKeys assessment, in conjunction with a recognized career pathway or industry certification, to the accountability measure evaluating how schools and districts prepare students for college and the workforce. ACT WorkKeys, a national assessment that measures foundational skills…
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December 17, 2020
Mississippi Transportation commission awards contracts throughout state
The Mississippi Transportation Commission at its December 8 meeting awarded contracts for maintenance projects throughout Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will oversee the seven projects, which will maintain and enhance transportation infrastructure across the state. “These projects will make our highways safer and make Mississippi a better place to live and work,” said…
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November 27, 2024
Jenifer Branning projected to unseat Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens
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November 27, 2024
Magnolia Mornings: November 27, 2024
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Frank Corder
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November 26, 2024
St. Pe wins South Mississippi Court of Appeals runoff
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Lynne Jeter
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November 27, 2024
The Basics with AWS’s Brandon Oyer
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Frank Corder
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November 25, 2024
Burford Electric Service announces $3.55 million expansion in Columbus
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Lynne Jeter
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November 24, 2024
Mississippi’s best B&B
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Cecilia V. Lyles
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November 28, 2024
Stay Sweet, Mississippi: The Candy Cottage
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 28, 2024
Love’s strength
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Jim Beaugez
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November 27, 2024
How Pontotoc, Mississippi native Cordell Jackson helped kickstart the rock and roll revolution
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Sid Salter
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November 27, 2024
Eliminating DoEd could impact the state’s elementary and secondary education funding
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Russ Latino
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November 27, 2024
Kitchens, Branning Supreme Court race too close to call
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 26, 2024
Modernizing PERS (Part 2): The state of play after 2024 session
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