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April 8, 2021
AG Fitch and 13 Attorneys General Ask Congress to Let State Right-to-Work Laws Stand
Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined a 14-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to U.S. Senate leaders opposing a pro-union bill which passed the House of Representatives on a near party-line vote. The “Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021,” or “PRO Act,” would negate state Right-to-Work Laws and require workers…
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April 8, 2021
State Auditor’s Office Returns Over $150,000 to Taxpayers in March
Today State Auditor Shad White announced his office collected $156,662.90 to return to taxpayers across Mississippi last month after previous investigations showed public funds were stolen or misused. Significant amounts were returned from cases involving a former deputy municipal clerk in Monticello, former Deputy Tax Collector in Harrison County, and former town clerk of Roxie.…
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April 8, 2021
MDE: Legislature Passes Teacher Pay Raise, Increases Funds for State Board of Education Priorities
The Mississippi Legislature made significant investments in public education during the 2021 legislative session including a statewide teacher pay raise and millions allocated for Mississippi State Board of Education priorities including early childhood education, instructional coaches, teacher supply funds and the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS). Mississippi teachers early in their careers will receive a…
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April 8, 2021
Wicker Announces $22.6 Million Defense Contract for Golden Manufacturing
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss. today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense is issuing a $22.6 million contract to Golden Manufacturing Co. Inc. in Golden, Mississippi. The contract will provide trousers for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force and includes an option for a two year extension, which could double the total value of…
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April 8, 2021
Municipal elections see low voter turnout statewide
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office received reports of low voter turnout for municipal primary elections held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Additionally, call volume into our Elections Hotline remained low throughout the day, as we only fielded roughly 200 calls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with most calls relating to polling place locations…
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April 8, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 4/8/21
YP – Can Mississippi’s successful implementation of Voter ID be a path for Georgia, other states? Georgia’s election reforms have drawn much attention as President Joe Biden has portrayed them as “Jim Crow on steroids.”… …Nearly every Mississippi news outlet ran these hit pieces against Voter ID and Hosemann, the state’s chief elections officer at…
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April 7, 2021
Hyde-Smith cosponsors bill to remove barriers for rural infrastructure projects
Hyde-Smith Teams with Tenn. Sen. Blackburn to Offer Alternative to Biden Infrastructure Agenda U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to introduce legislation to remove barriers for rural areas in need of federal infrastructure assistance—a plan that stands as a stark alternative to the Biden administration’s infrastructure approach involving huge…
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April 7, 2021
SALTER: VMT tax proposal would penalize rural states without substantial public transportation
By: Sid Salter U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stepped strongly toward, then beat a rather hasty retreat from the concept of including a vehicle mile traveled or VMT tax component as a means to pay for President Biden’s massive national infrastructure proposal. Simply put, the VMT tax would raise transportation funds from the taxpayers by levying…
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April 7, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 4/7/21
YP – Gov. Tate Reeves holds COVID-19 press briefing Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference on Tuesday regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the current state of the virus in Mississippi after over 1.31 million vaccines have been administered. MSDH daily COVID-19 reporting Today MSDH is reporting 183 more cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, 18…
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April 6, 2021
PSC Approves Walnut Grove Solar Project
During a hearing immediately following the April 6 Open Docket Meeting, the Mississippi Public Service Commission voted unanimously to approve a solar + battery storage facility in Walnut Grove, within Leake County. The small utility-scale solar facility, which will be owned and operated by Mississippi Power Company, will produce 1.285 megawatts of clean, carbon free…
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April 6, 2021
CDC Awards $29,694,340 to Expand Mississippi’s COVID-19 Vaccine Programs
Funding can be used for innovative partnerships with community-based organizations to increase vaccine uptake, including in underserved populations ### The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Mississippi $29,694,340 to support local efforts to increase vaccine uptake by expanding COVID-19 vaccine programs and ensuring greater equity and access to vaccine by those disproportionately affected by…
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April 6, 2021
Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus stands with MLB and others against Georgia voting restrictions
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus stands in solidarity with Georgia citizens, Major League Baseball and other entities opposing the passage of Georgia’s restrictive voting legislation. “Laws making it more difficult to vote are especially alarming to members of the MLBC, who have seen the introduction of bills this legislative session aimed at purging the voter…
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Governor calls lawmakers into special session to address state’s youth courts
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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July 14, 2026
Supreme Court justices tell Congress their safety is at risk and more must be spent on security
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Watson’s campaign for Lt. Governor built on relationships, not shying away from tough conversations
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
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Frank Corder
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July 8, 2026
Mississippi-based UniTek Global Services acquires Concurrent Utility Services
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Frank Corder
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July 7, 2026
Hood Industries closing Wiggins mill after 56 years
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 14, 2026
A little bit of wonderland in Hattiesburg: The story of Ross Mansion
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Alistair Begg
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July 14, 2026
You shall be clean
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Alistair Begg
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July 13, 2026
A pleasing sacrifice
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Kelley Williams
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July 13, 2026
Black Swans and Mudberg
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Robert St. John
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July 13, 2026
The least valuable customer in Nevada
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Roger Wicker
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July 10, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court protects gun owners, women’s sports
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