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Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 29, 2020

MS Office of Tobacco Control Awarded Twice for Smokefree Efforts 

The Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) Office of Tobacco Control placed first in two main categories presented by the American Nonsmoker’s Rights (ANR) Foundation at its annual Smokefree Indoor Air Challenge and Voices for Smokefree Air Awards Ceremony: the Smokefree Air Challenge award and the Smokefree Air Challenge E-Cigarettes award. The virtual awards ceremony was established by ANR to acknowledge and recognize states that excel in passing 100 percent smokefree provisions in workplaces, restaurants, and bars.  Currently, Mississippi has 171 smokefree cities with the passage of comprehensive smokefree air ordinances, 137 of which…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 28, 2020

Mississippi Small Businesses Endorse Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Re-election

 The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, today endorsed Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith for re-election to the United States Senate. “Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has been a reliable pro-small business senator with a 100% NFIB voting record on the issues and policies most important to small businesses,” said Dawn Starns, NFIB’s…