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May 8, 2020
Wicker Urges Congress to Boost Defense Budget, Stay on the Path to 355 Ships
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today participated in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider nominations for the Department of Defense. At the hearing, Wicker pressed members of the committee and the nominees to devote more resources to meeting the needs of America’s military, including shipbuilding and aviation. At the hearing, Wicker asked Kenneth…
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May 7, 2020
CARES Act helps local communities in Mississippi respond to COVID-19
As a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $49 million to Mississippi to support local public transit for small cities and rural communities. The CARES Act was created to provide fast and direct economic assistance for American workers, families and small businesses while preserving…
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May 7, 2020
Wicker, Commerce Committee Leaders Introduce Data Privacy Bill
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, John Thune, R-S.D, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, Jerry Moran, R-Kan., chairman of the Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., today…
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May 7, 2020
MS Senate Workforce Development Committee to Hold Hearing on Unemployment Benefits
The Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee will hold a hearing at 3 p.m. today, Thursday, May 7, in Senate Room 216 at the Mississippi Capitol, centered on unemployment benefits. Chairman David Parker and Vice Chairman Jeremy England will conduct the meeting. The purpose of the hearing is to determine how the Mississippi Department of…
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May 7, 2020
Commissioner Chaney applauds UnitedHealth Group assistance to customers
UnitedHealth Group will provide over $1.5 billion of additional support to its customers in response to COVID-19. “The coronavirus pandemic has placed a financial strain on thousands of people,” said Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney. “The virus has disrupted how people are receiving care and negatively impacted our economy. I commend UnitedHealthcare for their response…
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May 7, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 5/7/20
YP – Lawmakers unclear on what to expect in today’s called legislative session Lawmakers have been told to be prepared to possibly work into the weekend once they reconvene on Thursday at 1pm, but most everyone under the Capitol Dome and those back home in their districts seem to be in the dark about what…
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May 7, 2020
Mississippi VA provides resident, staff COVID-19 update
It is with the deepest of sympathies that we share that one of our heroes at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, who tested positive for COVID-19 died yesterday. We offer our sincerest condolences to his family and his loved ones during this difficult time. After the first positive diagnosis of COVID-19, all residents…
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May 6, 2020
Wicker Touts Flood Control, Water Infrastructure Wins
Committee Approves Wicker-led Provisions to Enhance Rural Water Systems and Study Flooding that Devastated Mississippi Sound U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today celebrated committee passage of both America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 includes a Wicker provision that would authorize a comprehensive study of…
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May 6, 2020
HURST: Vigilance needed to protect Constitution during crisis
By: Mike Hurst The strength of a nation depends largely upon its foundation and the will of its people to protect its most sacred values. Our forefathers established our great nation upon a stable footing by enshrining many of our most sacred values into the Constitution as unalienable rights. It is up to us, “we…
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May 6, 2020
McMahan: Covid19 Federal Relief Funds; Don’t spend it, invest it in our future
By: Senator Chad McMahan It is difficult to wrap your mind around 1.25 billion dollars. I mean really, who has that kind of money in Mississippi? However, that is the figure the federal government is sending Mississippi for Covid19 relief. As we gather and review public/private expenses during this unprecedented event, instead of spending the…
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May 6, 2020
SALTER: COVID-19 crisis school closings expose Mississippi’s rural broadband deficiencies
By: Sid Salter In 2019, Corona was a popular beach beer rather than a deadly respiratory virus and no Mississippian had really ever seriously contemplated a development in which public schools, community colleges and universities would be closed, and academic content would be delivered through online means. But for years prior to 2019, rural Mississippians…
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May 6, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 5/6/20
YP – REEVES – White House asserts CARES Act funds should be administered by Governors The head of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has issued guidance on who should administer the CARES Act funds. Governor Tate Reeves, quoting the official in his Tuesday press conference, read the statement from the White House aloud…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 17, 2025
Regulating kratom in Mississippi: Age restriction, local bans, business concerns
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Daniel Tyson
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April 17, 2025
State Defender hopeful pilot program will receive funding in special session
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April 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: April 17, 2025
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Lynne Jeter
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April 9, 2025
Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 18, 2025
Imitate Jesus
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Ben Smith
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April 17, 2025
Stoned on turkeys
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 17, 2025
Harder to be full than empty
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Jonathan Bain
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April 18, 2025
“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi
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Sam Franklin
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April 17, 2025
Tariffs at the dawn of the American republic
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Lesley Davis
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April 16, 2025
Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do
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