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May 20, 2020
SALTER: Reopening of state’s casinos signal a major boost to lagging state tax revenues
By: Sid Salter Mississippi’s current leadership is taking a page from the state’s not-so-distant past by making the state’s gaming industry one of the first enterprises to be allowed to reopen as the state tries to come out from under the COVID-19 quarantine. Why? Jobs and tax revenues. The American Gaming Association reported total direct,…
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May 20, 2020
MS Dept of Education seeks Public Input on Prioritizing Federal Funds for School Restart
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is seeking public input to help the state prioritize the use of funds from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act provides one-time relief funds to respond to the impact of school closures due to COVID-19 and to assist schools with their restart…
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May 20, 2020
Wicker Celebrates Award of $91M for Coronavirus Testing in Mississippi
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today celebrated the award of $91,086,258 to the Mississippi Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the expansion of coronavirus testing in Mississippi. Expanded testing will help Mississippi with its efforts to re-open the economy. “Reopening our economy does not mean ignoring…
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May 20, 2020
Congressman Thompson seeks criminal investigation into use of TANF funds
Rep. Bennie Thompson sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar requesting that the illegal use of Mississippi TANF funds cited in the Mississippi State Auditor’s report to be investigated as a criminal enterprise. “After years of suspicion on how TANF dollars were being misspent, the public has been…
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May 19, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, & Palazzo Encourage Department of Agriculture to Support Mississippi Seafood Industry
USDA Programs Could Provide Mississippi Seafood to Families in Need U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., sent a letter this week to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting that he use his authority to purchase and distribute Mississippi seafood to those in need during…
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May 19, 2020
Former District Attorney’s Office Investigator is Guilty of Embezzlement
Today State Auditor Shad White announced Joe Edney has been convicted of embezzlement in Judge Charles E. Webster’s court chambers in Tunica County. The case was prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office. “This is another successful investigation, followed by a guilty plea, from the team in the Auditor’s office,” said Auditor Shad White. “We will…
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May 19, 2020
MCRAE: Laurel Student Feeds 1,000+ Frontline Workers, Wins Tell Me Something Good Scholarship
State Treasurer David McRae today surprised a student in Laurel with a $529 Tell Me Something Good Scholarship to recognize his service to the community during COVID-19. Fletcher Horne, a 15-year-old student in Laurel, launched Feed the Frontline during the COVID-19 crisis as an Eagle Scout project. Helping to both thank healthcare heroes and stimulate the…
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May 19, 2020
GUEST: Treasury Department Releases Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness
Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) announced that the United States Department of the Treasury released guidance on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness. Recently, Congressman Guest led a letter to the Treasury Department and the United States Small Business Administration requesting additional guidance on PPP loan forgiveness. This guidance will provide businesses with crucial information they need…
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May 19, 2020
Mississippi Lottery Corporation Announces April Transfer to the State
Yesterday, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) completed its April transfer of $9,709,843.36 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This brings the total amount deposited to the state to more than $47.2 million since launch on November 25, 2019. “We are pleased to be able continue to raise funds to benefit…
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May 19, 2020
Hyde-Smith leading sponsor to offset COVID-19 revenue losses among states, counties, cities
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined as a leading sponsor of bipartisan legislation to help states, counties, and municipalities offset the significant revenue losses caused by COVID-19 shelter-at-home decrees, a measure that would ensure rural communities affected by the pandemic have access to direct federal assistance. Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the State…
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May 19, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 5/19/20
YP – China targets Mississippi following AG Lynn Fitch’s COVID-19 lawsuit; Gov. Tate Reeves responds At the center of story are the recent lawsuits filed against the Communist nation in the wake of the coronavirus, one of which the State of Mississippi is party to by way of Attorney General Lynn Fitch. Fitch’s lawsuit followed…
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May 18, 2020
Hyde-Smith praises award of $21.3 million fishery disaster relief finds for Mississippi
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today praised the U.S. Commerce Department allocation of $21.3 million in federal fishery disaster relief funds to Mississippi. The funding is associated to devastation experienced by Gulf Coast fisheries following prolonged freshwater inundation into the Gulf of Mexico last year. The funds will…
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 7, 2026
Changes in Mississippi’s youth court system are coming. What that means
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 7, 2026
House lawmakers consider school consolidation as Mississippi public education enrollment declines
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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August 7, 2026
U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs amid strain from the Iran war, unemployment dips to 4.1%
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Cass Rutledge
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August 7, 2026
Mississippi’s only two cannabis testing laboratories are merging
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Frank Corder
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August 6, 2026
Bishopric Industries expanding in Natchez, creating 28 new jobs
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Frank Corder
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August 4, 2026
DRC Industries locating in Lowndes County, creating 50 jobs
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 7, 2026
Mercy for the blind
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Susan Marquez
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August 6, 2026
Delta Supper Club gives back
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Alistair Begg
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August 6, 2026
From sadness to gladness
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Lesley Davis
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August 5, 2026
The warning Europe is sending America
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Russ Latino
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August 5, 2026
Madagascar and the AI machines that think for us
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Sid Salter
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August 5, 2026
Context, history matter in fairly assessing Trump administration’s recent SNAP cuts
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