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May 12, 2020
Mississippi Public Service Commission Holds May Docket Meeting
Short-term Extension of Disconnection Moratorium; Temporary Rate Reduction for Entergy Customers The Mississippi Public Service Commission conducted the monthly docket meeting Tuesday to discuss pending matters on the docket. The meeting was held telephonically to comply with Executive Order 1466 and state and federal social distancing guidelines. One of the agenda items taken up by…
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May 12, 2020
Palazzo Announces Second Annual Congressional App Challenge
Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) has announced the Second Annual Congressional App Challenge for Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District. All middle school and high school students are invited to participate in the challenge by creating and submitting an original app idea before October 19, 2020. “The App Challenge highlights the importance of STEM education to our young students. Although…
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May 12, 2020
LIPSON: Trump’s Methodical Destruction of Obama’s Legacy
We’ve all seen footage of those carefully timed explosions that bring down antiquated buildings and clear the ground for new ones. A horn sounds, the detonations begin, the building shakes, suspended for a frozen moment, and then collapses in a vast cloud of dust. That, metaphorically, is what is happening to the Obama administration’s legacy.…
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May 12, 2020
MS Dept. of Human Services releases new federal guidance affecting thousands receiving SNAP
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued guidance that will require states to count income from federal unemployment payments as household income for SNAP eligibility. According to the guidance issued: “Pandemic unemployment assistance payments, pandemic unemployment compensation, and pandemic emergency unemployment compensation authorized under CARES Act are considered…
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May 12, 2020
State Treasurer Extends MPACT Open Enrollment Period to July 15
State Treasurer David McRae today extended the open enrollment period for the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan (MPACT) to July 15. This College Savings Plan allows families to lock-in tuition rates and pre-pay their child’s tuition. “We are thrilled to extend the open enrollment period to July 15, giving folks another two months to…
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May 12, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 5/12/20
YP – Governor Reeves extends unemployment benefits Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced efforts to extend the unemployment benefits provided to help Mississippi workers and their families hard-hit by COVID-19. Working to support Mississippi’s dedicated workforce, Governor Reeves signed a new executive order updating instructions to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) to further relieve…
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May 12, 2020
Mississippi Congressmen Request Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness
The Mississippi delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Trent Kelly (MS-01) and Michael Guest (MS-03), sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza requesting guidance on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness. The first round of…
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May 12, 2020
Hyde-Smith announces $10.3 Million ‘Farmers to Families Food Box’ Contract to Hattiesburg Co.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of a $10.3 million contract to the Hattiesburg-based Merchants Foodservice to package surplus foodstuffs for use by food banks, community and faith-based organizations, and other non-profits groups serving those in need. Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the Famers to Families Food Box…
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May 11, 2020
Senate to Hold Hearings on Immediate COVID-19 Expenses, Including Hospitals, Local Governments, and Distance Learning
Senators will have the opportunity to participate in four hearings related to immediate and future COVID-19 expenses when the 2020 Legislative Session reconvenes in Jackson this week. The Mississippi Senate gavels in at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, to continue their work in appropriating $1.25 billion in federal funds provided through the CARES…
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May 11, 2020
Mississippi’s 3 day average rate of COVID-19 infections hit their lowest point measured today
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 173 new total cases today bringing the total reported cases to 9,674. There were 5 COVID-19 related deaths reported today bringing the total to 435. The 3 day trailing average of new cases was 2.10%, which is the lowest point measured during the pandemic. The three day trailing average…
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May 11, 2020
Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $3.75 Million for Emergency Business Response Assistance Program to be Administered by Appalachian Community Capital
Program Will Strengthen Lending for Appalachia’s Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Crisis Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced a $3.75 million grant to Appalachian Community Capital (ACC) for the ARC-ACC Emergency Business Response Assistance Program to strengthen and stabilize the Region’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and other mission-driven development finance lenders serving small businesses impacted by COVID-19…
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May 11, 2020
Attorney General Fitch Extends Disability Funds to First Responders Contracting COVID-19
Attorney General Lynn Fitch has filed a temporary emergency rule change to allow first responders to make claims for financial assistance with the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Disability Benefits Trust Fund when they contract COVID-19 on duty. “Our first responders stand on the front lines in this pandemic, ready to protect us and…
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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
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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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