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March 6, 2020
Legislation Providing More Opportunities for Special Needs Students Clears Mississippi Senate with Bipartisan Support
The Mississippi Senate voted today to extend a program providing “Education Scholarship Accounts” (ESAs) to students with special needs or disabilities. Senate Bill 2594, authored by Senate Education Chairman Dennis DeBar, provides a stipend ($6,765 this year) for a special needs student to enroll in a state-accredited special purpose school, state-accredited nonpublic school, or other…
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March 6, 2020
Maxwell: 5G Creates Opportunity for MS Workforce Development, Businesses, Residents
On February 27th, Senator John Thune of South Dakota introduced a piece of legislation titled The Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act geared to increase the number of workers enrolled in 5G training programs and to grow the overall workforce in the telecommunications industry. 5G technology can deliver speeds up to 100 times faster and connect 100…
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March 5, 2020
Commissioner Gipson Applauds Mississippi House Passage of Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson applauds the passage of the Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act (HB 1566) today by the Mississippi House of Representatives. “I applaud Speaker Gunn, Chairman Pigott, Vice-Chairman Mangold, the House Agriculture Committee and the entire Mississippi House of Representatives for passing the Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act today,” said…
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March 5, 2020
Mississippi Senate Unanimously Approves Increase in Death Benefit for Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters
Beneficiaries of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter killed in the line of duty would receive a $200,000 payment under a bill unanimously approved by the Mississippi Senate yesterday. Senate Bill 2523 doubles the State’s current death benefit payment of $100,000. Benefits are paid from a Trust Fund receiving vehicle tag and renewal fees…
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March 5, 2020
McRae Announces $2 Million Now Returned to Rightful Owners of Unclaimed Property
Mississippi State Treasurer David McRae today announced $2 million has been returned to the rightful owners of unclaimed property since he took office in January. In total, the Office of the Treasury has processed and closed 1,083 unclaimed property claims. To “This is money folks are entitled to, so we’re going to be proactive about…
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March 5, 2020
Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith vote for funding to fight Coronavirus
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today voted for a supplemental funding package requested by President Donald J. Trump to combat the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The legislation will provide additional resources at the federal, state, and local levels to prepare for a potential outbreak in…
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March 5, 2020
Insurance Comm. Chaney: Daylight Saving Time reminder to check smoke alarms
Even though most clocks will update automatically this Sunday, State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney wants everyone to use the time change as a reminder to test smoke alarms. At last check, there have been 23 fire deaths in 2020. In 16 of those fires, there were no working smoke alarms in the home. If you…
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March 5, 2020
Navy Leader Praises Sen. Wicker’s SHIPS Implementation Act
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today attended a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower to consider the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding programs. The Navy and Marine Corps leaders at the hearing praised the capabilities of Mississippi-built amphibious ships and suggested there was tremendous potential…
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March 5, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 3/5/20
YP – Biden, Sanders to stump in Mississippi ahead of primary @JoeBiden, @BernieSanders to stump in Mississippi before next week’s primary. #mselex #Election2020https://t.co/6TGyZs308d — Yall Politics (@MSyallpolitics) March 4, 2020 WLOX – Joe Biden bringing actress Vivica A. Fox to campaign event in Jackson Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will be in Jackson this weekend,…
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March 4, 2020
Congressman Guest Votes for Emergency Supplemental Funding and Discusses Coronavirus Preparedness and Response with Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted to approve emergency supplemental appropriations for the United States to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act provides $4 billion to increase the availability of diagnostic testing and to fund research and development of a vaccine. These funds will also be used to…
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March 4, 2020
Wicker, Klobuchar Reintroduce BENEFIT Act
Patient Experience Should be Considered During Drug Approval Process U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., today reintroduced the Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments (BENEFIT) Act. The legislation would provide patients and advocates the ability to play a larger role in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) benefit-risk framework…
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March 4, 2020
Hyde-Smith gets Interior Sec. commitment to fix Vicksburg National Military Park damages
“We Have a Big Interest in Making This Right, Too,” Secretary Bernhardt Tells Hyde-Smith U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a personal commitment from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt that the U.S. Department of the Interior is “100 percent there” to undertake urgent repairs to the storm-damaged Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP) and Vicksburg National Cemetery.…
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March 20, 2026
DiBiase found not guilty on all 13 counts for his alleged role in Mississippi’s largest-ever public welfare scandal
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March 20, 2026
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
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Frank Corder
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
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Susan Marquez
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March 20, 2026
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra hosts Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
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Alistair Begg
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March 20, 2026
The triumphant King
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Susan Marquez
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March 19, 2026
JXN Food & Wine Festival expands to three days in 2026
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Russ Latino
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March 20, 2026
Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
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Russ Latino
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March 19, 2026
Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
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Sid Salter
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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