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March 18, 2020
Governor Tate Reeves Requests Economic Disaster Declaration for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Yesterday, Governor Tate Reeves requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to aid small businesses and their employees being impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Working to protect Mississippi businesses and their employees, Governor Reeves sent a letter to SBA Director Kim Fleming to make loans available for affected businesses through the…
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March 18, 2020
Senate Passes Legislation Allowing Local Entities to Pay Employees Administrative Leave During Emergency, Adjourns Session Temporarily
The Mississippi Senate unanimously supported a bill giving counties, cities, and schools the ability pay employees who are placed on administrative leave during a State of Emergency Declaration. On March 14, 2020, the Governor issued a State of Emergency recommending the closure of school districts for one week due to the presence of or threat…
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March 18, 2020
MDOT authorizes temporary weight increase for COVID-19 response
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) today authorized temporary weight increases for commercial vehicles providing direct support for emergency pandemic response. The maximum gross weight under this allowance is 90,000 pounds on a five-axle commercial vehicle with a minimum 51-foot outer bridge measurement. The maximum tandem limit is 40,000 pounds. All other dimensions must be…
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March 18, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 3/18/20
YP – Lawmakers suspend Mississippi Legislative Session The Mississippi House and Senate announced Tuesday that they would be suspending the 2020 Legislative Session until April 1, 2020. Last week, leaders were hopeful to only restrict access to the Capitol but continue working to complete the session. However, minds where changed when President Donald Trump made…
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March 18, 2020
SALTER: From polio to influenza to COVID-19, nation’s history offers lessons in perseverance
By: Sid Salter As a child in the mid-1960s, I remember standing in a line out the door and into the parking lot of the school building where my twin sister and I received our oral polio vaccine. We stood with hundreds of rural Mississippians in the hot sun, waiting on that magic sugar cube.…
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March 17, 2020
Lt. Governor and Speaker discuss decision to suspend 2020 Session
Just moments after the House adjourned until April 1 and the Senate made plans to wrap up final business on Wednesday in order to do the same, the Speaker and Lt. Governor spoke about the decision.
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March 17, 2020
McRae Extends Art Contest Deadline, Welcomes Online Submissions
Treasurer David McRae today announced all PreK-12 students have an additional month to participate in the College Savings Mississippi Art Contest. Submissions are due on April 30. Additionally, the office will now accept submissions via email at collegesavings@treasury.ms.gov. “Thousands of Mississippi students will be home from school this month,” said McRae. “Art projects can help keep…
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March 17, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 3/17/20
YP – Governor Tate Reeves Signs Executive Orders Furthering Mississippi’s COVID-19 Response Governor Tate Reeves signed two executive orders to further the state’s response to COVID-19 and aid Mississippians being impacted… …Executive Order No. 1459 (below) activates the Mississippi National Guard to support mobile testing units and support Mississippi State Department of Healthand Mississippi Emergency…
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March 17, 2020
MS State Superintendent recommends suspending state, federal end of year testing
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) provided an update on the impact of school closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “This is an unprecedented time in our state and country, and the safety, health and well-being of students, school staff and communities are the MDE’s and the Mississippi State Board of Education’s (SBE) top priorities,” said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education.…
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March 16, 2020
Legislative Democrats Call for Bipartisan Emergency Measures & Suspension of Legislative Session in Response to COVID-19 Cases in Mississippi
Legislative Democrats including the Mississippi House and Senate Democratic Caucuses along with the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus encourage the Governor, Speaker of the House and Lt. Governor to spend this week working with us on a host of bipartisan emergency measures that tackle two immediate concerns. First, the Legislature must ensure health care providers have…
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March 16, 2020
MCPP: Who received Mississippi’s Census marketing contract?
The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration has given a contract to a firm owned by a Coast businessman who was recently found by a federal jury of defrauding Medicare. The Focus Group received a $400,000 marketing and advertising contract on February 10 to encourage state residents, especially those in “hard-to-count” populations, to participate in…
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March 16, 2020
Attorney General Fitch warns of scams during coronavirus outbreak
Attorney General Lynn Fitch, who is serving on the Governor’s committee for Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Planning, is urging all Mississippians to be particularly vigilant right now about scams and frauds that are emerging in the wake of the current emergency circumstances. “Emergencies bring out the best in some people, but sometimes they bring out…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 17, 2026
New digital platform for classroom supplies frustrates teachers across Mississippi
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 17, 2026
Athletes in Mississippi more likely to go pro than rest of U.S.
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Frank Corder
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July 17, 2026
Mississippi hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1982. Scott Colom believes he will change that in November
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
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Frank Corder
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July 8, 2026
Mississippi-based UniTek Global Services acquires Concurrent Utility Services
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Frank Corder
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July 7, 2026
Hood Industries closing Wiggins mill after 56 years
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Associated Press
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July 17, 2026
SWAC media deal keeps conference football, basketball games on ESPN networks through 2030-31
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Alistair Begg
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July 17, 2026
Peace to the nations
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Marilyn Tinnin
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July 16, 2026
Black Jack Ranch provides top-quality beef to steak lovers
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Sid Salter
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July 15, 2026
Sen. Graham’s sudden death will impact seniority, congressional majority prospects
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Kelley Williams
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July 13, 2026
Black Swans and Mudberg
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Robert St. John
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July 13, 2026
The least valuable customer in Nevada
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