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May 26, 2022
State Board of Education appoints interim state superintendent, announces timeline for search for next state superintendent of education
Dr. Kim Benton has been appointed to become interim state superintendent of education on July 1. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) appointed Dr. Kim Benton to become interim state superintendent of education on July 1. Dr. Benton will succeed Dr. Carey Wright, who will retire on June 30 after more than eight years…
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May 26, 2022
MDE announces 73.9% of 3rd graders pass reading assessment on first try
The passing rate presents a preliminary snapshot of 3rd-graders’ literacy proficiency as schools emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing that 73.9% of 31,068 Mississippi 3rd graders received a passing score last month on the initial administration of the 3rd-grade reading assessment for the 2021-22 school year. The passing…
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May 26, 2022
State Auditor Issues Civil Demand on Former DHS Deputy Director
Today the Office of State Auditor Shad White served a civil demand for $3,648,557.60 on former Deputy Director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) Jacob Black. The demand requires Black to repay misspent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (commonly called “welfare”) money. Black was served with this demand based on audit findings from…
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May 25, 2022
Dr. Daniel Edney appointed new State Health Officer effective in August
Edney will be replacing Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH, who is resigning from his position at the end of July. Today, the Mississippi State Board of Health announces that Daniel P. Edney, MD, FACP, FASAM, will be appointed as the new State Health Officer of the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), effective August 1, 2022.…
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May 24, 2022
Mississippi School of the Arts earns Arts Schools Network Exemplary School designation
The five-year designation is awarded for 2022-2027. The Arts Schools Network (ASN) Board of Directors has designated Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) as an Exemplary School in recognition of its commitment to excellence. The five-year designation is awarded for 2022-2027. ASN, the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools, awards Exemplary School…
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May 18, 2022
AG Lynn Fitch announces multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company
Mississippi will receive $252,066.74 from the settlement. Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced Mississippi’s participation in a 41-state settlement with Ford Motor Company regarding claims that Ford falsely advertised the real-world fuel economy of model year 2013–2014 C-Max hybrids and the payload capacity of model year 2011–2014 Super Duty pickup trucks. Mississippi will receive $252,066.74 from the…
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May 17, 2022
Jones named new Communications Director for MCPP
The Miss. State grad previously worked as a reporter for The Commercial Dispatch. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy has hired Tyler B. Jones as its new Communications Director. Tyler B. Jones, a native of Vaughan, Mississippi, will serve as the Mississippi Center for Public Policy’s new Communications Director. Through this position, she will aim…
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May 16, 2022
Hyde-Smith encourages Miss. Ag producers to access new USDA relief program
Miss. Senator says state’s commodity & specialty crop producers could receive an estimated $80 million for losses in 2020-2021. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged commodity and specialty crop producers in Mississippi to learn more about a new U.S. Department of Agriculture emergency relief program for losses incurred in 2020 and 2021. The USDA…
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May 16, 2022
Pickering, Wade resign from Mississippi Veterans Affairs
Their effective date of resignation is July 11th. On Friday, the Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board (MSVA) announced the resignation of Executive Director Stacey Pickering and Chief of Staff Melissa Wade. The release stated that Pickering has decided to retire from state government service, while Wade will pursue other endeavors outside of MSVA. Both have an effective…
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May 4, 2022
Auditor: Gruno is Guilty of Embezzling from Veterans Cemetery
The former MS Veterans Affairs cemetery director in Newton County sentenced to 2 years in prison and ordered to repay $30,000. State Auditor Shad White announced on Wednesday that Henry Gruno has been convicted of embezzlement in Newton County Circuit Court. The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Steven Kilgore’s office in Judge Caleb May’s…
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May 3, 2022
Black Activists hope SCOTUS abortion opinion in Mississippi’s Dobbs case holds true
“Finally, the disproportionate murder of preborn black babies can come to an end.” Members of the Project 21 black leadership network expressed cautious optimism regarding a leaked document indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade and return the issue of abortion back to the states as argued by Mississippi in defense of its 15-week…
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May 3, 2022
Capitol Resources restructures for future growth
The 9-state lobbying and public affairs group announces a sister firm focused solely on federal lobbying efforts. Capitol Resources, LLC is restructuring its operations with long-time Capitol Resources partner John Lundy and Capitol Resources lobbyists, Ty Mabry and Susan Butler, starting a new entity called CR Federal to focus solely on federal lobbying efforts. This move will enable…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 31, 2026
Rankin County School District released from desegregation order
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Frank Corder
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July 31, 2026
Results of autopsy, toxicology in Wells death sent to Jackson County DA
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Frank Corder
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July 31, 2026
Mississippi officials join DOJ’s Southeast Regional Fraud Enforcement Partnership
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 30, 2026
MCC, Compass partnering to train Mississippians to fill data center jobs
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
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Susan Marquez
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July 31, 2026
Bit of the ‘Sip returns to Oxford
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Alistair Begg
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July 31, 2026
Sovereign Lord, gentle shepherd
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Susan Marquez
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July 30, 2026
Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing named a Top 10 Producer in the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship
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Delbert Hosemann
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July 29, 2026
Every Mississippi child matters. Every day counts
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Sid Salter
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July 29, 2026
Mississippi’s senators again control major legislative “gates” for defense contracting
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Jeremy Hutchinson
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July 27, 2026
When junk science decides guilt in the South
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