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March 17, 2016
MS Senate budget increases education spending
MS Senate approves budget that would boost education funding The state senate passed a $6.2 billion general fund budget for Fiscal Year 2017 on Wednesday that includes a $55 million boost to public education. Under the proposed budget, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program would add $40 million to its $2.3 billion budget. State universities would…
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March 17, 2016
PERRY breaks down #MSprimary delegate allocation
BRIAN PERRY/Record Trump turnout Delegate allocation is pending vote certification, but based on unofficial totals, Trump won 24 delegates and Cruz won 16 delegates. As the only two candidates breaking the 15 percent threshold statewide, Trump and Cruz split the at-large delegates 16 to 12 respectively. Trump won the most votes in each congressional district…
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March 17, 2016
MML, cities push for SB 2146 for more infrastructure tax revenue
Mississippi Cities Campaign for Funding to Fix Roads, Sewers Jackson, Mississippi A coalition of nearly 300 municipal governments in Mississippi is campaigning for a bill that would give them more sales tax revenue to repair infrastructure. The Mississippi Municipal League held a press conference in the State Capitol Wednesday to express support for Senate Bill…
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March 17, 2016
MS Senate passes bill that keeps tax increase alive for infrastructure by 34-13 vote
Senate keeps road tax increase drive alive After hours of heated debate, the Senate passed a bill that would keep alive a push to raise taxes and fees to fund road and bridge maintenance. An odd coalition of Republicans and Democrats banded together and attempted to kill the measure as the Senate worked to pass…
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March 17, 2016
Former State Trooper sues MHP
Former Mississippi trooper suing state Patrick Boyd filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Highway Patrol last Wednesday in federal court, according to media reports. Boyd was a member of MHP Troop H in Meridian. Boyd was fired after a speeding accident, but he alleges similar violations by other troopers did not result in disciplinary action.…
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March 16, 2016
Gov. Bryant signs small loan revision into law
Bryant signs revision of small loan law Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that revises the state’s regulation of small loan companies. He signed House Bill 1511 on Monday, and it will become law July 1. It will allow small loan companies to make loans of up to $4,000 at a 59 percent…
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March 16, 2016
Workforce training bill headed to Governor Bryant for signature
Workforce Training Bill Heads to Governor Jackson, Miss. – Legislation to bolster Mississippi’s workforce is on the way to Gov. Bryant’s desk. The House passed Senate Bill 2808 on Tuesday. The bill creates the Mississippi Works Fund to provide highly focused workforce training for new and existing businesses. This fund is an addition to the…
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March 16, 2016
Judge Carlton Reeves questions court’s standing to decide if #MSflag should be removed
Judge: Is Court Proper Place for Mississippi Flag Debate? A federal judge is ordering attorneys to file arguments over whether courts have standing to decide if Mississippi should remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has set a Mar. 21 deadline for briefs by Mississippi Attorney General Jim…
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March 16, 2016
MS Senate committees pass gas tax placeholder bill to beat deadline
Committee balks at roads tax increase Simmons introduced a proposal Tuesday to add an 8-percent sales tax on gasoline and diesel, increase the cost of car tags with varying user fees and require counties to raise taxes in order to share the money that would be generated to fix the state’s ailing roads and bridges.…
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March 16, 2016
Senate Appropriations Committee whacks away at state budget but increases education spending
First Senate budget draft is ugly That chopping sound you might have heard near High Street on Tuesday was the Senate Appropriations Committee whacking away at most state agencies — passing out first drafts of budget bills that cut about 4 percent from most budgets, on top of roughly 1.5 percent mid year cuts recently…
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March 16, 2016
Hosemann orders Ocean Springs Bluebird Cancer Retreat to stop soliciting donations
Hosemann orders adult cancer camp shutdown Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said in a statement that his office has ordered Ocean Springs-based Mississippi Gulf Coast Bluebird Cancer Retreat to stop soliciting donations, the Sun Herald reported. Hosemann said his office found several violations of state law, including failing to provide exam records and notification of…
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March 15, 2016
Gas tax discussion picks up steam
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March 18, 2026
Lumumba, Owens seek dismissal of bribery charges while Banks seeks separate trial
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March 18, 2026
Senate moves Children’s Promise Act forward
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March 18, 2026
Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit against Ole Miss Chancellor dismissed by federal judge
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
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Marilyn Tinnin
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March 18, 2026
Mary Ann Mobley: Forever Mississippi’s hometown girl
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March 18, 2026
True friendship
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March 17, 2026
Senate Finance Committee kills House NIL income tax exemption bill
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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March 18, 2026
White House asking Mississippi Legislature to squash bill that would raise drug costs
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March 17, 2026
Meet Nancy, the progressive power broker holding Delbert Hosemann’s leash on education
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