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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
WLOX.com – The News for South Mississippi WLOX / WLBT 3/14/16
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March 15, 2016
Senate Transportation chair Sen. Simmons (D) proposes increases in gas, county taxes and car tags
Senate chair: Raise taxes, car tag fees for roads Senate Transportation Chairman Willie Simmons on Monday unveiled a proposal 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…
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March 15, 2016
AP requests MS House, Senate email, schedules to “test government openness”
Top Miss. lawmakers: Email, schedule not for public JACKSON – Republican leaders in the Mississippi House and Senate have denied a request for email correspondence and information about their schedules, saying the state Public Records Act does not apply to legislators. Top Democrats in each chamber ignored identical records requests The Associated Press submitted as…
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September 9, 2026
Transportation commissioner, MDOT executive director clash over funding, Horn Lake stop light
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September 9, 2026
Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention billed as a ‘Trump-a-Palooza’
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Clara Turnage
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September 9, 2026
Ole Miss, Texas A&M Engineering partner to fuel Martian exploration
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Frank Corder
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September 9, 2026
Mayo Clinic Laboratories investing $30 million, creating 234 jobs in Southaven
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Frank Corder
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September 3, 2026
Mississippi middle of the pack in State Tax Competitiveness Index
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2026
Gulf Ship investing $44 million to expand Gulfport shipyard
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Alistair Begg
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September 9, 2026
Favor and provision
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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September 8, 2026
Southeastern Conference leaders to discuss kicking LSU out of league over player eligibility dispute
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 8, 2026
Elvis ’56 Returns: Tupelo celebrates a historic homecoming
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Delbert Hosemann
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September 9, 2026
Senator Cochran was right on timber
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Sid Salter
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September 9, 2026
Adam Telle’s appointment makes Mississippi’s robust defense influence even stronger
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Lesley Davis
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September 8, 2026
The socialist takeover isn’t so quiet anymore
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