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Anne Summerhays
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February 16, 2022
Accelerate MS leads planning process for State’s Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Plan
Mississippi has opted to submit a Combined Plan to meet the requirements of the WIOA. Accelerate MS is leading the state planning process for Mississippi’s 2022 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plan. The WIOA plan outlines Mississippi’s proposed vision for a connected and efficient workforce system. In 2020, Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi…
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Frank Corder
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February 15, 2022
PSC Commissioner Maxwell previews release of Public Utilities Infrastructure Review report
The Southern District Commissioner also notes his hesitancy in adopting an updated net metering rule due to consumer rate increase concerns. Watch the interview. Southern District Public Service Commissioner Dane Maxwell, chairman of the PSC, joined Y’all Politics on Tuesday to preview the release of a Public Utilities Infrastructure Review report completed at the behest…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 11, 2022
Mississippi Broadband Accessibility Act passes in House, creates Broadband Commission
The Commission would receive, review, and administer broadband grants from the internet service providers in the state. According to BroadbandNow, Mississippi is currently ranked 42nd and among the top ten worst states in the nation when it comes to state broadband access. However, they also report that 39.9% of Mississippians have access to fiber-optic service,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 11, 2022
The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Could See Needed Changes
Submitted by Bigger Pie Forum “While the policy of state government picking winners and losers isn’t good policy, the MFLEX program will provide more transparency.” In the past forty years, the Mississippi Legislature has added numerous incentive programs designed to attract industry to the state and retain existing businesses while also encouraging them to expand.…
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February 10, 2022
Former Assistant DA Cherie Wade joins Taggart, Rimes & Wiggins firm
She has tried more than twenty-five high profile and complex cases, including death penalty, child sexual abuse, homicide, and other felony crimes. Taggart, Rimes & Wiggins, PLLC has announced the addition of former Assistant District Attorney Cherie Rivera Wade to their firm. She joins the practice after serving the citizens of Jackson, George and Greene…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 10, 2022
Bigger Pie Forum Podcast: Electricity Lessons from the U.K.
BPF visits with MCPP’s Carswell, a former member of the British Parliament, to talk energy policy. This week, Bigger Pie Forum released a podcast where host Ashby Foote spoke with Douglas Carswell of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy on the electricity crisis in the United Kingdom. The two discuss what has transpired in the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 9, 2022
Speaker Gunn rolls out graphic comparison of House vs. Senate income tax cut proposals
The Mississippi House is willing to move toward full elimination, the Senate shows caution with a bracket elimination. Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have proposed plans to cut the state’s individual income tax. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn (R) released graphics that depicted the House’s comparison of the two chambers’ proposals…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 8, 2022
King, Evers & Meredith families attend AFPI celebration in Jackson
Leading civil rights figures Dr. Alveda King, Wanda Evers and James Meredith were on hand for the America First Policy Institute Black History Month celebration at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Complex in downtown Jackson on Tuesday. The event was chaired by former Governor Phil Bryant, who is a board member of AFPI. AFPI Executive…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 8, 2022
NFIB reports inflation impact on small businesses
22% of small businesses report inflation as their biggest problem since the new year. While inflation is still impacting small businesses the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index says they have decreased slightly in January to 97.1. This is down 1.8 points from December. The most recent survey says that inflation remains a problem for small…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 8, 2022
NORQUIST: Mississippi on the Road to Becoming USA’s Tenth No-Income-Tax State
Submitted by Grover Norquist Gov. Tate Reeves and the Mississippi legislature have placed Mississippi at the forefront of the nationwide movement to eliminate state income taxes. Mississippi is on the verge of becoming the tenth no-income-tax state. Today, there are eight states that do not impose personal income taxes of any kind: Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota, Washington and Alaska.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 7, 2022
Mississippi revenue up above estimates into the start of the 2022 calendar year
State revenue was up nearly 30% above estimates in January. Mississippi state revenues continue to soar above the fiscal year legislative budget estimates. Total revenue collections for the month of January FY 2022 are $121,788,680 or 27.83% above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through January 2022 are $667,046,328 or 20.45% above…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 4, 2022
MSDH launches website page with beginnings of medical marijuana program information
The Mississippi State Department of Health has begun work to meet statutory requirements from the Mississippi Legislature to establish the state’s medical marijuana program. Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program Since passage the MSDH has launched a Medical Marijuana Program portion to their website outlining what is anticipated to come. The top of the page reads: “The…
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2025
Lawmakers add criminal penalty for failing to transmit a Mississippi voter’s ballot
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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March 17, 2025
Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: March 17, 2025
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Frank Corder
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March 4, 2025
Fabricators Supply expanding in West Point, adding 15 jobs
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Frank Corder
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March 3, 2025
ABB doubling size of its Senatobia facility with $40 million investment
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Lynne Jeter
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March 2, 2025
SBA rolls out new loan program
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Parrish Alford
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March 17, 2025
No complaining as Ole Miss, Miss. State earn solid seeds to start March Madness
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Robert St. John
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March 17, 2025
A father’s reflection on a wedding weekend
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 17, 2025
The best proof
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Russ Latino
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March 14, 2025
Eliminating the tax on work makes dollars and cents, the spotlight falls on Hosemann
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Sid Salter
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March 12, 2025
From Capitol Hill, Medicaid is tracking to be under scrutiny for significant cuts
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Sid Salter
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March 5, 2025
Bird flu a dire concern to Mississippi’s almost $4 billion top agricultural commodity
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