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Frank Corder
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January 10, 2022
Bill of the Day: Protecting little Johnny’s lemonade stand from heavy-handed city governments
Y’all Politics brings you a Bill of the Day from the Mississippi Legislature that just may pique your interest. Young entrepreneurs setting up a table on the sidewalk in front of their house selling mom’s lemonade and a fresh baked cookie hot out of the oven has been a staple of American life for generations.…
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Frank Corder
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January 10, 2022
Halfway through fiscal year, Mississippi state revenues exceeding estimates by over half a billion dollars
State collected $106.8 million above estimate in December. Halfway through the 2022 fiscal year, the Mississippi state revenues continue to outpace budget estimates. For the month of December 2021, total revenue collections were $106,793,974 or 21.22% above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through December 2021 are $545,257,648 or 19.31% above the sine…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 10, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Guest react to December jobs report showing fewest added in any month of 2021
Unemployment falls to 3.9%, economy added 199,000 jobs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that during the month of December the total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 199,000, falling short of economists’ expectations of 422,000 job gains. The unemployment rate declined to 3.9%, 0.3 percentage point down from November. The labor force participation rate…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 7, 2022
WICKER: Biden Needs to Shift Mindset on COVID
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker We Can and Must Learn to Live with the Virus The latest wave of COVID-19 came just in time for the holidays, causing headaches for travelers and forcing some families (gratefully, not ours) to cancel family gatherings. This new wave continues to spread rapidly, with more than a million people…
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Frank Corder
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January 5, 2022
Alabama Media Group, Expedia top list of vendors receiving Mississippi Tourism Advertising dollars
Legislative PEER report details how state advertising dollars are being spent. On Wednesday, the Joint Legislative PEER Committee released its latest report titled FY 2021 Annual Report: A Review of the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund. The report reviews where the MDA Tourism Advertising funds were spent and details the amounts that were deposited. State law…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 5, 2022
Hosemann anticipates Mississippi Senate will have a tax relief bill this session, not a “tax swap” bill
The Lt. Governor’s comments align more with Governor Reeves than Speaker Gunn. Over the last year, there has been a question of whether or not Mississippi will join the trend of states lowering and cutting taxes. However, it is unclear if Governor Tate Reeves, Speaker Philip Gunn, and Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann can find a…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 4, 2022
NFIB urges the Mississippi Legislature to ease tax burden on small businesses
90.9% of NFIB members in MS support reducing, eliminating the inventory tax. 77.9% support reducing, eliminating the personal income tax. As the Mississippi Legislature gavels into session today, Dawn McVea, State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), says that tax relief tops the small business agenda for this year’s session. “It’s been a challenging couple of…
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Frank Corder
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December 29, 2021
Following concession by Biden that there is no federal government COVID solution, Mississippi Governor calls on President to end mandates
Governor Reeves says former President Trump realized states were best suited to handle the pandemic response. This week, President Joe Biden joined a call with representatives from the National Governors Association (NGA) to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 response by state and federal governments. NGA Chairman and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) addressed the President first,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 29, 2021
SALTER: California, Massachusetts laws could raise food prices far beyond their state’s borders
Submitted by Sid Salter “To me, over-regulation that raises the cost of meat beyond the financial means of working families is the greater sin.” Voters in California and Massachusetts have directly passed laws regulating the conditions in which pigs, hens, and calves are housed in industrial agriculture production facilities that may prove to be the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 28, 2021
Allocating Mississippi’s $1.8 Billion ARPA Funds
SUBMITTED BY BIGGER PIE FORUM “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for governments to fix big systemic problems that have frustrated citizens for decades.” This upcoming legislative session promises to be a contentious but historic one as lawmakers allocate $1.8 billion in federal funds given to the state. On December 2, President Joe Biden signed into…
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Frank Corder
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December 28, 2021
MS Dept. of ITS Executive Director Johnson talks tech services with Y’all Politics
Learn more about the Mississippi Dept. of Information Technology Services. David Johnson, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, joined Y’all Politics on Tuesday to talk about the role his state agency plays in Mississippi. Johnson discussed the technology landscape ITS navigates on behalf of all of state government, from cybersecurity to…
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Frank Corder
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December 21, 2021
Tony’s Tamales increasing production in Mississippi, creating 30 jobs
The company’s expansion will enable the company to meet an increase in demand. Tony’s Tamales is increasing capacity in Mississippi by opening a production facility in Flora. The project is a $690,000 corporate investment and will create 30 jobs. “Tony’s Tamales is another prime example of a Mississippi-grown company finding success nationally. With this expansion,…
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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November 22, 2024
Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 22, 2024
Magnolia Mornings: November 22, 2024
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Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press
, Illia Novikov, Associated Press
, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
, Tara Copp, Associated Press
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November 21, 2024
Putin says Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2024
Koch Foods investing $145.5 million in expansion of Morton facility
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Lynne Jeter
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November 20, 2024
Miss. State one of three universities to offer a bachelor’s degree in AI
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Leah Long
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November 18, 2024
Shop Mississippi small businesses to show your appreciation this holiday season
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 22, 2024
How do you pray?
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 21, 2024
Hail & Hotty! Ep. 13: So long, Choctaws. Hello, JSU Tigers!
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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November 21, 2024
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Vardaman sweet potatoes are more than a Mississippi “thing”
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Nick Bain
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November 21, 2024
Lumumba’s hubris shines light on need for anti-corruption reforms
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 20, 2024
Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce
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Gerard Gibert
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November 19, 2024
DOJ’s extreme remedies would harm Google search users
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