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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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Sarah Ulmer
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February 3, 2022
House passes Mississippi grain Indemnity Act; AG Commissioner applauds efforts
The bill would protect farmers across the state in the event of grain shortages or failed contracts. The Mississippi Grain Indemnity Act passed the Mississippi House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill would establish a voluntary Grain Indemnity Trust Fund that would go toward compensating Mississippi growers when grain warehouses and dealers are not able…
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Frank Corder
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February 2, 2022
Most all anti-COVID mandate bills die in committee as deadline day comes and goes in Mississippi Legislature
Legislative leaders appear unwilling to tackle COVID mandate issues other than what has been addressed in the House passed bill last week. Despite strong public sentiment across the state against COVID-related mandates, nearly all of the bills that were filed to push back on vaccination and mask mandates by state and local governments, including school…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 2, 2022
Mississippi Senate to drop tax reduction plan to eliminate 4% income tax bracket
Senate plan will eliminate the 4% income tax bracket over four years but is not a complete elimination of income taxes at this time. The Mississippi Legislature is tackling income tax and how to get rid of it in the 2022 Legislative session. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Senate delivered an income tax cut plan that would…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 28, 2022
MDE holds public hearing on proposed revisions to K-12 standards for social studies
Sixty-six people were registered to speak at the event, most concerned with CRT creeping into school curriculum. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) proposed a new curriculum for College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Social Studies in K-12 public schools. The Department had planned to have the changes implemented by the…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 28, 2022
MCPP Education Report identifies issues, offers solutions on the state’s K-12 Public Education System
While the state has been significant gains in recent years, there is more to be done to create opportunities for positive education outcomes in Mississippi. On Thursday, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) released a report titled, Transforming Mississippi Public Education, which analyzes the state’s K-12 Public Education System. MCPP found that structural and academic standards…
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2022
Bryant Songy Snell adds energy infrastructure strategist Miller as Partner
He will advise energy infrastructure executive teams on business development strategy and private sector connectivity. Jeremy Miller is joining Bryant Songy Snell as a new partner in the firm. He brings with him a portfolio of clients in the energy sector and will continue to advise energy infrastructure executive teams on business development strategy and…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 27, 2022
RITCHIE: China passing the U.S. like a parked car
Submitted by Spencer Ritchie “We are in a new superpower rivalry with China. It’s a clash between communism and capitalism.” The United States has been in a global economic battle with China for longer than most American politicians realize. The U.S. has been losing economic ground at a dramatic pace. Understandably, the U.S. became focused…
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Frank Corder
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January 26, 2022
U.S. Secretary of the Navy visits Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, says the yard plays a key role in America’s maritime dominance
Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith, along with Congressman Palazzo, promote Mississippi’s workforce and push for commitment to shipbuilding from Biden Administration. U.S. Secretary of Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding to tour the facility and hear directly from company and state leaders on the role the Pascagoula yard plays in defending America’s freedoms and…
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Frank Corder
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January 26, 2022
Mississippi’s Certificate of Need laws get their day in court but are they on lawmakers’ radar for reforms?
Aaron Rice with the Mississippi Justice Institute talks about a recent case challenging the state’s CON laws. Watch the interview. Last week, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves handed down a decision in the case of Charles Slaughter vs. Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississippi State Health Officer, that allowed the challenge to Mississippi’s Certificate of Need (CON)…
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Frank Corder
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January 25, 2022
PSC Commissioner Presley sends letter to FCC over Surge Phone
The Northern District Commissioner stood in line Monday and heard the group’s pitch, causing him to warn consumers and ask the FCC, AG to step in. Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley (D) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Inspector General to issue a cease and desist against Surge Phone. The group has…
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2025
Mississippi Senators among those wanting FEMA to scrap Biden-era flood insurance premiums
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2025
Could Mississippi’s Guest be the next House Homeland Security Committee chairman?
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Peter Smith, Associated Press
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June 10, 2025
Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and ‘willful childlessness’
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Associated Press
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June 10, 2025
NCAA says online abuse related to sports betting declined during this year’s March Madness
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 10, 2025
The Lucky Rabbit: A treasure hunt through Hattiesburg’s most charming time capsule
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 10, 2025
Here is love
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Russ Latino
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June 10, 2025
State revenue, spending soared even as lawmakers cut taxes
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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