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Frank Corder
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December 20, 2021
Sandman Bedding locating manufacturing operations in Lee County
The company is creating 25 jobs with a $2.3 million corporate investment. Sandman Bedding, manufacturer of bedding and mattresses, is locating operations in Belden. The project is a $2.3 million corporate investment and will create 25 jobs. “Sandman Bedding’s decision to locate operations in Belden shows that the private sector isn’t sleeping on Mississippi’s manufacturing…
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Frank Corder
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December 20, 2021
Biden COVID vaccine mandate on employers with over 100 workers reinstated
U.S. Supreme Court challenge could be next as states consider options as injunction is lifted. On Friday, the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals lifted the injunction on President Joe Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate on businesses with over 100 employees, meaning the Department of Labor through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) can implement its…
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Frank Corder
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December 17, 2021
Mississippi ranks 30th in 2022 Tax Foundation State Business Tax Climate Index
California, New York and New Jersey rank as the worst states with comparatively high tax rates. The Tax Foundation released its State Business Tax Climate Index this week, with Mississippi ranking 30th overall. The Tax Foundation says the Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. “While…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 14, 2021
NFIB releases November 2021 Jobs Report
Record number of small business owners report labor quality as top business problem. In November, the National Federal of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased slightly by 0.2 points to 98.4. Four of the 10 Index components improved, four declined, and two were unchanged. The NFIB Uncertainty Index decreased four points to 63. The…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 13, 2021
Wicker, Padilla introduce bipartisan bill to help revitalize small businesses
In 2017, Mississippi’s small businesses employed 437,200 people, or 46.5% of the private workforce U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act, which would create a new competitive grant program through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for nonprofits, business districts, and Main Street organizations that provide…
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Frank Corder
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December 13, 2021
Mississippi Republican Congressmen Palazzo, Kelly, and Guest join opposition to healthcare workers COVID vaccine mandate
U.S. House resolution introduced using Congressional Review Act to halt President Biden’s mandate. Senate has already approved a similar measure. Mississippi Congressmen Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Michael Guest (MS-03) joined over 150 Republicans last week to support a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to halt President Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 10, 2021
Treasurer McRae calls out Ben & Jerry’s for inaction on discriminatory boycott of Israel
The Mississippi State Treasurer joins 6 state financial officers in writing a letter to Unilever. In July, Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would continue operating in Israel but stop sales in controversial settlements in Palestinian territory in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Some say Ben & Jerry’s decision constitutes a discriminatory boycott of Israel.…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 9, 2021
Will Mississippi join the trend of states lowering, cutting taxes?
The 2022 legislative session is weeks away. It’s yet to be seen if the Governor, Speaker, and Lt. Governor can find a compromise to eliminate the state income tax. Across the nation, state lawmakers prepare for legislative sessions with budgets flush with case as the pandemic wanes and billions in one-time federal funding for state…
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Frank Corder
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December 9, 2021
U.S. Senate slaps down President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate on businesses
Two Democratic Senators join Republicans in opposing the Administration. U.S. House next to consider the resolution. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted 52-48 to repeal President Joe Biden’s federal COVID vaccine mandate for private companies with more than 100 employees. That vote comes after the Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) suspended…
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Frank Corder
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December 8, 2021
Mississippi state revenues continue to climb, up $124.3 million over estimate in November
Fiscal year-to-date revenues are $438.5 million over estimates. The Mississippi Legislative Budget Office released the November 2021 state budget revenue report on Wednesday showing the state continues to exceed estimates. Total revenue collections for the month of November FY 2022 are $124,250,345 or 30.48% above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through…
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Frank Corder
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December 8, 2021
After Biden COVID vaccine mandates get nixed by courts, will Mississippi university staff mandates stay in place?
Ole Miss first to announce it is suspending efforts to vaccinate all employees. On Tuesday, a U.S. District Court in Georgia issued a stay in the lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden’s federal contractor vaccine mandate, restricting enforcement of the nationwide mandate. This means each of the Biden Administration vaccine mandates are currently halted by various…
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Frank Corder
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December 8, 2021
Judge blocks President Biden’s federal contractor COVID vaccine mandate
As of Tuesday, all of President Joe Biden’s federal COVID vaccine mandates on the public have been halted by the courts. On Tuesday in Georgia, U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker issued a stay in the federal contractor vaccine mandate lawsuit, restricting enforcement of the nationwide mandate. Judge Baker issued the order in a…
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Collin Binkley, Associated Press
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July 25, 2025
Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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July 25, 2025
US stocks coast toward the finish of a record-setting week
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 25, 2025
Public hearing set as Mississippi lawmakers consider the efficacy of Ibogaine
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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July 25, 2025
Natchez Food & Wine Festival, one of the most highly anticipated culinary events in Mississippi
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 25, 2025
A new house
Culture
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Ben Smith
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July 24, 2025
What’s the best tasting freshwater fish?
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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July 23, 2025
Caught in the Epstein web
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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July 23, 2025
Jefferson’s gunboats, Nixon’s inflation-busting created Trump’s $9 billion in rescissions
Opinion
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Patrick Sullivan
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July 22, 2025
Is an American nuclear energy renaissance coming?
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