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Frank Corder
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March 18, 2021
Mississippi unemployment rate down 59% from pandemic peak
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mississippi’s unemployment rate sits at 6.4% as of March 15th, down from the pandemic peak of 15.7%. That is a 59% decrease since April 2020. This is positive news for the state, though it has gone under-reported in newspapers and television broadcasts, as has the fact that…
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2021
Federal tax filing deadline being extended to May 17. Mississippi state filing deadline likely staying at April 15.
The Internal Revenue Service is delaying the annual tax filing deadline for a second straight year, according to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. No official release has yet been issued by the IRS. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded…
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2021
Mississippi leads nation in new business applications over past year
Mississippi had the highest percent increase in new business applications in the nation between January 2020 and January 2021, a whopping 164%, with over 6,000 new applications in January 2021 alone. This data from the U.S. Census Bureau was presented by Visual Capitalist in February in an article entitled “Visualizing America’s Entrepreneurial Spirit During COVID-19.”…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 12, 2021
Palazzo, Ryan Introduce Bill to Incentivize Employer Hiring of National Guard and Reserve Members
Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-MS) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), co-chairs of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, today introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that will incentivize the hiring of National Guard and Reserve members by providing a tax credit to employers. Also supporting the bill are 23 Members of The Military Coalition,…
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Frank Corder
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March 10, 2021
U.S. House passes PRO Act that could undermine Mississippi’s right-to-work laws
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R. 842, The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act – a bill conservatives say seeks to undermine right-to-work laws in 27 states, including Mississippi, and grant more bargaining power to unions. Those on the left are saying the bill is the most significant expansion of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 9, 2021
AG Fitch reaches settlement with Centurion Filing Services, LLC
Attorney General Lynn Fitch reached a settlement with Centurion Filing Services, LLC, which conducts business as MS Certificate Service. “It’s hard enough to start a business without someone misleading you, especially in a pandemic,” said Attorney General Lynn Fitch. “I stand by my commitment to protect Mississippi consumers from unfair and deceptive business practices that…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 9, 2021
Wicker Urges FCC to Improve Broadband Maps Quickly
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune, R-S.D., ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, along with U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Robert Latta, R-Ohio, ranking member of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 9, 2021
Small Business Optimism Up Slightly in February
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 95.8 in February, a slight bump from January but still below the 47-year average reading of 98. The NFIB Uncertainty Index decreased five points to 75. “Small business owners worked hard in February to overcome unexpected weather conditions along with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg.…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 8, 2021
Attorney General Fitch: Free Speech means free for everyone
Big Tech censors are a small, unelected, and unchecked group that should not have the power to regulate public discourse. This is about your First Amendment rights, and my job as your Attorney General is to protect your right to free speech and uphold the Constitution. I joined people from all around the world in…
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Frank Corder
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March 8, 2021
After Twitter objects to AG Fitch’s #EndIt video, she talks Big Tech censorship with Y’all Politics
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined Y’all Politics on Monday to discuss the recent Big Tech censorship her office experienced when sharing a video raising awareness about human trafficking as part of the #EndIt campaign. “To be clear, the only thing offensive about my Office’s video is the subject matter – the $150-billion international industry…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 5, 2021
Huntington Ingalls Industries announces Kari Wilkinson as new Ingalls Shipbuilding President
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, effective April 1. She will succeed Brian Cuccias, who announced that he will retire April 1. Cuccias was named Ingalls Shipbuilding president in 2014…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 5, 2021
Hyde-Smith Announces $6.99 Million Army Contract for UAS Work in Starkville
Camgian Microsystems Corp. to Work on Technology to Counter Drone Intrusions ### U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $6.99 million U.S. Army contract for the Starkville-based Camgian Microsystems Corp. to develop technologies to stop unwanted unmanned aircraft system (UAS) incursions. “Unmanned aircraft system advances have had…
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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
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 22, 2024
How do you pray?
Culture
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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
Opinion
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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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