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Frank Corder
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April 5, 2022
MS Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund appropriation unclear
Agreement between the chambers was to put a $20 million cap in the fund, yet only $10 million was placed in the appropriations bill. Last week, both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature signed off on the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, agreeing to the conference report on HB 606 that fills the fund through an appropriation…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 5, 2022
Mississippi lawmakers agree to contract outside operators, construct new warehouse for ABC
The long-outdated Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse will be replaced with a new modern facility. The Mississippi House and Senate have come to an agreement regarding what to do with the current outdated Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse in Gluckstadt. SB 2844 will allow the state to construct a new facility to be operated by…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 4, 2022
MFlex tax incentive heads to Governor for signature
The economic development bill streamlines incentives that will impact and aid in economic growth for Mississippi. The bill creating MFlex authored by Senate Economic and Workforce Development Chairman David Parker (R) was passed last week and now heads to the Governor for consideration. MFlex established under SB 2159 allows a tax credit against any state…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 4, 2022
Mississippi loses half its college graduates to brain drain within three years, OSA report shows
If the trends continue without being addressed, the State Auditor’s Office said, Mississippi’s “brain drain” is likely to worsen. On Monday, the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor released a report containing data trends which show a growing number of college graduates choose to leave Mississippi as time passes. As of 2020, only half of…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 4, 2022
AG Fitch applauds Mississippi Legislature for passing bills providing new tools for fighting human trafficking, child exploitation
S.B. 2321 and S.B. 2246 now proceed to Governor Reeves for his signature into law. On Monday, Attorney General Lynn Fitch applauded the Mississippi Legislature for passing two bills, S.B. 2321 and S.B. 2246, which provide new tools for combatting human trafficking and exploitation. Both bills will head to the Governor to be signed into…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 4, 2022
Teacher procurement cards, school building loan fund acted on by Mississippi lawmakers
Governor Tate Reeves said last week that Mississippi is getting the job done for quality education. The same week that Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the historic teacher pay raise legislation into law, lawmakers passed Senate Bills 2422 and 2430 providing additional assistance to teachers and school leaders. Senate Bill 2422 will ensure teachers receive…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 1, 2022
Mississippi Class of 2021 improves Advanced Placement achievement rate
The number of Mississippi students taking AP courses and passing AP exams have both nearly doubled since 2013. Mississippi’s graduating class of 2021 achieved a 39.1% qualifying score rate for Advanced Placement (AP) exams, an increase from the previous year’s achievement rate of 38.2%. AP courses are college-level courses offered by trained high school teachers.…
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Frank Corder
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April 1, 2022
Pending Governor Reeves’ signature, “Go, Mississippi” will no longer be the official state song
The Legislature seeks to repeal the current state song and create a State Songs Study Committee. Azar’s “One Mississippi” could be one of many state songs. Tucked away in Sections 5 through 7 of a conference report for tourism funding (HB 453) is the Mississippi Legislature’s compromise to do away with the current state song,…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 31, 2022
Mississippi lawmakers vote to prohibit state, local governments from imposing COVID vaccine mandate
The bill will now to head to the Governor’s desk to be signed. Indications are Reeves will sign the bill. Both the Mississippi House and Senate have now voted to adopt the conference report on House Bill 1509, a bill prohibiting state and local governments from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Authored by Speaker of the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 31, 2022
Governor Reeves signs largest teacher pay raise in Mississippi history
Teacher pay raise goes into law with signing ceremony at local school. Governor Tate Reeves signed the largest teacher pay raise in Mississippi’s history in a ceremony at Madison Central High School on Thursday. The new law gives teachers, on average, an over $5,000 raise. Assistant teachers will receive on average a $2,000 raise. “When…
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2022
Natchez Mayor Gibson discusses remote workers initiative with Bigger Pie Forum
“Shift South” one of many topics discussed on BPF podcast. Bigger Pie Forum recently traveled to the jewel of the Mississippi River to meet with Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson at the National Historic Landmark of Dunleith Historic Inn. Mayor Gibson discusses how Natchez is finding itself in an upside surprise renaissance on the heels of…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 30, 2022
AG Fitch joins 20 states in lawsuit to end mask mandate
“It goes against reason and it is time for it to end,” Fitch said. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined Attorneys General from 20 other States in a multistate lawsuit against President Biden’s mandate that requires masks on public transportation and in transportation hubs. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle…
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Ingalls, Bollinger, Stennis Space Center could see boost from “One Big, Beautiful Bill”
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Matt Brown, Associated Press
, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
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Alex Veiga, Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
Stocks open higher on Wall Street as trade talks press ahead
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 9, 2025
Where Stories Live: Inside USM’s de Grummond collection and the magic of the Children’s Book Festival
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 9, 2025
Exalted with Him
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 8, 2025
I know
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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July 9, 2025
State’s modest gas tax hike is only a good first step to modernize our roads and bridges
Opinion
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Susan Crabtree
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July 8, 2025
OMB: States used education grants for ‘left-wing agenda’
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court picks parents, religious freedom over woke education bureaucracy
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