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Anne Summerhays
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January 13, 2022
State Superintendent: “We are not teaching CRT in our social studies standards. Period. The end.”
Despite using NCSS and its “action civics” C3 Framework as a main resource, Dr. Wright tells Mississippi Senate Education Committee Critical Race Theory is not in K-12 schools. During a Senate Education Committee meeting on Wednesday, Dr. Carey Wright, State Superintendent of Education, discussed the Department’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request, 2022 legislative priorities, ESSER…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 12, 2022
Mississippi House passes its Teacher Pay Raise plan by a vote of 114-6
The START Act now goes to the Senate where lawmakers there have announced their own plan. On Wednesday, State Rep. Richard Bennett, Chairman of the House Education Committee, presented his $219 million proposal to address a teacher pay raise. HB 530 sailed through the House will little discussion, gaining a 114-6 vote of approval. The…
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Frank Corder
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January 12, 2022
EmpowerMS report outlines how occupational regulations limit job opportunities in Mississippi
Russ Latino joins Y’all Politics to discuss the findings. Watch the interview. Empower Mississippi released a report today that examines the burden created by Mississippi’s occupational regulations, how they impact entrepreneurs, consumers, and the larger economy, and potential reforms that could reduce the burden. The report was authored Dr. Ed Timmons, a professor of economics and Director…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 12, 2022
Congressional Redistricting plan passes Mississippi Senate
The hope from lawmakers supporting the new map is that what they have done will avoid a lengthy court action. Today, the Mississippi Senate passed HB 384, the ‘Magnolia 1’ Congressional Redistricting plan, joining the House in approving the new map. The vote was 33-18 with one voting present. Senator Dean Kirby (R), chairman of the…
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Frank Corder
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January 12, 2022
Medical Marijuana bill revised, lowers amount and provides local opt out
See what’s in the latest version of the “Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.” The latest iteration of a Medical Marijuana bill has been filed in the Mississippi State Senate. The bill number is SB 2095 and it is titled, “The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.” State Senator Kevin Blackwell (R), the lead negotiator in the chamber, filed…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 12, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith defend filibuster, challenge sweeping voting law changes
Wicker says this is a week that will decide the future, not only of the Senate, but the future of our republic. On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) defended the 60-vote Senate filibuster rule and criticized proposed changes to national voting laws in speech on the Senate floor. “Our friends on the other side of…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
Hyde-Smith joins bill to sanction Beijing for ongoing obstruction of COVID-19 origins investigation
Penalties include suspending, prohibiting U.S.-China viral research efforts Today, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) announced that she has joined around fourteen of her Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination (COVID) Act of 2022 (S.3463). This legislation would authorize sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) if they continue to obstruct international…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 11, 2022
State Health Officer Issues New COVID Order
Order is effective today at noon and will continue through January 23, 2022, unless revoked earlier. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is issuing a statewide order making participation in Mississippi COVID System of Care Plan mandatory for all licensed hospitals effective at noon today. The order will continue until January 23, 2022, unless…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
Congressional Redistricting plan expected to be debated on MS Senate floor on Wednesday
HB 384 passed the Mississippi House last week by a vote of 76-42. On Tuesday, State Senator Dean Kirby, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, said that he expects to bring up HB 384 – the ‘Magnolia 1’ Congressional Redistricting plan – when the Mississippi Senate meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. During a Senate…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
NFIB releases monthly survey showing impact of inflation on small business owners
In December 2021, 22% of small business owners report inflation as biggest problem in operating their business. In December 2021, a NFIB Research Center survey found that 22% of small business owners reported inflation as their most important problem encountered in operating their business. Price raising activities have reached levels not seen since the early 1980s when prices…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
AG Fitch joins 51 Attorneys General in asking FCC to adopt stricter rules to stop robocalls
The AGs support proposals to keep scammers from reaching consumers with unauthenticated U.S. phone numbers listed on caller ID. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General in a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Attorneys General signed the letter in support of proposals that to stop…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
Biden Admin. requiring insurance companies, group health plans to cover cost of at-home COVID-19 tests
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Chaney says anytime an insurance company is forced to pay for a test or procedure, the consumer or employer will have to pay in some way. Starting January 15th, the Biden-Harris Administration will require insurance companies and group health plans to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests. They say the move…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
News
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
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Business
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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
Business
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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June 8, 2025
Langdon and Maude Schuyler Clay capture the culture of Mississippi through the lens of a camera
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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June 8, 2025
The party called Pentecost
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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June 8, 2025
Elizabeth Spencer: A Grande Dame of Southern literature
Opinion
Opinion
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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
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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