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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2022
Hosemann calls for six-month cut to gas tax in response to rising inflation
The Senate will consider the gas tax cut prior to sending the House income tax bill back. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann announced on Monday he is calling for Senators to cut the gas tax for at least six months in response to rising inflation in the state. Mississippi has an 18.4 cent tax on gasoline.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2022
Mississippi Governor Reeves signs anti-Critical Race Theory bill into law
Bill to prohibit the teaching of the tenets of critical race theory in Mississippi schools becomes law. Governor Tate Reeves has signed a bill that would prohibit the teaching of the tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Mississippi public schools. This includes K-12 schools as well as IHL Universities and Community Colleges. In too…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2022
MDAH celebrates life of former Governor William Winter and First Lady Elise Winter
The event will include remarks from former President Bill Clinton and former Governor Haley Barbour. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) will celebrate the former Governor William Winter and First Lady Elise Winter at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The event will be sponsored by the Foundation for Mississippi History. Speakers for…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 11, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for federal funding legislation
The legislation passed on a broad bipartisan basis and includes provisions for Mississippi projects. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) voted in favor of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2022, an omnibus legislation that includes all 12 annual appropriations bills, and a nearly $14 billion supplemental package to provide security and humanitarian…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 11, 2022
Governor Reeves, while reluctant to call a special session, says it’s not off the table to address elimination of income tax
As deadline for Appropriations, Revenue bills originating in other chamber approaches, Reeves speaks on the elimination of the state’s income tax. On Friday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) held a ceremonial signing for House Bill 779, which ensures that families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who pass away due to contracting COVID-19 in the line of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 11, 2022
WICKER: President Biden should admit his anti-energy agenda is main reason America is paying more
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “The only real solution to this self-imposed energy crisis is for President Biden to end his war on American energy.” When President Biden took office, Mississippians were paying $1.88 for a gallon of gasoline. Today, we are fast approaching $4 per gallon after just 14 months under his leadership. The…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 11, 2022
MDE announces 135 school districts have chosen to receive new health, school safety platform at no cost
ESSER III funds will cover the costs of the platform and cameras until Sept. 30, 2024. A new health and school safety platform will be available at no cost to 135 Mississippi school districts that recently opted to receive the service to create a safer and better learning environment for students, teachers and staff. In…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 11, 2022
MS House signs and sends conference report on teacher pay prior to meetings with Senate
So far there have been no conference conversations between the House and Senate regarding the final decision on teacher pay. On Thursday, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn announced that a conference report on a teacher pay raise had been signed by members of the House of Representatives. In order for a conference report to…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 10, 2022
Hyde-Smith contends maximum U.S. Energy production needed for national, global security
“I find it difficult to believe we would not be facing an energy crisis if we had maintained greater energy independence,” Hyde-Smith said. During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) pressed energy experts on how the United States should maximize domestic oil and gas production. “I find it difficult…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 10, 2022
MSDH releases COVID-19 reporting update
The Department will reduce the COVID-19 data it issues daily due to the decline in COVID-19 activity in the state. Due to the recent decline in COVID-19 activity in the state, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reducing the COVID-19 data it issues daily. These changes include fewer demographic charts and less frequent…
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Frank Corder
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March 10, 2022
Senator Wicker leads call to President Biden to end federal COVID travel restrictions, mask mandates
Thirty-one other Senators, including Sen. Hyde-Smith, sign on to Wicker’s letter to Biden. Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today led 31 Senators in a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to lift travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Americans are ready to…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 10, 2022
MDE announces 121 school districts to receive online tutoring services at no cost
The tutoring services will be live, online and available 24/7 with a live person. New high-dosage tutoring services in math and English Language Arts will be available to students in grades 3-12, educators and families at 121 school districts, which includes four charter schools, that recently opted in to receive the services at no cost.…
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 7, 2025
Mississippi’s Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force advised to hold off on setting regulations
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Daniel Tyson
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November 7, 2025
Two Mississippi Museums honors state veterans
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers
Business
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
Business
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 27, 2025
Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations
Culture
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Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe
Culture
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
No. 7 Ole Miss tunes out talk of Kiffin’s future and rankings as the Rebels prepare to host Citadel
Culture
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Robbie Faulk, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
No. 5 Georgia visits a much-improved Mississippi State in an all-Bulldog affair
Opinion
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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November 7, 2025
Every human being deserves the freedom to practice their faith as they see fit
Opinion
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Philip Wegmann
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November 6, 2025
Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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November 5, 2025
Incoming ‘silver tsunami’ of seniors will strain federal and state government resources
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