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Sarah Ulmer
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October 22, 2021
MEC’s annual Hob Nob back in person in Jackson
The Mississippi Economic Council’s annual Hob Nob event will be back in person on Thursday, October 28 in downtown Jackson. The event will take place at the Mississippi Coliseum starting at 8:30 a.m. The cost of admission for members is $60 and for non-members it is $90. The event will feature its traditional political speaking,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 22, 2021
MS State Representative asks Governor Reeves to add items to special session call to send Biden administration a clear message
State Rep. Owen wants Legislature to address Biden Administration overreach. Mississippi State Representative Jansen Owen (R-Poplarville) penned a letter to Governor Tate Reeves this week asking that additional agenda items be added to the Governor’s consideration for a special session. Lawmakers expect a call from the Governor to implement medical marijuana in the state before…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 22, 2021
GIPSON: Government Policies Creating Serious Challenges for Commerce
Submitted by Andy Gipson, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce “There is a coming crisis in American commerce fueled by an idle workforce, supply chain shortages, inflation, and federal mandates.” As we enter the fourth quarter of the year, 2021 is shaping up as another one for the books. While life for many is getting back…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 21, 2021
MDE releases achievement gap report for 2020-21
The report shows that some gaps narrowed, significant gaps still exist between student population groups. In the 2020-2021 school year, there were 442,627 students enrolled in public school in the State of Mississippi, a decline of over 5% from the previous year. MDE’s analysis of public-school enrollment for the 2020-21 school year shows that a drop in…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 21, 2021
HYDE-SMITH: Even ‘scaled back’ Democrat IRS surveillance dragnet deserves a fight
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Mississippians should not be lulled into complacency with talk of President Biden and his allies in Congress backing off their dangerous tax surveillance plan—the one in which practically every dollar flowing in or out of your bank account would be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Thousands of Mississippians who…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 21, 2021
Wicker, Hyde-Smith commend $10.6 million defense contract for Golden Manufacturing, Co., Inc.
This latest award has an ordering period end date of Oct. 23, 2022. Today, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith commended a $10.6 million award to Golden Manufacturing, Co., Inc. in Tishomingo County to produce trousers for the U.S. Army and Navy. The contract represents the second one-year extension to the original $15.9 million award issued…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 21, 2021
Mississippi businesses speak out against proposed IRS reporting
MEC and MBA oppose intrusive IRS reporting proposal by Biden administration. Lawmakers in D.C. are discussing a Biden Administration proposal that would require banks and financial service providers to report transactions in Mississippians personal or business bank accounts. The Mississippi Economic Council and Mississippi Bankers Association are opposed to this proposal because they say it…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 21, 2021
Mississippi prisons will reopen to visitors in November
Prisons reopen for visitors on November 1, 2021. The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced that all state prisons will reopen to visitors on November 1, 2021. This comes after a three-month-long moratorium. Visitation was originally stopped on July 27 due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. Commissioner Cain said, “Given the drop in COVID cases,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 20, 2021
Medical marijuana draft in possible final form, waits for special session
State Senator Blackwell says he does not anticipate any additional changes to current draft of medical marijuana bill. As of mid-October, there is still no sign that Governor Tate Reeves will call a special session for medical marijuana. During an interview on SuperTalk radio, State Senator Kevin Blackwell, a major player in the crafting of…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 20, 2021
Average gas price in Mississippi has officially risen to $3.00, over $1 more than this time last year
As of today, the national average price for a gallon of gas stands at $3.357, per AAA. Mississippi gas prices have been steadily increasing since the 2020 Presidential Election. On May 10, 2021, the average gas price per gallon in Mississippi was $2.59 compared to $1.48 on the same day one year ago. Now,…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 20, 2021
Fitch among 17 Attorneys General criticizing DOJ for trying to ‘chill lawful dissent by parents’ at school board meetings
AG Lynn Fitch joins multi-state coalition in seeking to stop the Biden Administration from intimidating parents. On Monday, 17 state attorneys general sent a letter to President Joe Biden stating that recent actions by the President seeks to chill lawful dissent by parents voiced during local school board meetings by characterizing them as unlawful and…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 20, 2021
Hyde-Smith urges Biden Administration to support energy revenue sharing for Gulf Coast States
Energy Subcommittee receives testimony on bipartisan bill to amend GOMESA, create offshore wind revenue sharing On Tuesday, Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith asked the Biden Administration to support a piece of bipartisan legislation, the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S.2130). “Because the RISEE Act has support across the political spectrum, I hope…
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Frank Corder
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June 9, 2025
Mississippi ranked 16th in U.S. for education in latest Kids Count national report
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Associated Press
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June 9, 2025
Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 9, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: June 9, 2025
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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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Parrish Alford
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June 9, 2025
O’Connor homerun hire for Bulldogs baseball program
Culture
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Robert St. John
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June 9, 2025
This wasn’t supposed to be about milkshakes
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 9, 2025
Will you flee?
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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