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August 10, 2022
GIPSON: Consumers Take Notice Due to Inflation, High Gas Prices
Submitted by Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Ag Commissioner Gipson writes in op-ed that as gas prices go up, complaints increase, but the violation rate stays about the same. With inflation at its highest levels since 1981 and drivers getting squeezed at the pump by high gas prices, consumers are not just paying…
Culture
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Anne Summerhays
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August 10, 2022
Senate Minority Leader Simmons asks Governor Reeves to reconsider ending rental assistance program
“I ask the governor to have compassion on the poor and needy and continue this program until the needs of all are met,” Simmons said. Governor Tate Reeves announced last week that Mississippi is ending a federal program in the state that incentivizes people to stay out of the workforce by offering up to 15 months…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 10, 2022
Water crisis costing Jackson restauranteurs thousands in extra costs
Jackson Restaurant owners say they simply cannot afford for the water problem to continue. Over 46 Jackson restaurant owners, operators and chefs have set a letter to Jackson City officials as well as Hinds County and Mississippi state elected officials, begging for a solution to the city’s continued water woes. The letter cites two water…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 10, 2022
Former MS Democrat AG candidate Jennifer Riley Collins appointed as CAO of Delta Regional Authority
DRA was created by Congress in 2000 to promote and encourage economic development of the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt. On Tuesday, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced the appointment of Jennifer Riley Collins as Chief Administrative Officer under the Biden-Harris Administration. Riley Collins, who formally served as the Owner and Principal…
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Frank Corder
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August 10, 2022
Do poor Mississippians stand to be audited by IRS more following “Inflation Reduction Act”?
Research shows Mississippi is the highest audited state in the nation. Last weekend, U.S. Senate Democrats, at the urging of President Joe Biden, passed the “Inflation Reduction Act.” Among the provisions in the bill is a funding increase for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that looks to add some 87,000 new agents in that federal…
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Frank Corder
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August 10, 2022
Inflation remains at 40-year high even with slight decline in July
Down from 9.1% in June, inflation now at 8.5% with the largest 12-month increase in the food index since May 1979. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is reporting that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was down slightly in July from its June high of 9.1%. Inflation now sits at 8.5% across the U.S.,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 10, 2022
SALTER: Technology and global politics make CHIPS and Science Act is a necessary investment
By: Sid Salter Mississippi Republican U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are in near-lockstep on their votes – skewing conservative on fiscal and social issues and reflecting the views of their conservative Mississippi constituencies. But on the matter of the CHIPS and Science Act, Wicker and Hyde-Smith found themselves on opposite sides of the…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 9, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith welcome $15.4 million in infrastructure funding for Mississippi
Grants were awarded to Yazoo City, Tupelo, and Ripley for train station, highway, nature trail. On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) praised the award of $15.4 million for infrastructure projects in Yazoo City, Tupelo, and Ripley. The three grants were specifically designed for local projects and awarded by the U.S. Department…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 9, 2022
Large percentage of Small businesses cite inflation as number one issue
Thirty-seven percent of small businesses reported inflation being their single most important problem in operating their business. The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index did rise 0.4 points in July, but it still remains below the 48-year average for the sixth month in a row. July’s index was 89.9, almost 10 points below the nearly 50…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 8, 2022
MDOT marks end of Highway 49 project with ribbon cutting
The long-awaited Highway 49 road project South of Jackson has come to an end after nearly five years. The Mississippi Department of Transportation welcomed lawmakers and state officials to the Highway 49 construction site on Monday as the agency wrapped up its lengthy construction. The project, which repaired lanes and expanded lanes on Highway 49…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 8, 2022
Commanding Officer highlights vital role Fleet Survey Team plays in U.S. Navy
Commander Jen Landry assumed command of FST in September 2021. FST is collocated at Mississippi’s Stennis Space Center. Comprised of approximately fifty-five military and civilian members, the Navy’s Fleet Survey Team (FST) is collocated with the Naval Oceanographic Office and the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. FST is a rapid-response…
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Frank Corder
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August 8, 2022
Atmos announces retirement of Mississippi Division President Gates
Matt Davidson will become Mississippi Division President Atmos Energy, the largest investor-owned gas utility in Mississippi, has announced that current Mississippi Division President David Gates will retire effective September 1st. Matt Davidson, currently the company’s vice president for rates and regulatory affairs, will assume the role of Mississippi Division President. “David Gates has more…
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 23, 2026
Suicide rates in Mississippi, U.S. have risen. Awareness is key to prevention, researchers say
News
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Frank Corder
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September 23, 2026
Senator Wicker unhappy with President Trump’s “lavish welcome” of China’s Xi Jinping to U.S.
Business
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2026
General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon
Culture
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 23, 2026
Discord and division
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
Opinion
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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