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Sarah Ulmer
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July 20, 2022
MDHS finds $4.6 million in misspent funds from FY2022 fiscal year
The department recovered the nearly $5 million in taxpayer dollars over the last year. Previous investigations done by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) Benefit Recovery Unit uncovered that more than $4.6 million were defrauded or improperly used. The specific amount recovered was $4,618,812.90. This amount represents an increase of approximately $1.3 million over the…
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Guest Editorial
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July 20, 2022
SALTER: Mississippi farmers are still wary of international impacts on exports, market conditions
By: Sid Salter For both U.S. and Mississippi farmers, China is the primary export market for their crops and current forecasts anticipate record sales – if conditions in the forecast models hold. That’s a big “if.” The most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts from the quarterly “Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade” from the agency’s…
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Frank Corder
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July 20, 2022
Congressional Democrats, fearing attacks on same sex marriage, push through “Respect for Marriage Act”
Mississippi’s Republican Congressmen not among 47 GOP lawmakers that joined Democrats to pass the bill. The state’s lone Democrat Congressman did vote for it. The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday on H.R. 8404 titled the “Respect for Marriage Act” aimed at codifying same sex marriage over Democrats’ fears that the U.S. Supreme Court could…
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Frank Corder
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July 19, 2022
Closed abortion clinic no longer has basis for lawsuit against Mississippi’s trigger law; drops the case
Mississippi Center for Justice says they will continue to push to restore abortion in the state. On Monday, the owner of the “Pink House,” the state’s lone abortion clinic operated as Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO) announced that the building had been sold and the equipment used to perform abortions in Mississippi were being shipped…
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Guest Editorial
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July 19, 2022
CARSWELL: How solar increases your electricity bill
Submitted by Douglas Carswell “We are invited to feel good every time the energy producers announce another solar project. Did they tell you that you would be paying extra for it?” Why are electricity prices rising so fast? Over the past quarter century, electricity prices across America have increased by an average of 1.8 percent…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 19, 2022
Wicker, colleagues urge Defense Department to expedite critical military aid to Ukraine
Lawmakers ask Secretary of Defense & the Joint Chiefs of Staff to expedite shipments of military equipment to Ukraine immediately. Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and four of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 19, 2022
Mississippi SNAP Households are eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program
Mississippi students and families can now benefit from a new program that will help bridge the digital divide. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), in partnership with the Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM), is working to spread awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Program. “As Mississippi students…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 19, 2022
Federal court blocks enforcement of Biden Administration’s school, work transgender guidance
Last year, Mississippi joined 20 states in the lawsuit that challenges Biden’s expansive interpretation of anti-discrimination laws. Last week, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from enforcing new guidance on federal anti-discrimination laws. The court wrote Friday that, “in applying Bostock to…
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Frank Corder
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July 19, 2022
Shuttered abortion clinic in Jackson sold, won’t reopen even if lawsuit is successful, owner says
The equipment and furniture in the building have been moved to a New Mexico abortion clinic. The building known as the “pink house” that had been Mississippi’s only abortion clinic until it closed its doors on July 6th has been sold. The clinic shutdown ahead of the state’s trigger law banning abortion expect where there…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 18, 2022
MCPP announces launch of the Mississippi Leadership Academy
The six-part program is designed to equip college student leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to be effective change-agents in Mississippi. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) has announced the launch of the Mississippi Leadership Academy, a six-part program designed to equip college student leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to be…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 18, 2022
UPCI Camp Meeting is where faith meets policy in Mississippi
The annual meeting is an opportunity for statewide leaders and legislators to connect with MSUPCI members. While the summer often has a list of “can’t miss” events for public officials like Jacinto or Neshoba, Camp Meeting is unique from most events because it is clearly where the practice of faith meets policy. Last week, the Mississippi…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 18, 2022
Sales Tax Holiday in Mississippi starts July 29th
The 2022 Sales Tax Holiday takes place between 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 29th and 12:00 midnight Saturday, July 30th. Each summer, the State of Mississippi maintains a sales tax holiday as back-to-school preparations heat up. This summer’s sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 29th until midnight on Saturday, July 30th. However,…
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Sophie Bates, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
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Frank Corder
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September 23, 2026
After losing her bid for U.S. Senate in the Democratic Primary, Priscilla Till to run for Mississippi Governor
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
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
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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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