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Sarah Ulmer
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June 23, 2021
First Lady Jill Biden visits Jackson to encourage COVID vaccinations
The First Lady’s visit comes as Mississippi shows 35% fully vaccinated. First Lady Jill Biden visited a vaccination site on the campus of Jackson State University in Mississippi’s capital city. She was accompanied by Mayor of Jackson Chokwe Antar Lumumba, his wife Ebony, and 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson. Several other local officials and state…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 23, 2021
SALTER: McCoy’s commitment to improving highways and education remembered, celebrated
By: Sid Salter In the pristine sanctuary of the lovely Gaston Baptist Church – a rural church in northwest Prentiss County roughly triangulated between Booneville, Rienzi, Thrasher and Jumpertown – family, friends, and political associates of the late Mississippi House Speaker William J. “Billy” McCoy gathered on June 14 to remember one of the architects…
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Frank Corder
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June 22, 2021
Atheists sue Mississippi over “In God We Trust” license plates
Group seeks free alternative to state normal state issued tag. According to American Atheists, they have filed a lawsuit against Mississippi over the state’s “In God We Trust” license plates, the standard vehicle license plate since 2019. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, demands that the state…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 21, 2021
Mississippi Lottery paying off for state’s infrastructure, education
Mississippi Lottery Corporation will send nearly $50 million to education from FY2021 revenue but will it continue next year? The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) has transferred $14,189,448.06 in revenue to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. That brings the current total transfer to $129,182,547.36, with still one more month left in the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 18, 2021
Governor Tate Reeves Announces Timeline to Draw Down National Guard Troops to End COVID Mission
State of Emergency to End Once Mission is Complete After months of planning with Dr. Dobbs, General Boyles, Director McCraney and other key leaders of the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force, the timeline for withdrawal of National Guard troops has been finalized. The State of Mississippi will be ceasing all operations with the Mississippi National Guard on…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 18, 2021
Juneteenth legislation expected from Mississippi Democratic Senators in 2022
Simmons, Blount propose repealing Confederate Memorial Day and proposing Juneteenth as a state holiday. State Senator Derrick Simmons announced that he and fellow Democratic State Senator David Blount plan to propose legislation in the 2022 legislative session to repeal Confederate Memorial Day in Mississippi and replace it with Juneteenth. Sen. Simmons, the Senate Minority Leader,…
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2021
Jackson Mayor Lumumba, 4 other black mayors call for “new Reconstruction” comparing COVID with Civil War
The Op-Ed from the mayors advocates for President Biden’s American Jobs Plan. Jackson mayor Chokwe Lumumba joined four other Southern black mayors in writing an Op-Ed for the Washington Post that blames “decades of divestment” from the federal government and “racial inequities” for their cities’ failure to provide clean drinking water and broadband access. Writing…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 16, 2021
MEC holds annual meeting to highlight Mississippi’s economic growth
The Mississippi Economic Council hosted their 71st annual meeting with business leaders across the state. The Mississippi Economic Council is the voice of business in the state of Mississippi and has been since 1949. MEC has more than 11,000 members from 1,100 member firms throughout Mississippi. This years annual meeting featured a panel discussion by…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2021
SALTER: White brings relevant experience and political credibility to MDOT leadership post
By: Sid Salter The decision of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to tap his own chief of staff as the new leader of the Mississippi Department of Transportation bodes well for an organization that has seen more than its share of discord over the last two decades. Simpson County native Brad White, who hails from the…
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Anne Summerhays
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June 15, 2021
Mississippi to Receive $1.8 billion from the American Rescue Plan
Mississippi will receive $1.8 billion through the establishment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Leaders in the Mississippi Legislature are studying the American Rescue Plan, which provides $1.78 billion to the state, to see where money will be appropriated in the 2022 session. Legislators are not in session now, so it could be…
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Anne Summerhays
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June 15, 2021
Mississippi DPS Commissioner Sean Tindell completes successful first year at the helm
Commissioner Tindell was appointed by Governor Tate Reeves to lead the Mississippi Department of Public Safety in May 2020. As the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Sean Tindell oversees the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy, Driver Service Bureau, Mississippi Office of Homeland…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 15, 2021
Medicaid to increase rate for Wraparound services, enhancing members’ choice of providers
Medicaid will increase rates for Wraparound services to members. This will also provide additional choices for providers In order to comply with federal requirements, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) is changing the way it reimburses for targeted case management for children with serious emotional disturbance (SED), known as Wraparound, and ancillary behavioral health services.…
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 14, 2025
Lawmakers keep PBM reforms alive
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
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March 14, 2025
Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know
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Frank Corder
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March 14, 2025
Senate’s attempt to revive its education agenda DOA in Mississippi House
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 4, 2025
Fabricators Supply expanding in West Point, adding 15 jobs
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 3, 2025
ABB doubling size of its Senatobia facility with $40 million investment
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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March 2, 2025
SBA rolls out new loan program
Culture
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 14, 2025
His by donation, dedication, and relation
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 13, 2025
Soul food
Culture
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Ben Smith
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March 12, 2025
Suck de head, pinch de tail
Opinion
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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March 14, 2025
Eliminating the tax on work makes dollars and cents, the spotlight falls on Hosemann
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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March 12, 2025
From Capitol Hill, Medicaid is tracking to be under scrutiny for significant cuts
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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March 5, 2025
Bird flu a dire concern to Mississippi’s almost $4 billion top agricultural commodity
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