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Anne Summerhays
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August 13, 2021
Wicker, Hyde-Smith announce $1.8M award for Mississippi fire departments
More than $1.8 million is awarded for eight fire safety improvement projects in Mississippi. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program will be awarded by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in collaboration with the U.S. Fire Administration. The AFG program is a fire safety grants fund that provides critically needed…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 13, 2021
Mississippi Veterans Affairs director Stacey Pickering urges people to get vaccinated and “be kind”
None of the four Mississippi Veterans Homes in the state have had a COVID-19 related death since January. Mississippi Veterans Affairs Executive Director Stacey Pickering joined Y’all Politics on Friday to provide an update on the state Veterans Homes as COVID-19 cases rise. Pickering shared some positive news that should encourage Mississippians to get vaccinated…
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Frank Corder
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August 13, 2021
Atmos Energy talks with Y’all Politics about 811 and the need to call before you dig
Call before you dig.” We’ve all heard it, but what is 811 and why is it important? The team from Atmos Energy in Mississippi joined Y’all Politics this week to highlight the need for property owners, government contractors and anyone about to dig to always call 811. It could not only save your pocketbook, but…
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Frank Corder
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August 13, 2021
Can your private employer require you to wear a mask or get the COVID vaccine?
Employers and employees in the Magnolia State should listen in. Mississippi Coast attorney Tristan R. Armer with Heidelberg Steinberger, P.A. joins Y’all Politics for a discussion on whether private employers can require employees to wear a mask and take the COVID-19 vaccine. Watch the full interview below.
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 13, 2021
MCRAE: Did I wait too long to save for my child’s college education?
By: Treasurer David McRae By the time your child is nine years old, they are halfway to college. As the father of a 10-year-old, that’s a pretty startling sentence to write, but I think it helps put it in perspective for a lot of us parents who think we have an eternity until their kids…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 12, 2021
US Census Bureau releases 2020 data with impacts on redistricting
Census Bureau demographic data will be used in state, congressional redistricting in 2022. The information provided in a 10 year census can ultimately impact the redrawing of congressional, legislative and local districts in a state. The most recent information released by the census will directly impact redistricting efforts, however more information from the Census is…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 12, 2021
Congressman Thompson announces nearly $440 million in pandemic funding for HBCUs
Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) and other COVID-19 funding announced for HBCUs in the Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Mississippi is home to six Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, including: Alcorn State, Coahoma Community College, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Rust College, and Tougaloo College. Congressman Bennie Thompson recently announced millions…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 12, 2021
Lawmakers set hearings to discuss potential elimination of Mississippi’s income tax
Two days of hearings set for August 25 and 26th. Legislative hearings on Mississippi’s income tax will soon begin before a joint select committee of eight Senators and eight House members. These hearings are in response to both Governor Tate Reeves’ call to phase out the income tax without tax swaps and House Speaker Philip…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 12, 2021
The State Fire Marshal is urging first responders to get vaccinated
With the new wave of COVID-19 the State Fire Marshal is urging all first responders to get vaccinated. State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is encouraging anyone who works as a First Responders to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This includes Fire Fighters and Emergency Medical Service personnel. “First Responders are on the front…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 12, 2021
Governor Reeves makes plans to extend state of emergency
Governor Tate Reeves says State of Emergency will continue in order to assist hospitals. On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves told WLOX that he plans to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) order in Mississippi in order to get hospitals the emergency resources they need to combat the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Right now, many…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 12, 2021
PEER Committee releases Mississippi Telework Policies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee has released its Mississippi Telework Policies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report came about after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mississippi joined many other states in uncertainties on how government, non-profit, business and health services would continue in the current climate. During that time, Governor Tate…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 11, 2021
Governor Reeves appoints Christa Alexander to Mississippi ITS Board
Alexander is General Counsel and Vice President of Operations at Fail Telecommunications Corporation. Governor Tate Reeves has appointed Christa Alexander of Laurel to the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services Board. Alexander received a B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 2008 and graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2012. In…
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Frank Corder
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June 13, 2025
Nearly 280 from Mississippi National Guard deployed to D.C. in support of Saturday’s military parade
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Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press
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June 13, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 13, 2025
Mississippi Medicaid appropriation increases by $58 million for new fiscal year, state support nears $1 billion
Business
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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
Culture
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Laura Lee Leathers
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June 13, 2025
Roses and ramblings
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 13, 2025
Weep for His pain
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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June 12, 2025
Serving fresh, supporting local: Inside Vicksburg’s Tomato Place
Opinion
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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June 12, 2025
A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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June 11, 2025
Gipson in for Governor. What’s the state of play for 2027?
Opinion
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Josh Riggs
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June 11, 2025
Mississippi’s education success isn’t a miracle
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