Skip to content

Culture

Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 17, 2021

Hyde-Smith, Colleagues demand answers on IRS treatment of religious nonprofit seeking tax-exemption status

Letter demands answers on how the IRS handles tax-exempt status applications from religious organizations.  Today, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) along with several of her colleagues sent a letter asking the U.S. Treasury Department on how the Internal Revenue Service handles tax-exempt status applications from religious organizations. Sen. Hyde-Smith stated on social media that it is…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
August 16, 2021

Mississippi Democrats urge Reeves to call for a statewide mask mandate

Mississippi Democrats are urging Governor Reeves to reinstate a statewide mask mandate.  Leader of the Mississippi Democratic Party Tyree Irving released a statement on Monday urging Governor Tate Reeves to reinstate a statewide mask mandate for Mississippians. His plea comes after Mississippi’s three day average of covid cases came to 7,839 and 52 new deaths…