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Anne Summerhays
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February 2, 2022
Hyde-Smith registers alarm over border crisis, says Congress must act to overcome Biden inaction
“This is a crisis of President Biden’s own making. We can fix it,” Hyde-Smith declares. On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) joined a news conference and said that Congress must take strong action to overcome inaction by the Biden Administration to secure the southern border. Hyde-Smith said that said that the record-breaking crisis of illegal…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 2, 2022
Mississippi Legislature committee deadline sees 567 bills die in Senate, another 1,042 bills die in House
The Tuesday deadline for general bills to be moved out of committee leaves a number of hot topics on the table. On Tuesday, Mississippi legislators faced a deadline for general bills to be moved out of committee in their respective chamber. All general bills that are not passed out of the originating chamber’s committee by…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 2, 2022
Bill to privatize Mississippi wine, spirits distribution passes Mississippi House
The bill now moves onto the Senate On Wednesday, House Bill 512 passed the Mississippi House by a vote of 112-2. The bill seeks to remove the Department of Revenue from controlling the alcohol warehouse and create a new industry in Mississippi for alcohol wholesaling and warehousing. The bill was authored by State Representative Trey…
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Frank Corder
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February 2, 2022
Most all anti-COVID mandate bills die in committee as deadline day comes and goes in Mississippi Legislature
Legislative leaders appear unwilling to tackle COVID mandate issues other than what has been addressed in the House passed bill last week. Despite strong public sentiment across the state against COVID-related mandates, nearly all of the bills that were filed to push back on vaccination and mask mandates by state and local governments, including school…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 2, 2022
SALTER: Legislature deals with medical marijuana, but state’s initiative process remains dormant
Submitted by Sid Salter Lawmakers would be well-served to fix the process sooner than later. Mississippi lawmakers rather quickly and decisively agreed on a medical marijuana program that didn’t earn universal agreement, but it did take the Legislature out of the unenviable position of not being responsive to the wishes of some 74 percent of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 1, 2022
Bomb threats made against historically black colleges and universities
Bomb threats on HBCU’s across the nation on the first day of Black History Month. On Tuesday, bomb threats were made against five Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Mississippi. Jackson State Univerisity, Alcorn State University, Tougaloo College, Mississippi Valley State University, and Rust College reported threats on social media to alert students, faculty and…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 1, 2022
Secretary Watson, AG Fitch partner with CFTC and 26 states to stop precious metals scheme
The scheme resulted in solicitations exceeding $68 million from at least 450 investors nationwide. Today, Secretary Michael Watson and Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Mississippi is participating in a consolidated enforcement action with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 27 state securities regulatory agencies that are members of the North American…
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Frank Corder
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February 1, 2022
After visiting the Southern border, AG Fitch says the Biden Administration becoming the “marketing arm of the cartels”
The Mississippi Attorney General talks with Y’all Politics on her border visit, Equal Pay, and backs anti-COVID vaccine mandate bills in the Legislature. Watch the interview. In an interview with Y’all Politics on Tuesday, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said the Biden Administration is becoming the “marketing arm of the cartels.” Her comments come after…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 31, 2022
Congressman Guest joins other Republican members in letter to President Biden urging federal workers’ return to their office
Lawmakers say Biden Administration policies contributing to IRS and other casework backlog. Recently, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) joined a group of Republican House Members in a letter to President Biden concerning the cause of delays in federal agency operations during the pandemic. Click here to read the full letter. The letter blames the delays on…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 28, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Guest call for Medicare telehealth benefits extension
Mississippi officials join over forty legislators in writing a letter to congressional leadership. On Friday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-M) along with U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-MS) joined colleagues in a letter to congressional leadership calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services. The Mississippi officials are among a group…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 28, 2022
MDE holds public hearing on proposed revisions to K-12 standards for social studies
Sixty-six people were registered to speak at the event, most concerned with CRT creeping into school curriculum. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) proposed a new curriculum for College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Social Studies in K-12 public schools. The Department had planned to have the changes implemented by the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 28, 2022
MCRAE: Answering Your Questions
By Treasurer David McRae Recently, I joined thousands of Mississippians on a live phone call about our work at your State Treasury. It was incredibly helpful for me to hear what questions Mississippians had; I gained more than one idea as to how we can serve you and your family even better from this conversation.…
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Bonnie Coblentz
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April 10, 2026
Strategic, unified vision transforms Carthage
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings
Business
Business
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 10, 2026
Joan Williams: Gifted author and Faulkner’s protégé
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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April 10, 2026
Protected by His presence
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 9, 2026
The Mississippi Gift Company spreads the best of the Magnolia State across the globe
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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