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Anne Summerhays
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January 25, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith join colleagues in support of National School Choice Week resolutions
Senators support school choice empowerment resolution and to make January 23-29, 2022, National School Choice Week. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) have joined colleagues to introduce a resolution designating January 23-29, 2022, as National School Choice Week. Wicker and Hyde-Smith also championed a separate measure which advocates for the right to school choice for…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 25, 2022
Century Club Charities to announce gift from Sanderson Farms Championship to Children’s Hospital
Announcement will take place at 10 a.m. today. Century Club Charities is the host organization of Mississippi’s PGA Tour event, the Sanderson Farms Championship. The group has raised more than $19 million for Children’s Hospital of Mississippi, through annual giving to Friends of Children’s Hospital, and other Mississippi charities over the years. The tournament has…
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Frank Corder
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January 25, 2022
PSC Commissioner Presley sends letter to FCC over Surge Phone
The Northern District Commissioner stood in line Monday and heard the group’s pitch, causing him to warn consumers and ask the FCC, AG to step in. Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley (D) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Inspector General to issue a cease and desist against Surge Phone. The group has…
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Frank Corder
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January 25, 2022
Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban case draws support from new Republican Administration in Virginia
Governor Youngkin, AG Miyares sign on to back Mississippi’s position before SCOTUS. Following the inauguration of new Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin and the swearing in of new Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares in Virginia, the state has reversed its position in the Mississippi 15-week abortion case being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court and has…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 24, 2022
MDOT Executive Director Brad White talks Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, MDOT updates
White says that MDOT faces staffing, funding challenges. On Monday, Brad White, Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director, spoke at the Stennis Capitol Press Forum. White discussed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and updated attendees on the status of MDOT. White said that the thing that helped MDOT tremendously was the Legislature recognizing the…
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2022
Governor Reeves following MS Senate vote: “Critical Race Theory must be kept out of our classrooms”
Reeves wants students to receive an education free from the radical, divisive ideology of CRT. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has said he is adamantly opposed to Critical Race Theory “sneaking into our curriculums in the state of Mississippi.” This past summer, Reeves said he was prepared to sign legislation to prevent it from being taught…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 21, 2022
Mississippi Senate’s $210 million Teacher Pay Plan passes 35-0
SB 2444 passed without a single vote by the chamber’s Black Caucus as they walked off the floor following debate on an anti-CRT. On Friday, the Mississippi Senate passed SB 2444, a $210 million plan aimed at raising teacher pay. The 35-0 vote came after the chamber’s Black Caucus walked off the floor prior to…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 21, 2022
Mississippi Legislature takes on Critical Race Theory in public schools
The bill passed in the state Senate seeks to ensure no curriculum is taught that promotes the superiority of one race or group over another. Mississippi legislators are turning their focus to Critical Race Theory (CRT) curriculum and whether or not it has a place in state public school education. For some Senators, that answer…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2022
State Board of Education approves five new early learning collaboratives to serve pre-K 4-year-olds
The five new ELCs will serve 840 pre-K 4-year-olds in eight new classrooms and 34 existing classrooms The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted Jan. 20, to add five new early learning collaboratives (ELC) to the current list of 18 to provide high-quality early childhood education pre-K programs to 4-year-old students. The ELC expansion…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 21, 2022
Wicker, colleagues introduce bill to arm Ukraine against Russia
The legislation follows Senator Wicker, six other Senators’ visit to Kyiv where they met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act. The bill seeks to protect Ukrainian civilians from a…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 21, 2022
Mississippi Senate bills propose allocation of American Rescue Act Plan funds to agencies, departments
Submitted bills provide funds to the Dept. of Child Protective Services, MEMA, National Guard, and Department of Mental Health. After the fall meetings of the Mississippi Senate ARPA Subcommittee, legislation has been filed regarding the suggested allocation of the $1.8 billion in The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds being sent to the state from…
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2022
Municipal League comes out against MS House version of Medical Marijuana bill
If the House zoning change stands, some cities may feel their only option to protect property values is to opt out of having medical marijuana all together, MML Executive Director says. The Mississippi Municipal League (MML) is sending messages to its member elected officials representing cities and towns across the state asking them to contact…
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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
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
Opinion
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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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