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Sarah Ulmer
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April 8, 2021
Mississippi lawmakers prepare for redistricting after another Census delay
Mississippi lawmakers are tasked with drawing redistricting lines in the 2022 session. This redistricting usually occurs every 10 years, after data from the U.S. Census is gathered and distributed to the states. However, due to the COVD-19 pandemic there has been a delay in how quickly lawmakers can access that data. The data was first…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 7, 2021
SALTER: VMT tax proposal would penalize rural states without substantial public transportation
By: Sid Salter U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stepped strongly toward, then beat a rather hasty retreat from the concept of including a vehicle mile traveled or VMT tax component as a means to pay for President Biden’s massive national infrastructure proposal. Simply put, the VMT tax would raise transportation funds from the taxpayers by levying…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 6, 2021
WATCH: Gov. Tate Reeves holds COVID-19 press briefing
Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference on Tuesday regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the current state of the virus in Mississippi after over 1.31 million vaccines have been administered.
Culture
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 6, 2021
AG Fitch launches Mississippi’s first Cyber Fraud Task Force
Attorney General Lynn Fitch and the U.S. Secret Service have joined forces to launch Mississippi’s first Cyber Fraud Task Force. Fitch said the mission of the newly formed program is to prevent, detect and mitigate cyber-enabled financial crimes and arrest and convict Mississippi’s most harmful perpetrators. “Mississippi is home to some of the Nation’s leading…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 6, 2021
Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus stands with MLB and others against Georgia voting restrictions
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus stands in solidarity with Georgia citizens, Major League Baseball and other entities opposing the passage of Georgia’s restrictive voting legislation. “Laws making it more difficult to vote are especially alarming to members of the MLBC, who have seen the introduction of bills this legislative session aimed at purging the voter…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 6, 2021
SOS: Municipal Primary Election Day Reminders
Municipal Primary Elections will take place today, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Any voter in line at 7 p.m. is entitled to cast a ballot. The Secretary of State’s office will have observers in precincts across the State. Problems at the polls observed by State…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 5, 2021
MCRAE: April is Financial Education Month
April is Financial Education Month, and State Treasurer David McRae shared his thoughts in a column this week that was posted in the Delta Democrat Times. In it, he explains: “More than half of Mississippians, about 56 percent, have fewer than $1,000 in savings. What’s more, about 38 percent have no savings at all. So, what happens when the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 5, 2021
2021 Legislative wrap up: Medicaid tech, criminal justice reform and more
The Mississippi Legislature gaveled out Sine Dire last week ending the 2021 regular session. Below is an overview of some key pieces of legislation that were passed by members during their 90 days. MEDICAID After almost losing the possibility to pass a Medicaid tech bill, when both versions died in the opposite chambers, the Medicaid…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 2, 2021
Speaker Gunn, Lt. Governor Hosemann make final remarks as 2021 Legislative session ends
The Mississippi Legislature adjourned for the last time during the 2021 regular session. Sine Die will official stand as April 4 according to the record, but members are headed home. Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann made final remarks to the press regarding the successes and shortcomings of the Legislature…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 1, 2021
MVSA Reopens State Veterans Home at Collins as a part of Operation Family Reunion
Mississippi Veterans Affairs (MSVA) has started Operation “Family Reunion,” a celebration throughout its State Veterans Home System that allows residents to reunite with their family members via full visitation for the first since the COVID-19 pandemic began. MSVA provided scheduled visits for families during a three-day window. With certain COVID-19 restrictions still in place, due…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 1, 2021
Lt. Governor Hosemann Announces Senate Reapportionment, Redistricting Committee Members
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann named 10 members of the Mississippi Senate to the Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment and Standing Joint Congressional Redistricting Committee today. Members include: Senator David Parker, 1st Congressional District Senator Angela Turner-Ford, 1st Congressional District Senator Briggs Hopson, 2nd Congressional District Senator Derrick Simmons, 2nd Congressional District Senator Josh Harkins, 3rd Congressional District Senator Dean…
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Frank Corder
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April 1, 2021
Mississippi to allow college athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image, likeness
Mississippi is set to join a half dozen other states in enacting legislation to allow college athletes the right to earn income from their name, image and likeness while attending and playing for a college or university in the Magnolia State. The other six states that have enacted similar laws are California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan,…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
News
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
News
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
Business
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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Susan Marquez
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June 8, 2025
Langdon and Maude Schuyler Clay capture the culture of Mississippi through the lens of a camera
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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June 8, 2025
The party called Pentecost
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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June 8, 2025
Elizabeth Spencer: A Grande Dame of Southern literature
Opinion
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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