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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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Anne Summerhays
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January 20, 2022
Mississippi State Board of Education allows hybrid scheduling during COVID-19 surge
The hybrid scheduling option is available through March 11, 2022. Today, the Mississippi State Board of Education announced that if needed, school districts will be able to use hybrid scheduling to minimize the current spread of COVID-19. The hybrid scheduling option can only be used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and will be available through…
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2022
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services grants UMMC $3 million in ARPA funds aimed at health care worker retention
The funds are to be used to reduce burnout and promote mental health and wellness among health care workforce. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is being granted $2,955,746 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help health care organizations establish, improve, or expand evidence-informed programs and practices to promote mental health and…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 20, 2022
57th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show Officially Kicks-Off Today
The Dixie National Rodeo takes place February 11 through February 13, and February 16 through February 19 in the Coliseum. Today, the 57th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show officially gets underway at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, beginning with the Dixie National Horse and Mule Color Bonanza Show. “We are excited to kick-off the Dixie National Livestock…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 20, 2022
Judge says Mississippi Certificate of Need laws “result in more costly, less accessible, and worse quality health care”
SUBMITTED BY BIGGER PIE FORUM Learn more about CON laws and why they stymie competition, health care access. If you believe that free and competitive markets deliver better quality at lower costs, you will enjoy reading the decision handed down by Judge Carlton Reeves yesterday in the case of Charles Slaughter vs. Dr. Thomas Dobbs…
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2022
Walmart locating fulfillment center in Olive Branch
The company is creating 250 jobs with a corporate investment of $90 million. Walmart is locating a fulfillment center in Olive Branch to support its rapidly increasing supply chain network and e-Commerce business. The project is a $90 million corporate investment and will create 250 jobs. “This significant investment by Walmart – in both a new…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 19, 2022
Former Covington County Emergency Manager Arrested for Embezzlement, Fraud
Gregory Sanford was arrested after he was indicted for fraud and embezzlement by a local grand jury. State Auditor Shad White announced today Special Agents from his office have arrested former Covington County Emergency Manager Gregory Sanford after he was indicted for fraud and embezzlement by a local grand jury. A $17,063.59 demand letter was presented…
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Sophie Bates, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
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Frank Corder
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September 23, 2026
After losing her bid for U.S. Senate in the Democratic Primary, Priscilla Till to run for Mississippi Governor
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
Business
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2026
General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon
Culture
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 23, 2026
Discord and division
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
Opinion
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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