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Magnolia Tribune
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January 26, 2020
Hundreds rally at State Capitol for prison reform
”I can hear my brothers claiming, ‘I can’t breathe!’ Now I’m in a struggle fighting and I can’t leave! We’re calling out injustice of the MDOC! And we ain’t gonna stop ‘til our people are free!” This was the chant of around four hundred people Friday afternoon in front of the Mississippi Capitol at the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 23, 2020
AUDITOR: Nangah Sentenced for Federal Crimes
State Auditor Shad White’s office participated in a joint investigation which led to the arrest and prosecution of George Nangah, former town clerk of Coldwater in Tate County. Details about the case can be found in a press release issued by the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Mississippi. “I’m grateful that we have…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 22, 2020
Mississippi Lottery Corporation Announces First Transfer to the State
In accordance with the Alyce G. Clarke Lottery Law, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) made its first transfer of $7,621,232.37 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury on January 17, 2020. The MLC is required to transfer net proceeds within 20 days following the close of each calendar month.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 22, 2020
SALTER: State prison system woes are primarily self-inflicted mistakes over the last 25 years
By: Sid Salter It’s easy to blame the Mississippi Legislature for the state’s current prison system woes, but the truth is that such finger-pointing is inaccurate. The state’s current prison mess has been at least 25 years in the making. Back in 1995, the current legislature’s predecessors thought they were “getting tough on crime” by…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 16, 2020
MDAC Conducting Agriculture Workforce Development Needs Assessment
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) is seeking input from the agriculture industry and agriculture-related job employers concerning workforce needs. Through its Agriculture Workforce Development Initiative, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is conducting a needs assessment survey designed to help better understand, develop…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 8, 2020
SALTER: Public health care, retirement system woes are major challenges for state leaders
By: Sid Salter State voters in 2019 chose a new governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and state treasurer along with significant turnover in both the state House and Senate. There will be new state agency leadership and the legislative committee system will see a substantial reshuffling of the deck in terms of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 20, 2019
Google set to open first ever U.S. operation center in North Mississippi
The first ever U.S. based Google Operations Center is set to open in North Mississippi in 2020. The announcement was made by Google on Wednesday and the center is set for DeSoto County. Executive Director for the Mississippi Development Authority, Glenn McCullough said the incoming business is a huge tribute to the entire state of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 20, 2019
Medicaid signs off on federal reimbursement for rural clinics
On Thursday, Director for the Division of Medicaid Drew Snyder signed off on a 1.9% reimbursement for Mississippi rural health clinics. Just signed off on a federally-mandated 1.9% reimbursement increase for about 170 Mississippi rural health clinics. pic.twitter.com/zJVOATc3qe — Drew Snyder (@SnyGuy) December 18, 2019 Snyder said the reimbursement was initially passed by Congress and…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 18, 2019
PEER report looks at why it’s taking three times as long to get a drivers license
The Legislative PEER Committee is releasing its report titled Review of the Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau’s Management of Customer Service Delivery. Some of the Committee’s major findings include: On average, customers’ wait times to obtain drivers’ licenses or ID card renewal services from Department of Public Safety (DPS) Driver Service Bureau field offices…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 11, 2019
Entergy Mississippi to invest $57 million in project to attract economic development, improve reliability
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has approved Entergy Mississippi’s construction of a $57-million substation at the Madison County Mega Site. The project, which also involves transmission upgrades, will give the industrial site a competitive edge in attracting large economic development projects. It will also increase service reliability in the fast-growing area of northwest Madison County.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 11, 2019
SALTER: Mississippi may be coming full circle on state’s unwise corrections and judicial policies
By: Sid Salter Mississippi spends just under $350 million annually operating our state’s prison system – some $30 million less than in 2014. During a 2018 visit to Gulfport, President Donald Trump heaped praise on Mississippi for a series of corrections reforms he said would become a model for the nation. Within weeks, with Trump…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 21, 2019
Governor’s Obesity Initiative Gets Marching Orders
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) and the Mississippi Community Education Center (formerly Families First for Mississippi) hosted a Taking Charge for a Healthy Mississippi summit of around 150 health professionals and community leaders working to combat the growing number of obese adults and children in the state. This is the second meeting…
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Maxwell appointed USDA State Director by President Trump
News
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Senator Wicker on Trump’s budget request: President’s advisors “were apparently not listening”
News
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Ole Miss pulls support of Oxford Pride Parade citing new DEI law
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
Culture
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 2, 2025
He promises you
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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May 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in May 2025
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 1, 2025
The mighty one
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
Opinion
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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