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Anne Summerhays
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September 29, 2021
MS Senate Labor Committee hears from Equal Pay advocates
Mississippi is the only state in the nation without state level equal pay protections for women. Today, the Mississippi Senate Labor Committee met to hear from a panel of speakers on the importance of equal pay legislation in the state of Mississippi. The Equal Pay public hearing was organized by the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 29, 2021
Hyde-Smith backs bill to give police high-tech devices to detect fentanyl, illegal drugs
POWER Act will provide portable chemical screening devices for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement organizations. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has joined in introducing bipartisan legislation, Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act (S.2853), to help state and local law enforcement acquire high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The POWER Act…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 29, 2021
Presley informs public of broadband discount available to eligible families
Some families could be eligible for monthly broadband discount through federal government. Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is working to raise consumer awareness about an Emergency Broadband benefit they could be eligible for through a new federal program that provides $50 a month in discounts for some families for broadband. “During this pandemic, we have…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 29, 2021
Reeves meets with Accelerate Mississippi to discuss state strategy on workforce development
Accelerate Mississippi talks strategy to improve workforce development. Governor Tate Reeves met with Executive Director of Accelerate Mississippi, Ryan Miller to discuss the state’s strategy and efforts surrounding workforce development. Accelerate Mississippi, the Office of Workforce Development, was created in the passage of Senate Bill 2564. Now in its sixth month, the office is workin…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 29, 2021
Seasonal Flu Vaccinations Now Available at All County Health Departments
MSDH encourages you to call your local county health department to make an appointment for your vaccination. Seasonal influenza vaccinations are now available for children and qualifying adults at all Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) county health departments. Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older as the best protection…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 29, 2021
SALTER: Legislature headed to medical marijuana vote, but initiative process fix a longer shot
By: Sid Salter Sources in both the Mississippi Senate and House spoke publicly in recent days to their belief that a compromise has been reached between the two chambers on a medical marijuana statute that will salvage much of what was lost when state voters overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana voter initiative only to see…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 28, 2021
Legislative Black Caucus holds medical marijuana hearings ahead of potential special session
If no special session, Legislative Black Caucus plans to author their own medical marijuana bill. The Special Select Committee of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus held a hearing on medical marijuana on Tuesday after rumors that a potential special session is around the corner. “The hearing will help us meaningfully evaluate legislation that has been…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 27, 2021
Auditor’s Office Arrests Former Circuit Clerk of Stone County
Jeffrey O’Neal owes over $330,000 back to taxpayers Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested former Stone County Circuit Clerk Jeffrey O’Neal after he was indicted on four counts of embezzlement in Stone County. A $335,353.61 demand letter was presented to O’Neal when he was arrested. This amount includes…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 27, 2021
Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson speaks out against MDAC’s participation in proposed medical marijuana bill
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, Andy Gipson, held a press conference today to express his thoughts on the proposed draft of medical marijuana legislation. Gipson has been adamantly opposed to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce having a part in the program. Based on the drafting so far, the MDAC will be responsible for…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 27, 2021
Melody Musgrove, wife of former MS Governor, has died
Melody Bruce Musgrove was a former Director of U.S. Department of Education’s office of Special Education Programs. According to the Associated Press, the wife of former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove has passed away after a battle with cancer. Melody Bruce Musgrove married the former Democratic Governor in August of 2007, over three years after he finished…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 27, 2021
Wicker leads Senate committee ranking members in urging DOJ to restore information access for minority committee leaders
Eighteen members joined Wicker in writing a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Mississippi U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, led Senate committee ranking members in a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the DOJ to rescind the Office of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 27, 2021
Voter registration deadline for November elections quickly approaching
If you plan to vote in the November 2021 elections and are not registered to do so the deadline is quickly approaching. Secretary of State Michael Watson is reminding Mississippians who would like to exercise their right to vote in November that they must be registered to do so before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October…
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Kevin Freking, Associated Press
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September 1, 2026
U.S. House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election
News
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Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
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September 1, 2026
Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, U.S. official says
News
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Clara Turnage
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September 1, 2026
Engineering team aims to make carbon conversion simpler, more affordable
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2026
Ocean Aero creating 45 jobs with $4 million expansion in Gulfport
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 27, 2026
Raytheon announces completion of $50 million expansion in Forest
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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August 20, 2026
Solero Technologies announces $14 million expansion in Water Valley
Culture
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 1, 2026
A little bit petty, a whole lot creative: Inside Tupelo’s Petty Betty’s Art Studio
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 1, 2026
The valley of decision
Culture
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Robert St. John
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August 31, 2026
A lifetime along the panhandle
Opinion
Opinion
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Ashby Foote
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September 1, 2026
Energy Wars: Attack of the drones
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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August 28, 2026
Reports of Mississippi momentum are true
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 26, 2026
Supreme Court to rule on 2020 Census results that negatively impacted Mississippians
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