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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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Sarah Ulmer
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March 31, 2021
Lawmakers adopt FY2022 state budget
Lawmakers filed conference reports by 8:00 p.m. on Saturday night on conference weekend. This was the first glimpse of the state’s budget to be seen all together. Several dummy bills were filed due to a lack of an agreement between the chambers on final numbers. However, with any good budget process, those have since been…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 31, 2021
Altman named acting director of MDOT
The Mississippi Transportation Commission (MTC) named Jeffrey C. Altman, P.E., acting executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Altman will assume the role effective April 1 following the retirement of MDOT Executive Direct Melinda McGrath after 36 years of state service. “It was with great reluctance that we accepted Melinda’s retirement earlier this…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 31, 2021
Medicaid will live on in the Governor’s office and with a budget
The Mississippi House and Senate have come to an agreement on the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill. However, it did not come without a debate between the chambers on the best way to move forward. Nearing the end of the Legislative session, Chairman of the Senate Medicaid committee Sen. Kevin Blackwell said that there were disagreements…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 31, 2021
SALTER: From Thalia to Yazoo: Texas was McMurtry’s connection to Mississippi’s Morris
By: Sid Salter The passing of iconic Texas novelist, screenwriter and antiquarian bookseller Larry McMurtry at age 84 on March 25 will mean different things to different fans of his prolific writing life. Some will remember retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call from the 1986 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lonesome Dove” novel and the series…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 30, 2021
Senate passes Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act
The Mississippi Senate has moved criminal justice reform in the state along with the adoption of the conference report for SB 2795, the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act. The bill passed on a vote of 35 to13. The bill was authored by Senator Juan Barnett (D) who chairs the Senate Corrections Committee. He presented the…
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2026
Mississippi’s August revenue collections come in $51 million above estimate
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Cass Rutledge
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September 2, 2026
$10 million USDA grant supports expansion of Leland Medical Clinic
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 2, 2026
Mississippi law enforcement operation targets card skimmer fraud
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2026
Gulf Ship investing $44 million to expand Gulfport shipyard
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
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Frank Corder
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August 27, 2026
Raytheon announces completion of $50 million expansion in Forest
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Steve Reed, Associated Press
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September 2, 2026
Clemson’s Swinney says he hasn’t heard from NCAA on tampering allegations he made against Ole Miss
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 2, 2026
God of the ordinary
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
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 2, 2026
For over 40 years, Mississippi workers have exceeded expectations at Raytheon
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
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