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Sarah Ulmer
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March 2, 2021
Senate puts politics aside to pass teacher pay raise bill, says Education Chairman
This year, both the Mississippi House and Senate authored versions of a teacher pay raise, with fundamentally the same components. Members appropriated $1,000 for teachers and assistant teachers across the board, with $100 more for assistant teachers. The bill would bring base pay for teachers to $37,000, which is just shy of the Southeastern average…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 2, 2021
State NFIB Director says income tax bill as is isn’t best for all small business
NFIB State Director Dawn Starns McVea joined Y’all Politics for a discussion on how the business community is responding to the proposed state income tax phase out bill passed by the Mississippi House in HB 1439. McVea said while the business community was initially excited about the release of the legislation, concerns have risen with…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 2, 2021
WATCH: Governor Tate Reeves lifts mask mandates across counties
Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference today to discuss some of the changes in handling the COVID-19 pandemic moving forward. In a new Executive Order to be in effect starting March 3rd through the 31st, Reeves did the following: Lifted the mask mandate for several counties. However, cities are still able to enact their…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 2, 2021
Insurance Commissioner and Senator work together to start RMI Scholarship Fund
Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and Senator Walter Michel have joined with the University of Mississippi to offer a scholarship annually for two seniors in the School of Business Administrations RMI program. The J. Walter Michel and Michael J. Chaney Risk Management and Insurance Scholarship of Excellence fund will provide a $2,500 scholarship each year to…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 2, 2021
Speaker Philip Gunn says the phase out of income tax needs to happen this year
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn sat down with Y’all Politics to talk about the particulars of HB 1439, the Tax Freedom Act. Gunn says now is the time to pass an elimination of the income tax, that the state cannot afford to wait. “The time is now. Our citizens need tax relief now,” said…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 1, 2021
NFIB: With the Income Tax Bill, ‘The Devil’s in the Details’
NFIB State Director Dawn Starns McVea released the following statement today on HB 1439, legislation that would phase out the state income tax over 10 years: “While our members support the idea of eliminating the state individual income tax, the devil’s in the details, and HB 1439 would end up helping some small business owners but raising taxes on specific industries such…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 26, 2021
MCRAE: Savings Shootout
“And she dribbles, shoots, and scores – a scholarship!” For twelve lucky students, that will be the announcement they’ll hear over the intercom during the upcoming state basketball tournament. For many Mississippians, sports can be the motivation and the means through which they achieve their college dreams. But sports scholarships can be hard to come…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 25, 2021
Empower Mississippi Releases Dynamic Modeling on Elimination of Income Tax
Empower Mississippi has released a new report that provides dynamic modeling under two scenarios for eliminating the income tax, a comparative analysis that demonstrates that states without income taxes can both sustain reasonable government spending and thrive economically, and some policy considerations for lawmakers weighing transformative tax reform. Empower Mississippi began this project last year. It was…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 24, 2021
PSC to Review State’s Public Utility Infrastructure in Light of Recent Winter Storms
The three Mississippi Public Service Commissioners unanimously announced today the launching of a comprehensive review of the Magnolia State’s public utility infrastructure in light of horrifying events in other areas of the nation and the lingering after-effects of the recent winter storm. The Commission’s review will begin immediately. The Commissioners stated that their goal was…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 24, 2021
SALTER: Infrastructure woes: After ice storms come potholes, road and bridge deteriorations
By: Sid Salter No matter where you drive in most of Mississippi in the next few weeks, you will encounter new and challenging potholes thanks to the Great Ice Strom of 2021. Last week’s severe winter weather will make a lasting impact on Mississippi’s already compromised infrastructure system – particularly on roads and bridges –…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 23, 2021
Speaker Gunn unpacks income tax phase out plan at Capitol press conference
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn (R) held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the particulars of HB 1439, the plan that would phase out the state’s income tax over 10 years. “Anyone in Mississippi who pays an income tax, today is the day that we start to eliminate that burden for you,”…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 22, 2021
Bill of the Day: Tearing down of “slum” buildings in Jackson Capitol Comples
Representative Ronnie Crudup (D-71), has authored a bill that would authorize the demolition of “slum and blighted properties” that are located within the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID). HB 1246 would allow these demolitions in order to ensure the public health, safety and welfare of the area. The bill sites that these dilapidated areas can…
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast
News
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
Mississippi again seeks end to federal oversight of its child welfare system
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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September 24, 2026
Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July as layoffs remain rare
Business
Business
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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
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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
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
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
Opinion
Opinion
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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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