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Sarah Ulmer
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June 3, 2020
May revenue numbers over $24 million under estimates
Total revenue collections for the month of May FY 2020 are $24,717,016 or 5.15% below the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through May are $51,065,828 or 1.00% below the sine die estimate. Fiscal YTD total revenue collections through May 2020 are $137,095,116 or 2.64% below the prior year’s collections. The FY 2020…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 3, 2020
Mississippi legislation providing COVID liability protection to businesses likely
The State of Mississippi fully reopened, under restrictions, on June 1, 2020, after nearly three full months of restrictive regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has hit the economy hard, adversely impacting businesses of all sizes across the world. There have also been indications that businesses could face liability lawsuits as reopening continues.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 3, 2020
Senate Minority Leader Derrick Simmons urges for police violence toward blacks addressed
The Mississippi Senate Minority Leader Derrick Simmons of the 12th District penned a letter calling for the violence of police officers towards black individuals to be addressed. You can read what he wrote below: As our nation grapples with days on end of protests – violent and non-violent – and sees our society being pushed…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 3, 2020
EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI: Russ Latino joins Empower Mississippi
Empower Mississippi President Grant Callen announced this week that Russ Latino, a founding board member of the organization, has been named Senior Vice President. A south Mississippi native, Latino brings a passion for Mississippi and extensive public policy and legal experience to Empower Mississippi. In this leadership role, Latino will head up the policy team…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 3, 2020
SALTER: Remembering one of Mississippi’s finest school integration heroes: Lee J. McKinney
By: Sid Salter The struggle for peaceful school integration in Mississippi just over a half-century ago was a time that called for the emergence of quiet heroes – men and women of courage and good will from both the black and white races. Lee J. McKinney, 82, who died May 12 at Anderson Regional Medical…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 2, 2020
Governor Reeves Announces $300 Million Expansion of Nation’s Largest Retailer-Owned Cooperative in DeSoto County
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) plans to expand in DeSoto County by constructing a new facility in Hernando. The project will bring over $300 million in investment and 79 new jobs to Mississippi. “When Mississippi businesses, such as Associated Wholesale Grocers, grow and provide even more jobs in our…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 2, 2020
Commissioner Cain plans to bring “moral rehabilitation” to Mississippi prison system
Burl Cain was recently appointed Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He brings with him a 40-year career with the Louisiana Department of Corrections where he served as Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary for 20 years. However, Cain did not get his initial start in corrections. He originally had his sights set on…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 1, 2020
MDOT: Now is the time to prepare for hurricane season
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins on June 1 and ends on November 30. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reminds residents, businesses and community organizations across south Mississippi to have a preparedness plan in place before a storm threatens the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “When preparing for a hurricane, the first step is to have…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 29, 2020
NFIB Releases Industry-Specific Small Business Economic Trends Survey
Construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries examined The NFIB Research Center released a Small Business Economic Trends Industry report highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries specifically. “Small businesses in every industry have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to varying degrees and have been responding as best as they can,” said Holly Wade, NFIB Director of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 27, 2020
SALTER: Who has more experience operating a state prison farm than controversial Cain?
By: Sid Salter There has been more than a little media tut-tutting over the decision by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to hire controversial former Louisiana corrections official Burl Cain, 77, to lead the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Journalists widely panned Reeves’ choice of Cain to pull Mississippi’s prison system out of its present mire of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 22, 2020
MDAC Modifies Cost-Share Program to Aid Farmers Impacted by COVID-19
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is modifying the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handline Practices (GHP) certification cost-share program by increasing allowable reimbursement in an effort to aid farmers impacted by COVID-19. “MDAC has increased the reimbursement amount of the cost-share program for…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 22, 2020
OP-ED: Community Colleges – Leading the way out of this national crisis
By Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Tom Downs, Dawn Erlandson Community colleges in Mississippi and nationwide have responded quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic, making contributions to enhance capabilities of emergency responders and health care professionals. Two-year public colleges have the unique capability to re-skill the workforce as Mississippi and the nation prepare to return to productivity after…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 16, 2026
Credit union CEO, state employee sued for allegedly embezzling over $90 million
News
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David Fischer, Associated Press
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June 16, 2026
Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
News
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
Chaney to seek sixth term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
Business
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
Business
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
Culture
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 16, 2026
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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June 16, 2026
The conquering lion
Culture
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Robert St. John
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June 15, 2026
The unlived life
Opinion
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
Opinion
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
Opinion
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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