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Jeremy Pittari
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March 24, 2026
State Board of Education revises Mississippi school district audit policy in an effort to “triage” late filers
The State Board of Education was told last week that 32 school districts have not filed audits from Fiscal Year 2023 and/or Fiscal Year 2024.
Education
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 23, 2026
IHL adopts financial literacy policy, discusses effort to create new funding model for state universities
Lawmakers are debating financial literacy requirements at Mississippi colleges and universities as the session winds down.
Education
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Collin Binkley, Associated Press
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March 20, 2026
Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department
The Treasury Department will take over management of student loans whose borrowers are in default. Those loans add up to about $180 billion, or 11% of the government’s $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio.
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Frank Corder
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March 19, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Education releases updated K-12 strategic plan
The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.
Education
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 18, 2026
Senate moves Children’s Promise Act forward
The legislation would create an additional $6 million in tax credits for special purpose schools that serve students with disabilities.
Education
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 16, 2026
House sends community college, university funding proposals to the Senate
The Mississippi House looks to increase state community college funding by $100 million while also raising university funding by $53 million above legislative budget requests.
Education
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 11, 2026
Senate counters House $5,000 teacher pay raise with $2,000 increases over 3 years
Teachers would receive $2,000 annually for three years, for a total increase of $6,000. Special education teachers would receive $3,000 annually for three years, for a total increase of $9,000.
Education
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 10, 2026
Governor Reeves doesn’t rule out special session to tackle teacher pay raise, expanded education freedom
The governor did add that there is still time in the session to get those things done, saying that nothing is dead in the Capitol until it is "dead, dead, dead."
Education
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Frank Corder
, Jeremy Pittari
, Daniel Tyson
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March 6, 2026
House unanimously revives teacher pay raise, PERS changes
The Mississippi House is sending a strong message to the Senate, backing a $5,000 teacher pay raise and reducing the years of service necessary to draw benefits in PERS under the new Tier 5.
Education
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 4, 2026
Teacher pay raise bills die on deadline day
House and Senate Education Committee chairs say they intend to continue the push for salary increases for educators this session.
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 3, 2026
Senate keeps college workforce development, financial literacy bills alive
Another bill would allow the University of Southern Mississippi to selloff about 600 acres of property.
Education
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 25, 2026
Lawmakers no longer exploring college performance-based funding, financial literacy this session
Bills to ensure confidentiality of NIL deals and create a last dollar scholarship program at state community colleges did move forward in the House.
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News
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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May 5, 2026
Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectations
News
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Frank Corder
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May 5, 2026
Thompson says SCOTUS Callais ruling “equivalent to a second Civil War”
News
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Daniel Tyson
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May 5, 2026
Debate lingers over what, how to pay Jackson’s new police chief
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
Business
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
Business
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 5, 2026
Who do you say that I am?
Culture
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Robert St. John
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May 4, 2026
Table 19
Opinion
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
Opinion
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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