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Jeremy Pittari
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December 22, 2025
Education freedom expected to play a major role in the 2026 midterm elections
Polling conducted earlier this year shows a majority of Americans support education freedom, open enrollment, true parent accountability measures, and direct funding models that give families greater control and flexibility to provide the best education possible for their children.
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
Results from the Mississippi Department of Education's Teacher Recruitment and Retention Survey show teacher pay at the top on the list of factors leading to teacher turnover.
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 16, 2025
IHL requesting $130 million bond to address aging university facilities
Mississippi Valley State University has the highest maintenance backlog totaling $108.2 million, with the University of Southern Mississippi close behind with $107.3 million.
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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December 16, 2025
The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
The unemployment rate is at its highest level since 2021. Labor Department revisions also knocked 33,000 jobs off August and September payrolls.
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 16, 2025
Mississippi wants more citizens to earn a college degree or obtain industry credentials
Expectations are that legislation will be presented during the 2026 legislative session focused supporting Mississippians in their workforce development educational journey.
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
"We will be looking at some legislation that will mandate financial literacy at our colleges and universities and really at every level," State Sen. Nicole Boyd said.
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
Community colleges requesting $28 million for staff pay raises
The total request by the Mississippi Community College Board is anticipated to be $213.5 million this coming session which starts in January.
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 11, 2025
How Mississippi’s colleges and universities are funded is top of mind for lawmakers
Development of a new performance-based funding model is up for discussion as lawmakers and IHL consider ways to improve degree outcomes and workforce needs.
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Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
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December 11, 2025
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
Senators on Thursday rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts.
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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December 10, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions
In a set of quarterly economic projections, Fed officials signaled they expect to lower rates just once next year. Wednesday’s cut reduced the rate to about 3.6%, the lowest it has been in nearly three years.
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 10, 2025
Obesity, Medicaid and SNAP among topics discussed by Senate Study Committee on Women, Children and Families
Obesity is still playing a large part in the negative health outcomes for women, babies and children in Mississippi. And state agencies are working through changes to federal welfare programs.
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Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press
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December 10, 2025
Rod Paige, nation’s first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92
Former President George W. Bush announced Paige's death on Tuesday. Paige began his long education career as a football coach and later head coach at Jackson State University.
News
News
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Frank Corder
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April 14, 2026
New law requires DMR to have probable cause to stop boaters
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 14, 2026
Mississippi leads the nation in-state 988 answer rate
News
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Frank Corder
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April 14, 2026
Lawmakers to return to the Capitol
Business
Business
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
Culture
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 14, 2026
Where joy grows: The Hattiesburg Botanical Garden
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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April 14, 2026
Joyful worship
Culture
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Robert St. John
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April 13, 2026
Life at the table
Opinion
Opinion
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Hunter Estes
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April 14, 2026
From Mississippi to the moon
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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April 14, 2026
The night America remembered who she is
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
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