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Daniel Tyson
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March 30, 2026
Lawmakers approve tax credits for contributions to rural Mississippi hospitals
State Senator Lane Taylor believes the bill could help struggling rural hospitals as many are facing financial hardships.
Issues
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 30, 2026
State funding for Mississippi Medicaid tops $1 billion
Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had requested an increase of $390 million.
Issues
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 27, 2026
Mississippi lawmakers agree on $2,000 teacher pay raise
"Tight state budget" given as reason for reduced amount of teacher pay raises after the House and Senate touted significantly higher competing proposals.
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 27, 2026
Governor vetoes “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act” over allowance for out-of-state residents
Governor Tate Reeves also vetoed another medical cannabis-related bill that would have extended the time between caregiver background checks, among other provisions.
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
Edney increasingly an unlikely choice as White House delays naming new CDC Director
The Mississippi State Health Officer's public stance championing the importance of vaccinations and childhood immunizations would appear to be at odds with Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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March 24, 2026
It’s a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll
Just 28% of workers in a quarterly Gallup survey conducted in the last part of 2025 said now is a “good time” to find a job, with 72% saying it is a bad time.
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 24, 2026
Mississippi Dept. of Education adds new Districts, Schools of Innovation
The new Districts of Innovation include Newton County, Union Public School District, and Western Line School District.
Issues
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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.
Issues
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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.
Issues
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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.
Issues
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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March 18, 2026
Fed projects one rate cut this year as Powell vows to stay on until DOJ investigation is finished
Fed policymakers left short-term interest rates unchanged Wednesday for the second straight meeting at about 3.6%
News
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 31, 2026
Rankin County School District released from desegregation order
News
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Frank Corder
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July 31, 2026
Results of autopsy, toxicology in Wells death sent to Jackson County DA
News
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Frank Corder
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July 31, 2026
Mississippi officials join DOJ’s Southeast Regional Fraud Enforcement Partnership
Business
Business
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 30, 2026
MCC, Compass partnering to train Mississippians to fill data center jobs
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
Culture
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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July 31, 2026
Bit of the ‘Sip returns to Oxford
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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July 31, 2026
Sovereign Lord, gentle shepherd
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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July 30, 2026
Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing named a Top 10 Producer in the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship
Opinion
Opinion
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Delbert Hosemann
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July 29, 2026
Every Mississippi child matters. Every day counts
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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July 29, 2026
Mississippi’s senators again control major legislative “gates” for defense contracting
Opinion
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Jeremy Hutchinson
, Mark Bowling
, Mary Kate Mull
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July 27, 2026
When junk science decides guilt in the South
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