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November 6, 2017

Papers blowing on Bay St. Louis bridge triggers PEER review of agencies’ handling of documents

Your private info is being mishandled by Mississippi agencies and universities, report says A legislative review triggered by a Sun Herald story has found several problems with the way state agencies handle confidential information. The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance, Evaluation and Expenditure began investigating the records practices after the Sun Herald reported that thousands…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 6, 2017

Ag Commissioner Hyde-Smith wants Mississippi part of needed increase in food production

Mississippi farmers need their stories heard, says state’s first female agriculture chief What keeps her up at night is knowing 30 percent more food will be needed to feed the world’s population in just 30 years, said Mississippi’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith. The world’s population will be 34 percent higher by 2050…