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March 18, 2016
MS House weekly summary for March 17, 2016
Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary Week of March 14, 2016 This week, House members faced Wednesday’s deadline for original floor action on Appropriation and Revenue bills originating in the House, and Thursday’s deadline of reconsideration on Appropriation and Revenue bills originating in the House. House members also began addressing Senate bills toward the end…
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March 17, 2016
MS Senate budget increases education spending
MS Senate approves budget that would boost education funding The state senate passed a $6.2 billion general fund budget for Fiscal Year 2017 on Wednesday that includes a $55 million boost to public education. Under the proposed budget, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program would add $40 million to its $2.3 billion budget. State universities would…
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March 17, 2016
PERRY breaks down #MSprimary delegate allocation
BRIAN PERRY/Record Trump turnout Delegate allocation is pending vote certification, but based on unofficial totals, Trump won 24 delegates and Cruz won 16 delegates. As the only two candidates breaking the 15 percent threshold statewide, Trump and Cruz split the at-large delegates 16 to 12 respectively. Trump won the most votes in each congressional district…
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March 17, 2016
MML, cities push for SB 2146 for more infrastructure tax revenue
Mississippi Cities Campaign for Funding to Fix Roads, Sewers Jackson, Mississippi A coalition of nearly 300 municipal governments in Mississippi is campaigning for a bill that would give them more sales tax revenue to repair infrastructure. The Mississippi Municipal League held a press conference in the State Capitol Wednesday to express support for Senate Bill…
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March 17, 2016
MS Senate passes bill that keeps tax increase alive for infrastructure by 34-13 vote
Senate keeps road tax increase drive alive After hours of heated debate, the Senate passed a bill that would keep alive a push to raise taxes and fees to fund road and bridge maintenance. An odd coalition of Republicans and Democrats banded together and attempted to kill the measure as the Senate worked to pass…
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March 17, 2016
Former State Trooper sues MHP
Former Mississippi trooper suing state Patrick Boyd filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Highway Patrol last Wednesday in federal court, according to media reports. Boyd was a member of MHP Troop H in Meridian. Boyd was fired after a speeding accident, but he alleges similar violations by other troopers did not result in disciplinary action.…
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March 16, 2016
Gov. Bryant signs small loan revision into law
Bryant signs revision of small loan law Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that revises the state’s regulation of small loan companies. He signed House Bill 1511 on Monday, and it will become law July 1. It will allow small loan companies to make loans of up to $4,000 at a 59 percent…
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March 16, 2016
Workforce training bill headed to Governor Bryant for signature
Workforce Training Bill Heads to Governor Jackson, Miss. – Legislation to bolster Mississippi’s workforce is on the way to Gov. Bryant’s desk. The House passed Senate Bill 2808 on Tuesday. The bill creates the Mississippi Works Fund to provide highly focused workforce training for new and existing businesses. This fund is an addition to the…
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March 16, 2016
Judge Carlton Reeves questions court’s standing to decide if #MSflag should be removed
Judge: Is Court Proper Place for Mississippi Flag Debate? A federal judge is ordering attorneys to file arguments over whether courts have standing to decide if Mississippi should remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has set a Mar. 21 deadline for briefs by Mississippi Attorney General Jim…
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March 16, 2016
MS Senate committees pass gas tax placeholder bill to beat deadline
Committee balks at roads tax increase Simmons introduced a proposal Tuesday to add an 8-percent sales tax on gasoline and diesel, increase the cost of car tags with varying user fees and require counties to raise taxes in order to share the money that would be generated to fix the state’s ailing roads and bridges.…
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March 16, 2016
Senate Appropriations Committee whacks away at state budget but increases education spending
First Senate budget draft is ugly That chopping sound you might have heard near High Street on Tuesday was the Senate Appropriations Committee whacking away at most state agencies — passing out first drafts of budget bills that cut about 4 percent from most budgets, on top of roughly 1.5 percent mid year cuts recently…
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March 16, 2016
Hosemann orders Ocean Springs Bluebird Cancer Retreat to stop soliciting donations
Hosemann orders adult cancer camp shutdown Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said in a statement that his office has ordered Ocean Springs-based Mississippi Gulf Coast Bluebird Cancer Retreat to stop soliciting donations, the Sun Herald reported. Hosemann said his office found several violations of state law, including failing to provide exam records and notification of…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 20, 2026
CMS places moratorium on new hospice, home health providers nationwide
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 20, 2026
Alleged Beth Israel arsonist has trial delayed again
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 20, 2026
Where Music Lives: REDFEST celebrates Saltillo’s legendary sound
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Alistair Begg
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May 20, 2026
Words that help
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Matt Brown, Associated Press
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May 19, 2026
NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
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Sid Salter
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May 20, 2026
Second-generation jurist brings impactful tenure on the federal bench to a close at age 85
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Mike Ezell
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May 14, 2026
Supporting law enforcement shouldn’t be political
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Sid Salter
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May 13, 2026
Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice
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