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February 11, 2022
The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Could See Needed Changes
Submitted by Bigger Pie Forum “While the policy of state government picking winners and losers isn’t good policy, the MFLEX program will provide more transparency.” In the past forty years, the Mississippi Legislature has added numerous incentive programs designed to attract industry to the state and retain existing businesses while also encouraging them to expand.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 10, 2022
A facelift could be ahead for Mississippi state parks
Two “Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Funds” presented, both with different funding models. Mississippi’s state parks and outdoor areas could get a facelift with several bills coming from the Legislature this year. The state’s outdoor recreation is an estimated $8 billion industry. This includes over $600 million in local and state revenue and nearly 80,000 jobs. Two…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 10, 2022
Former Assistant DA Cherie Wade joins Taggart, Rimes & Wiggins firm
She has tried more than twenty-five high profile and complex cases, including death penalty, child sexual abuse, homicide, and other felony crimes. Taggart, Rimes & Wiggins, PLLC has announced the addition of former Assistant District Attorney Cherie Rivera Wade to their firm. She joins the practice after serving the citizens of Jackson, George and Greene…
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February 10, 2022
Bigger Pie Forum Podcast: Electricity Lessons from the U.K.
BPF visits with MCPP’s Carswell, a former member of the British Parliament, to talk energy policy. This week, Bigger Pie Forum released a podcast where host Ashby Foote spoke with Douglas Carswell of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy on the electricity crisis in the United Kingdom. The two discuss what has transpired in the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 10, 2022
Mississippi Investing Nearly $25 Million in Site Development
“By investing in these sites today, we are laying a foundation upon which companies can quickly locate, expand and create jobs for future generations of Mississippians,” Governor Reeves said. Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi is investing nearly $25 million in site development projects throughout the state. Site development grant funds made…
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Frank Corder
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February 10, 2022
Reeves, Hosemann add millions to their campaign finance accounts ahead of 2023 election cycle
Active fundraising by Speaker Gunn, Northern PSC Commissioner Presley fuel further speculation about potential statewide runs by the Republican and the Democrat. Annual campaign finance reports in Mississippi were due January 31st to recap the prior year’s fundraising. Those reports are now on the Secretary of State’s website. Today, Y’all Politics provides an overview of…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 9, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, colleagues pledge to block any Iran deal not submitted to Congress for approval
Miss. Senators admonish Biden Administration over nuclear talks. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) announced that they have joined colleagues in a letter to President Biden rebuking the administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal. Reports have emerged saying that the Biden administration is actively renegotiating another entry into the 2015 Nuclear…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 9, 2022
Bills pertaining to raising, capping salaries gain traction in Mississippi House and Senate
Lawmakers consider bills to raise their own per diem, teacher pay, and other publicly funded positions while reining in salaries of top state education officials. Throughout the 2022 Mississippi Legislative Session, lawmakers have presented a variety of bills that deal with the raising of salaries for sheriffs, teachers, District Attorneys, and other publicly funded positions. …
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Anne Summerhays
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February 9, 2022
Proposed bill in Mississippi House would allow children to attend school of their choice in any school district
Wicker, Hyde-Smith have supported similar efforts on the federal level. The Mississippi Legislature faces a deadline to pass general bills originating in their own chamber. Before both chambers met Wednesday morning, Mississippi Statewatch reported that the Senate had 71 items on the general bill calendar remaining and the House has 87 on its calendar. With…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 9, 2022
Rectification of Mississippi ballot initiative process moves to the Senate
The House bill would restore the ballot initiative process but not allow it to change the state constitution. As expected, lawmakers are tackling the reinstatement of Mississippi’s ballot initiative process in the 2022 Legislative session, seeking to rectify the previous flaws that lead to the process being upended by the state Supreme Court. HC 39…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 9, 2022
Former state hospital police officer arrested for fraud
Former police officer arrested on fraud charges after allegedly fudging time sheets. A former Mississippi State Hospital department police officer who was in Texas has been extradited to Mississippi and charged with fraud. According to State Auditor Shad White, Roberto Williams was indicted by a Rankin County grand jury after special agents presented a $3,135.62…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 9, 2022
SALTER: Origin of state’s huge budget surplus lost in legislative march toward massive tax cuts
By: Sid Salter Is Mississippi on solid fiscal footing for the future as the Republican leadership of both houses of the Mississippi Legislature take slightly different paths in their march toward a massive tax cut? As in most matters of politics and public policy, the answer to that question depends on who is providing the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 16, 2025
Storms wreak havoc across Mississippi, 6 dead
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 14, 2025
Lawmakers keep PBM reforms alive
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
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March 14, 2025
Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know
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Frank Corder
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March 4, 2025
Fabricators Supply expanding in West Point, adding 15 jobs
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Frank Corder
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March 3, 2025
ABB doubling size of its Senatobia facility with $40 million investment
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Lynne Jeter
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March 2, 2025
SBA rolls out new loan program
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Matt Friedeman
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March 16, 2025
Frustrated with God? Elevate your voice and tell Him
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 16, 2025
Lessons in defeat
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 14, 2025
His by donation, dedication, and relation
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Russ Latino
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March 14, 2025
Eliminating the tax on work makes dollars and cents, the spotlight falls on Hosemann
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Sid Salter
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March 12, 2025
From Capitol Hill, Medicaid is tracking to be under scrutiny for significant cuts
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Sid Salter
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March 5, 2025
Bird flu a dire concern to Mississippi’s almost $4 billion top agricultural commodity
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