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Sarah Ulmer
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January 9, 2023
Mississippi House District 23 special election set for Tuesday
Voters in North Mississippi will head to the polls to elect a new state representative. Resident in Mississippi House District 23, which covers portions of Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, and Webster Counties, will elect a new member to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The district was previously represented by State Representative Jim Beckett, a Republican,…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 6, 2023
Residents appeal Tupelo City Council’s approval of affordable multifamily housing project
Mississippi Center for Justice files amicus brief supporting the challenge of the appeal. In August, the Tupelo City Council approved the construction of a planned affordable multifamily housing community, called Flowerdale Commons, which they said would create stable multifamily housing for 46 working families. Some businesses and residents in Tupelo have appealed the City Council’s…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 5, 2023
Lt. Governor Hosemann qualifies for re-election bid
Hosemann qualified at the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters amidst family, lawmakers. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann made his way from the Capitol today just down the street to the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters to officially qualify to run for re-election. He was joined at the event by his family, including grandchildren who led the large crowd…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 5, 2023
Mississippi House will not address Governor’s 2022 line-item vetoes
Lawmakers will not attempt to overturn a partial veto made by Governor Tate Reeves from 2022 Legislative session. On Thursday, Speaker Philip Gunn confirmed upon adjournment that the Mississippi House will not take up a bill that included line-item vetoes from last session by Governor Tate Reeves. In the 2022 Legislative session, the House and…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 4, 2023
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves qualifies for re-election
Reeves will run for a second term in 2023. On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed his qualifying papers at the Mississippi Republican Party Headquarters to run for re-election. Governor Reeves, a Republican, won the seat in 2019 after his party primary went to a runoff. He then defeated former Democrat Attorney General Jim Hood…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 4, 2023
Lawmakers return to the Capitol for start of 2023 Legislative session
Priorities include considering a modified school year, postpartum care, returning more money to Mississippians and addressing issues in the adoption and foster care process. Lawmakers gaveled in Tuesday at the Mississippi State Capitol for the start of the 2023 Legislative session. The House and Senate will work for 90 days, give or take, to establish…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 3, 2023
Mississippi Supreme Court appoints new members to Advisory Committee
The state’s high court adds four to the Rules Advisory Committee and reconfirms two others. The Mississippi Supreme Court has appointed new members to the Advisory Committee on Rules. Two new judges and two new attorneys will now serve on the Committee. The Committee on Rules serves to advise the Supreme Court on any needs…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 29, 2022
PEER recommends changes in Mississippi’s ESA Program as 127 students are waitlisted
The purpose of the Education Scholarship Account program is to offer parents of children with disabilities educational financial assistance. In December, the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER Committee) released its report titled “2022 Statutory Review of Mississippi’s Education Scholarship Account (ESA) Program.” According to the report, the purpose of the…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 27, 2022
Election integrity, anti-ESG, food security among legislation state officials championing during 2023 session
State Auditor White, Ag Commissioner Gipson, Treasurer McRae, and Secretary of State Watson spoke with Y’all Politics ahead of legislative session. On January 3rd, lawmakers will gavel in for the 2023 Mississippi Legislative session. Statewide elected officials spoke with Y’all Politics about legislation ideas from their offices as well as policy issues they will be…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 26, 2022
New Mississippi State Supt. of Education considers improvements as legislative session nears
Dr. Taylor is set to begin work January 17. He says he’ll work cooperatively with lawmakers to align MDE priorities with their legislative agenda. In November, Dr. Robert Taylor, a 30-year veteran educator and deputy state superintendent for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, was named Mississippi’s new State Superintendent of Education. He will assume…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 26, 2022
Inmates in Mississippi prisons cost over $59 per day
The cost per inmate day is based on security requirements, medical, food, facility management and maintenance, and administrative costs. During its 2012 Regular Session, the Mississippi Legislature passed H.B. 440, which requires the cost per inmate day calculation to occur every two years and requires development of a current cost-based model for the calculation. In…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2022
117th Congress heads home, sends $1.7 trillion spending package to President
Mississippi’s Thompson, Wicker vote in favor of the bill as Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest and Palazzo oppose it. On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 225-201 to pass the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package the U.S. Senate officially passed the day before, avoiding a Christmas break government shutdown that would have ensued at midnight when…
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
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May 1, 2026
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
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Daniel Tyson
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May 1, 2026
Federal judge temporarily blocks new Metro Jackson Water Authority
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 1, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: May 1, 2026
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 1, 2026
The tragic history of Windsor
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 1, 2026
A disciple of Christ
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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April 30, 2026
Rediscover the original Solly’s Hot Tamales in Vicksburg
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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April 29, 2026
Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd
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