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July 29, 2022

WICKER: CHIPS Act to Boost Research Funding for Rural States

Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker To better compete with China, Wicker says he helped negotiate the legislation to energize the U.S. chip industry and boost technological research across America. One of the biggest changes to our economy in recent decades has been our dependence on microchips. These tiny electronic devices – sometimes called semiconductors –…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 29, 2022

MDAC’s Gene Robertson elected to National Conference on Weights and Measures Board

Robertson was named Chair-elect at this year’s annual meeting held in Tacoma, Washington. Gene Robertson, Deputy Director of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s (MDAC) Bureau of Regulatory Services, was named Chair-elect of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Board of Directors at this year’s annual meeting, held in Tacoma, Washington. “I…