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Anne Summerhays
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January 10, 2023
Lawmakers split on incentivizing districts to adopt modified public school calendar
The issue is expected to be taken up “quite early” on in the 2023 legislative session. Over the last few months, the possibility of legislation that would encourage school districts in Mississippi to adopt a modified school calendar has gained steam among lawmakers, at least on the Senate side of the Capitol. Lieutenant Governor Delbert…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 10, 2023
Former Democratic Congressional candidate Young announces campaign for Mississippi Secretary of State
No Republican has qualified as of yet for SOS, including incumbent Secretary Watson. Candidates have until February 1st to file. On Tuesday, Shuwaski Young, a Democrat, held a press conference at the Mississippi State Capitol to announce he is running for Mississippi Secretary of State. Young recently ran for Congress in the 2022 midterms, vying…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 10, 2023
Mississippi state revenue $77.5 million over December 2022 estimates
Lawmakers will be deciding how best to appropriate the revenues when setting the FY 2023 state budget. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee released the state revenue report for December 2022 showing tax collections continue to outpace budget estimates in Mississippi. Total revenue collections for FY 2023 through the month of December 2022 are currently at…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 10, 2023
State Representative Criswell will not seek re-election to Mississippi House
The member from DeSoto County has represented House District 6 for two terms. Over the weekend, State Representative Dana Criswell announced he has decided not to run again. Criswell made the announcement via an email newsletter on Sunday afternoon, January 8th. “Now that I have reached the conclusion of my second term, I know it…
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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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Magnolia Tribune
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June 8, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 8, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 5, 2026
Report: Improper ACA enrollments in Mississippi could cost taxpayers over $600 million
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Associated Press
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June 5, 2026
Four former Alabama State men’s basketball players were paid to fix a game against Southern Miss in 2024, NCAA says
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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 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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Robert St. John
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June 8, 2026
The real work
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Alistair Begg
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June 8, 2026
Radical remorse
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Matt Friedeman
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June 7, 2026
Everyone is a disciple – the question is, “Whose?”
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Roger Wicker
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June 5, 2026
Mississippi building 21st century blue economy
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Sid Salter
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June 3, 2026
It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains
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Hunter Estes
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June 2, 2026
Mississippi needs the success sequence
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