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Sarah Ulmer
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March 16, 2022
Congress considers legislation to finally make Daylight Saving Time permanent
Congress will have the final vote on passing a bill to make Daylight Savings Time, the standard for the entire year. A bill co-authored by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) and Senator Marco Rubio (R) has passed in the United State’s Senate and now heads to Congress for a final vote. The bill would officially make…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 16, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith introduce bill to improve tornado forecasting following devastating outbreak
The TORNADO Act would require the NOAA to update its methods for communicating alerts to residents in the surrounding areas. On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) joined colleagues in introducing the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 16, 2022
SALTER: West Point’s Harris family cast a long, impactful shadow in Mississippi journalism
By: Sid Salter Third-generation Mississippi newspaper publisher William Henry (Billy) Harris, Jr., 70, died March 1 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A chapter closes on a rather remarkable family’s contribution to print journalism in this state with his passing. Billy was only seven years my senior, but he signed one of the first…
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Frank Corder
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March 15, 2022
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund still a possibility this session
The question remains as to how the fund will be established as the House and Senate differ on the source of the funding. Both the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Senate have overwhelmingly approved legislation that will create a much-needed conservation program, the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund. However, there remain significant differences in…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 15, 2022
Mississippi House passes legislation to recalibrate, grow K-12 career pathways
House Bill 1388 is now headed to Governor Tate Reeves’ desk. On Tuesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives unanimously concurred on the Comprehensive Career and Technical Education Reform Act (HB 1388). Authored by House Speaker Philip Gunn, the legislation takes a sweeping approach to improving career pathways in the K-12 education system. The legislation strives to…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 15, 2022
MDAC and MDMR manage 1.6 million grant to support seafood processors, facilities and vessels
The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will manage a $1,606,446 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 15, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith stand against potential Iran nuclear deal
Miss. Senators, colleagues pledge to block any revised plan that fails to block Iran’s nuclear weapons capability. On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) announced that they are among 49 Republican Senators who have issued a statement to the Biden administration informing them that they will not support the revived Joint…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 15, 2022
Hyde-Smith, colleagues target ATF ‘secret guidance’ threat to Second Amendment rights
The Senators wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Acting ATF Director Marvin Richardson to demand more transparency. On Monday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) announced she had joined 19 of her colleagues in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Acting ATF Director Marvin Richardson demanding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 15, 2022
Governor Reeves signs law to support advanced recycling, job growth, and sustainability
The legislation passed the House and Senate unanimously. On Friday, March 11, 2022, Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1135 into law, making Mississippi the 16th state in the nation to enact legislation that regulates advanced plastics recycling technologies as manufacturing operations. “Mississippi joins a growing group of states that have passed legislation to encourage the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2022
House and Senate address opposite chamber’s income tax bills prior to floor deadline
The House makes several concessions on original income tax plan, the Senate makes minor changes including a reverse repealer and a cut to the gas tax for 6 months. The Mississippi House and Senate are handling each others income tax cut bills in the necessary committee’s today, prior to tomorrow’s floor deadline. House Action On…
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Frank Corder
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March 14, 2022
Top 5 Reasons Mississippi Lawmakers and Elected Officials are Feeling the Heat
Republicans in Mississippi are at odds as the 2022 legislative session winds down. Here’s why. Over the past week or so, tempers around the Mississippi Capitol have flared in both chambers, raising the ire of lawmakers and citizens alike. Casual observers of Mississippi politics, specifically as it relates to the Legislature, would assume that since…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2022
Hosemann calls for six-month cut to gas tax in response to rising inflation
The Senate will consider the gas tax cut prior to sending the House income tax bill back. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann announced on Monday he is calling for Senators to cut the gas tax for at least six months in response to rising inflation in the state. Mississippi has an 18.4 cent tax on gasoline.…
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 22, 2025
IHL Board initiates search for new Jackson State president
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Frank Corder
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August 22, 2025
One dead, suspect in custody in Ingalls Shipbuilding shooting
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Frank Corder
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August 22, 2025
Shooting reported inside Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Ben Smith
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August 22, 2025
Women’s archery growing in Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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August 22, 2025
Thacker Mountain Radio to highlight Mississippi Poet Laureate, songwriters in Ocean Springs
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Alistair Begg
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August 22, 2025
As you have always obeyed
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Lesley Davis
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August 22, 2025
Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it
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Sid Salter
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August 20, 2025
Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy
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Philip Wegmann
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August 19, 2025
Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
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