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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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March 14, 2022
Can Mississippi afford income tax relief? House and Senate fiscal analysis say . . . Yes.
House and Senate Analysis Side By Side As the debate began in earnest in the early parts of the 2022 session, Mississippi House and Senate leaders scrambled to win the war of datapoints on their tax cut proposals. Mississippi, flush with over a billion dollars in recurring revenues in excess of expected collections, has what…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2022
Mississippi Governor Reeves signs anti-Critical Race Theory bill into law
Bill to prohibit the teaching of the tenets of critical race theory in Mississippi schools becomes law. Governor Tate Reeves has signed a bill that would prohibit the teaching of the tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Mississippi public schools. This includes K-12 schools as well as IHL Universities and Community Colleges. In too…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2022
MDAH celebrates life of former Governor William Winter and First Lady Elise Winter
The event will include remarks from former President Bill Clinton and former Governor Haley Barbour. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) will celebrate the former Governor William Winter and First Lady Elise Winter at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The event will be sponsored by the Foundation for Mississippi History. Speakers for…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 12, 2022
Wicker, Colleagues Travel to Poland
Mississippi Senator Will Assess Security Situation and Visit Refugee Sites U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today traveled with Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to Poland to meet with senior government officials and visit refugee sites to reaffirm the United States’ commitment…
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Russ Latino
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October 10, 2025
Mississippi’s Mike Hurst confirmed as general counsel of Republican National Committee
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Samy Magdy, Associated Press
, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
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October 10, 2025
Israeli Cabinet approves Trump’s plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 9, 2025
State Board of Health updated on effects of federal shutdown, importance of vaccinations
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million facility in Marshall County
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Richelle Putnam
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October 10, 2025
A mural movement and revolution: Inside the Meridian Museum Art Collective
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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October 10, 2025
Does God need us?
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 9, 2025
A sweet spot in Hattiesburg: Mulukakao makes chocolate and coffee with heart
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Jonathan Bain
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October 10, 2025
Don’t Mistake Medicaid Work Requirements for a Green Light on Medicaid Expansion
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Casey Anderson
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October 10, 2025
Support for Drax is support for Mississippi’s forests and economy
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Sid Salter
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October 8, 2025
Researchers say religion declines globally, but Mississippi still the ‘most religious state’
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