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Sarah Ulmer
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August 4, 2022
New State Health Officer outlines top priorities for Mississippi
Dr. Daniel Edney began as the state’s Health Officer in August. Following the resignation of Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) named Dr. Daniel Edney as the new State Health Officer for the agency. He began his new role this week. Before joining MSDH, Dr. Edney was in private practice in…
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August 4, 2022
LIPSON: The Decline and Fall of Newspapers
Submitted by Charles Lipson “Cheap, ubiquitous computing is killing print papers by introducing competition and choice,” Lipson writes. A few years ago, you would have unfolded your newspaper and read opinion and analysis like this. Those days are gone. Today, most of us get our news and commentary online, perhaps supplemented by network or cable…
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Frank Corder
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August 4, 2022
Hyde-Smith, Wicker back Finland, Sweden joining NATO
The two previously neutral countries applied for NATO membership following Russian President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Senate voted 95-1 on Wednesday to accept Finland and Sweden into NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The vote ratified the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 (Treaty Doc. 117-3) and backed the two countries’…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 3, 2022
Blue Cross subpoenas UMMC officials for communications with media in defamation suit
Communications from media outlets Mississippi Today and SuperTalk Mississippi specified in subpoena in BCBS defamation suit against UMMC. In the continued insurance coverage renewal battle between the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS), Blue Cross has subpoenaed multiple individual officials about their communications specifically with two Mississippi…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 3, 2022
Governor Reeves announces end to Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The program was implemented during the COVID19 pandemic. Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi is ending a federal program in the state that incentivizes people to stay out of the workforce by offering up to 15 months of free rent and utility bill payments. At the direction of Governor Reeves, Mississippi Home Corporation will…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 3, 2022
Auditor’s office says taxpayers could save over $350k in unused state cell phones
Auditor White says these state-issued cellphones are another opportunity to reinvest money spent into more important areas. Taxpayers could save nearly $350,000 a year if state-issued cell phones with little to no usage were turned off. This finding comes from a report issued by State Auditor Shad White’s office today. “My office has handled some…
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Frank Corder
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August 3, 2022
Commissioner Maxwell outlines opposition to PSC’s updated net metering rules
The Southern District Commissioner, who says he’s seeking re-election in 2023, also discusses the recent settlement with Entergy. Watch the interview. Southern District Public Service Commissioner and Chairman of the Mississippi PSC Dane Maxwell joined Y’all Politics on Wednesday to discuss a variety of topics, including his recent vote against the Public Service Commission’s updated…
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Frank Corder
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August 3, 2022
Former Mississippi U.S. Attorney Hurst testifies before U.S. Senate on uptick in violent crime
Hurst used Jackson as an example of why the Department of Justice should reprioritize its goals. Mike Hurst, former U.S. Attorney for Mississippi’s Southern District in the Trump Administration, testified today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing titled “Protecting Our Democracy’s Frontline Workers.” Hurst also previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 3, 2022
SBA offers disaster assistance to businesses, residents of MS affected by March storms
The declaration covers Holmes County and the adjacent counties of Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison and Yazoo in Mississippi. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced that businesses and residents affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes March 22, 2022, may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 3, 2022
Biden Admin. launches USDA-EPA partnership to provide wastewater sanitation to underserved communities
Mississippi’s Bolivar County will be among the participants in this pilot program. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative. Through this initiative from the Biden Administration, the USDA and EPA will leverage technical assistance resources to help historically…
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August 3, 2022
SALTER: Air conditioning state prisons is a measure of both basic humanity and business acumen
By: Sid Salter Those who are like me old enough to remember life before air conditioning in the Deep South often flinch a bit when passionate, well-meaning young prison reformers launch into a lecture about the cruelties of operating state prisons without the benefit of that comfort. Air conditioning on a national scale in the…
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Frank Corder
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August 3, 2022
Hol-Mac increasing footprint in Bay Springs, creating 31 jobs
The company’s latest expansion is an investment of $1 million. Hol-Mac Corportation, a Mississippi-based company, is expanding operations in Bay Springs. The $1 million corporate investment will create 31 jobs and create a base for continued growth for the company in Jasper County. “Hol-Mac Corporation’s expansion is another testament to Mississippi’s strong economy and business-friendly…
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 9, 2026
Breaking down the teams playing for a national championship at the College World Series
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Clara Turnage
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June 9, 2026
Researchers study ‘double-edged’ nature of workplace resilience
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 9, 2026
Mississippi higher education leaders talk enrollment cliff, consolidation
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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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
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 9, 2026
FestivalSouth: When Hattiesburg becomes a stage
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Alistair Begg
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June 9, 2026
With utmost patience
Culture
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Robert St. John
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June 8, 2026
The real work
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Kelley Williams
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June 8, 2026
What the Corps understands but you don’t
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Roger Wicker
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June 5, 2026
Mississippi building 21st century blue economy
Opinion
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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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