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Sarah Ulmer
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July 1, 2022
PEER releases review on MDCPS exemption from State Personnel Board oversight
The PEER Committee recently released a review on the Mississippi Department of CPS and their exemption from the State Personnel Board oversight. In 2017 the Mississippi Legislature established MDCPS and granted the department a temporary three-year exemption from the oversight of the State Personnel Board (MSPB). That was then extended for FY2020 but not FY2021.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 1, 2022
Laws from the 2022 Legislative Session go into effect today
Many bills that passed during the 2022 Legislative Session have an effective date of July 1. This is also the first day of the new fiscal year. Here is a look at some of most high-profile laws that go into effect today as passed during the 2022 Mississippi legislative session. Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 1, 2022
Governor Reeves sets special election for House District 37
The qualifying deadline for candidates has been set for September 19th with the election to be held on November 8th. Following the tragic passing of State Representative Lynn Wright on June 17, 2022, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has set a special election on November 8, 2022, to fill the vacancy in House of Representatives District…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 1, 2022
Out-of-network care to begin for BCBS members at UMMC
No relief for consumers relying on BCBS-MS and UMMC at the end of the mediation period. Mediation continues between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center regarding insurance coverage for patients at the teaching hospital. When no resolution was initially found between the two entities, State Insurance Commissioner Mike…
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July 1, 2022
WICKER: Republicans will continue to stand up to President Biden and defend women’s sports
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Title IX Protections at risk after 50 years on the books June 23 marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark civil rights law that brought athletic opportunity to women across America. Passed in 1972, Title IX bans discrimination on the basis of sex in all schools, colleges, and universities…
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Frank Corder
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July 1, 2022
Latest abortion case filed by activists likely headed to Mississippi Supreme Court
With a Special Judge now appointed, the case over the state’s trigger law will be heard. Here’s how it could play out. On Monday, Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic in partnership with activists at the Mississippi Center for Justice filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the state’s trigger law that would make abortion illegal except…
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July 1, 2022
FOOTE: Carbon to the rescue?
Submitted by Ashby Foote with Bigger Pie Forum “Trying to decarbonize the economy is a project fraught with peril,” Foote writes. Inflation is all the rage today, or at least the cause of today’s rage. Whether it is filling up your gas tank or your grocery cart, the pump and barcode price shocks are breathtaking.…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 1, 2022
Treasurer McRae applauds reversal of Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott.
The ice cream giant originally boycotted Israel in 2021. State Treasurer David McRae today applauded Unilever for reversing Ben & Jerry’s ‘woke’ Israel boycott. Ben & Jerry’s is a subsidiary of Unilever. In December 2021, McRae joined six other state financial officers in challenging Unilever to hold its subsidiary accountable after Ben & Jerry’s unjustly boycotted…
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Anne Summerhays
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June 30, 2022
Dr. Joseph Paul to serve as Interim President of the University of Southern Mississippi
Dr. Paul will begin serving in this position on July 16th. Earlier this year, Southern Miss President Rodney Bennett announced his plans to step down from the university before the end of his contract. According to the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the Board of Trustees of State IHL approved a transition plan for the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 30, 2022
SCOTUS rules against EPA overreach
Mississippi Governor Reeves says the decision strikes a major blow to President Biden’s radical Green New Deal agenda. In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot pass overarching regulations that might overhaul entire industries without congressional approval. The case, West Virginia V. EPA, stemmed from…
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Anne Summerhays
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June 30, 2022
Search firm out of Nebraska engaged to find next Mississippi State Superintendent of Education
McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, has placed over 750 superintendents and other officials in public, non-profit organizations across the U.S. On Monday, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) announced that they had selected McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, headquartered out of Nebraska to lead the search for the next State Superintendent of Education. The announcement of…
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Frank Corder
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June 30, 2022
Palazzo urges support of Ezell for Congress in 4th District’s General Election
The current incumbent Congressman thanked supporters Wednesday and congratulated his opponent for winning the runoff. South Mississippi’s 4th District Congressman Steven Palazzo sought to unite Republican voters on Wednesday, urging them to support Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell in the November General Election after Ezell won the runoff on Tuesday. Palazzo, the 12-year incumbent, lost…
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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
Business
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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
Culture
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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
Opinion
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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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