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January 12, 2022
PERS’ Lessons from the Municipal Retirement Systems
SUBMITTED BY BIGGER PIE FORUM Thirty-five years after it was closed, MRS still covers 1,510 retirees in 19 cities. The Public Employee Retirement Systems of Mississippi (PERS) had one of its best years ever from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. That is good news for its participants and good news for those who…
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Frank Corder
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January 12, 2022
Mississippi House set to pass its version of Income Tax Elimination
The bill championed by Speaker Gunn has been revised since the 2021 session. On Tuesday, the Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee made short work of HB 531, the “Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2022,” passing it out of committee on for the full consideration in the House. Speaker Philip Gunn has championed a plan…
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Frank Corder
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January 12, 2022
Medical Marijuana bill revised, lowers amount and provides local opt out
See what’s in the latest version of the “Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.” The latest iteration of a Medical Marijuana bill has been filed in the Mississippi State Senate. The bill number is SB 2095 and it is titled, “The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.” State Senator Kevin Blackwell (R), the lead negotiator in the chamber, filed…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 12, 2022
SALTER: Will Mississippi voters regain the ability to engage in the voter referendum process?
Submitted by Sid Salter Just as the initial adoption of the modern initiative process was difficult, so, too, will be the “fix.” As the 2022 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature moves forward, the question of the future of medical marijuana in the Magnolia State remains in limbo. Lawmakers appear in agreement on a plan…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 12, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith defend filibuster, challenge sweeping voting law changes
Wicker says this is a week that will decide the future, not only of the Senate, but the future of our republic. On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) defended the 60-vote Senate filibuster rule and criticized proposed changes to national voting laws in speech on the Senate floor. “Our friends on the other side of…
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Frank Corder
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January 11, 2022
Day after Senate leaders propose teacher pay increase, Mississippi House version raises the bar even higher
The Senate version would move starting teacher pay to $40,000. The newly released House bill trumps that by $3,000. On Monday, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) and Senate Education Chairman Dennis DeBar (R) released their proposal to raise teacher pay over the coming years, restructuring the pay scale and investing some $210 million into teacher…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
Hyde-Smith joins bill to sanction Beijing for ongoing obstruction of COVID-19 origins investigation
Penalties include suspending, prohibiting U.S.-China viral research efforts Today, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) announced that she has joined around fourteen of her Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination (COVID) Act of 2022 (S.3463). This legislation would authorize sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) if they continue to obstruct international…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 11, 2022
State Health Officer Issues New COVID Order
Order is effective today at noon and will continue through January 23, 2022, unless revoked earlier. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is issuing a statewide order making participation in Mississippi COVID System of Care Plan mandatory for all licensed hospitals effective at noon today. The order will continue until January 23, 2022, unless…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
Congressional Redistricting plan expected to be debated on MS Senate floor on Wednesday
HB 384 passed the Mississippi House last week by a vote of 76-42. On Tuesday, State Senator Dean Kirby, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, said that he expects to bring up HB 384 – the ‘Magnolia 1’ Congressional Redistricting plan – when the Mississippi Senate meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. During a Senate…
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Frank Corder
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January 11, 2022
Bill of the Day: Do County Supervisors need a pay raise?
Y’all Politics brings you a Bill of the Day from the Mississippi Legislature that just may pique your interest. Salaries for the five supervisors in each county in Mississippi are set by the Legislature and based on the total assessed valuation of the respective county for the preceding taxable year. However, those salaries are not…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
NFIB releases monthly survey showing impact of inflation on small business owners
In December 2021, 22% of small business owners report inflation as biggest problem in operating their business. In December 2021, a NFIB Research Center survey found that 22% of small business owners reported inflation as their most important problem encountered in operating their business. Price raising activities have reached levels not seen since the early 1980s when prices…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
AG Fitch joins 51 Attorneys General in asking FCC to adopt stricter rules to stop robocalls
The AGs support proposals to keep scammers from reaching consumers with unauthenticated U.S. phone numbers listed on caller ID. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General in a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Attorneys General signed the letter in support of proposals that to stop…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Susan Marquez
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December 26, 2025
A cure for the post-holiday blues
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Alistair Begg
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December 26, 2025
Dead-end streets
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 25, 2025
Where Christmas comes to life: Mississippi’s growing role in holiday movies
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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