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Anne Summerhays
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April 28, 2022
Governor signs bill requiring Dept. of Human Services investigators to report fraud to State Auditor
SB 2338 was signed by Governor Reeves last week. Last week, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves approved Senate Bill 2338. It requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) Fraud Investigation Unit to report to the State Auditor any suspected civil or criminal violations relating to program fraud, embezzlement, or related crimes. State Auditor Shad White announced…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 28, 2022
Atmos Energy, Habitat for Humanity host Zero Net Energy home groundbreaking ceremony
The Brown family will purchase the home with a 30-year, zero-interest mortgage. On Thursday, Atmos Energy and Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a Zero Net Energy (ZNE) home. This is the first ZNE home to be built in Mississippi. “We believe in making a difference in our communities, and…
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Frank Corder
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April 28, 2022
CORDER: Governor’s vetoes should remind lawmakers of why Municipal Option Sales Tax is a smart idea
Instead of allowing local citizens to decide the fate of local projects, lawmakers are content to put all state taxpayers on the hook via earmarks. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced today that he was issuing line-item vetoes in a budget bill related to earmarks for, among other things, municipal buildings and special local projects that…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 28, 2022
Reeves makes line-item vetoes to final bill of the 2022 Legislative Session
The Governor says the vetoed spending is not the responsibility of state taxpayers. Governor Tate Reeves has chosen to partially veto the final bill of the 2022 Legislative session. HB 1353, a budget bill, made several different appropriations to special projects. Reeves indicated he did not agree with all of the expenditures which resulted in…
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Frank Corder
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April 28, 2022
Mississippi requests major disaster declaration from President Biden over March severe weather
Governor Reeves made the request of President Biden on behalf of the state. On Thursday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced that Governor Tate Reeves has requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Joe Biden for Individual Assistance due to tornadoes and severe weather which occurred on March 22, 2022. MEMA says that according…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 28, 2022
Governor Reeves announces new infrastructure projects
Investments include rural water improvements, maintenance to roads and bridges and construction projects under MDOT. On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves announced new infrastructure projects across the state. This includes the largest budget ever appropriated to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. It will allow for new and continued projects to come to fruition and for additional…
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Frank Corder
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April 28, 2022
CLAW Forestry locating sawmill operations in Southwest Mississippi
The company looks to create over 130 jobs with an investment of nearly $200 million. CLAW Forestry Services, LLC announced today that an affiliate is locating a state-of-the-art sawmill in Gloster within Amite County. The project represents a corporate investment of nearly $200 million and will create 131 direct jobs and support an additional 200…
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Frank Corder
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April 28, 2022
Congressman Guest slams Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas for border crisis
The Mississippi 3rd District Congressman has been to the Southern border twice in the last month speaking with local enforcement officers. Mississippi Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, criticized Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for being untruthful to the American people and to Congress for stating that the…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 27, 2022
Hyde-Smith, colleagues rebuke Biden border policies as nation braces for record migrant surge
Miss. Senator says safety of American people will be worse if Title 42 policy lapses. On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) participated in a news conference and rebuked the Biden administration’s border and immigration policies as the administration prepares to lift Title 42. “I think it’s pretty clear that everyone who has spoken today wants…
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Frank Corder
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April 27, 2022
President Biden appears set to cancel significant amount of federal student loan debt
Mississippi Governor Reeves calls it “fundamentally unfair and unwise.” During the 2020 election, President Joe Biden (D) repeatedly said he was open to forgiving $10,000 per borrower in federal student loan debt. With his polling in the dumps and the midterms approaching, reports this week now indicate that Biden may be willing to exceed that…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 27, 2022
Reeves announces expansion of Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The foundation focuses on finding adoptive homes for children in the Mississippi foster care system. Governor Tate Reeves today announced the expansion of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids. Governor Reeves also ceremoniously signed HB 1313, which creates the “State Representative Bill Kinkade Fostering Access and Inspiring True Hope (or…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 27, 2022
Hyde-Smith stresses need for fairness for U.S. cattle producers
Senate panel receives testimony on two bills that address price disparity between producers and consumers. On Tuesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to receive testimony on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 (S.4030) and the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 (S.3870). U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) stressed that American cattle…
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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2026
Governor sets special session to address State Supreme Court redistricting
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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2026
Mislabeling of seafood still a concern nearly a year after seafood labeling law went into effect
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 24, 2026
Mississippi leading the way in citizenship verification for unclaimed money
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Alistair Begg
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April 24, 2026
Praying with confidence
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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April 23, 2026
Players to watch, including familiar names and new faces, around the SEC following spring
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 23, 2026
Where Vicksburg slows down: A table at Key City Brewery & Eatery
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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Lesley Davis
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April 23, 2026
He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us
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Kelley Williams
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April 23, 2026
An ounce of prevention
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