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Anne Summerhays
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March 16, 2022
Teacher pay raise legislation makes its way through the conference process
Senate signs updated conference report, sends it back to the House with a few changes. On Wednesday, lawmakers held a conference committee hearing to discuss the teacher pay raise legislation now housed under House Bill 530. House conferees included State Representatives Kent McCarty (R), Richard Bennett (R), and Kevin Felsher (R). Rep. Bennett was unable…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 16, 2022
Mississippi Legislature passes resolutions to cut all ties with Russia and condemn Ukraine invasion
Lawmakers in both chambers condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. House versions calls Putin a dictator. The Mississippi House and Senate have both passed resolutions condemning the invasion of the Ukraine and calling for the state to cut all ties with Russia. In the Senate, Concurrent Resolution 563 passed unanimously. The House resolution, HCR 77, was…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 16, 2022
Congress considers legislation to finally make Daylight Saving Time permanent
Congress will have the final vote on passing a bill to make Daylight Savings Time, the standard for the entire year. A bill co-authored by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) and Senator Marco Rubio (R) has passed in the United State’s Senate and now heads to Congress for a final vote. The bill would officially make…
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Anne Summerhays
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March 16, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith introduce bill to improve tornado forecasting following devastating outbreak
The TORNADO Act would require the NOAA to update its methods for communicating alerts to residents in the surrounding areas. On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) joined colleagues in introducing the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 16, 2022
SALTER: West Point’s Harris family cast a long, impactful shadow in Mississippi journalism
By: Sid Salter Third-generation Mississippi newspaper publisher William Henry (Billy) Harris, Jr., 70, died March 1 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A chapter closes on a rather remarkable family’s contribution to print journalism in this state with his passing. Billy was only seven years my senior, but he signed one of the first…
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Frank Corder
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March 15, 2022
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund still a possibility this session
The question remains as to how the fund will be established as the House and Senate differ on the source of the funding. Both the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Senate have overwhelmingly approved legislation that will create a much-needed conservation program, the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund. However, there remain significant differences in…
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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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April 27, 2026
Thompson endorsed by SPLC Action Fund
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Daniel Tyson
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April 27, 2026
City officials envision smaller, more cost-effective Jackson Zoo
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Frank Corder
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April 27, 2026
Mississippi Democrats decry governor’s special session call for state Supreme Court redistricting
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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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Robert St. John
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April 27, 2026
Between the Arctic and Africa
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Alistair Begg
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April 27, 2026
God rested
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Matt Friedeman
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April 26, 2026
Combatting ‘Ghost Christianity’
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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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