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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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Sarah Ulmer
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April 27, 2022
Governor allows state officials’ pay raises to go into law without his signature
Insurance Commissioner, State Auditor will see a $60,000 increase after the next election cycle, the largest of the lot. Last week, Governor Tate Reeves made his way through the last grouping of bills to be approved or vetoed from the 2022 Legislative session. Original docket reports showed only one bill went into law without his…
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Guest Editorial
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April 27, 2022
SALTER: A vital record: Journal article chronicles path to changing Mississippi’s state flag
By Sid Salter In any given publication since 1939, The Journal of Mississippi History has been an invaluable record of the institutional memory of the state of Mississippi. But few editions of the scholarly journal have been more valuable to Mississippians than is the current Vol. 84, No. 1 and No. 2 for the Spring and Summer…
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Frank Corder
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April 27, 2022
Governor Reeves line-item vetoes $50 million earmark for UMMC
Reeves indicates more line-item appropriation vetoes could be forthcoming. Late Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves announced via social media that he had partially vetoed Senate Bill 3010, an appropriation bill for the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). Reeves did not veto the entire bill, choosing only to veto Section 24, lines 153-214 in SB 3010.…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 27, 2022
Nancy and Zach New plead guilty to state charges
These charges are connected to a state investigation involving more than $77 million in misspent welfare funds. On Tuesday, Nancy and Zach New plead guilty to charges of wire fraud, fraud against the government, and charges of bribery of a public official in Mississippi’s welfare fraud case, the state’s largest ever public embezzlement case. These…
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Frank Corder
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April 26, 2022
State Rep. Bomgar will not seek re-election to House District 58 in 2023
The Madison County state representative is turning his attention to the private sector. State Representative Joel Bomgar (R), who has represented Mississippi House District 58 since 2016, announced today that he will not be seeking re-election in 2023. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Bomgar said he was making the announcement to give any candidate…
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Matthew Daly, Associated Press
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September 4, 2026
EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 4, 2026
MDA, HUD update covenants for recipients of Hurricane Katrina Homeowner Assistance Program
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 4, 2026
Mississippi receives approval for WorkFlex waiver, removing barriers to meet employer needs
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Frank Corder
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September 3, 2026
Mississippi middle of the pack in State Tax Competitiveness Index
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2026
Gulf Ship investing $44 million to expand Gulfport shipyard
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2026
Ocean Aero creating 45 jobs with $4 million expansion in Gulfport
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Marisa Atkinson
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September 4, 2026
College football’s ‘Wild West’ era raises questions for its future
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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September 4, 2026
Mississippi Culture Bearer: Linda Ross-Aldy, a champion of Oakland
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Alistair Begg
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September 4, 2026
Get up and get on
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Mike Chaney
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September 3, 2026
Mississippians deserve more affordable health insurance options
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 2, 2026
For over 40 years, Mississippi workers have exceeded expectations at Raytheon
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Ashby Foote
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September 1, 2026
Energy Wars: Attack of the drones
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