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June 2, 2021

SALTER: Voter initiative process has been a hard right to win and an even harder one to keep

By: Sid Salter Mississippians have been fighting over what would seem the very straightforward power of state voters to bypass the Mississippi Legislature and directly propose state constitutional changes for the better part of a century. Perhaps a more apt description would be to say that the legislative and judicial branches of Mississippi government have…
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June 2, 2021

Chaney: Flood insurance rates changing for Mississippi homeowners

More than 63,000 Mississippi homeowners currently have flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). An update to the program called Risk Rating 2.0 will change how flood insurance is priced and determine flood risk. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has touted the transformation as “equity in action” with policyholders no longer paying…