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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2021
Education to receive $102 million more in FY2022 budget
UPDATE: The Senate also moved to adopt the conference report upon gaveling in later Monday evening. The Mississippi House has approved the conference report for the Mississippi State Department of Education budget. HB 1387 appropriates $2,303,506,047 from the general fund, which is a $102 million or 4% increase from FY2021’s appropriation with $2.1 billion of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2021
Legislature allows delivery of distilled spirits right to your door
The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill that would allow for the delivery of distilled spirits to your home as long as they were purchased at a package store, restaurant, bar or distillery. With this measure, Mississippi joins 24 other states including D.C. who can participate in home delivery. HB 1135 heads to the Governor…
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Frank Corder
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March 29, 2021
Resolutions filed in Mississippi House opposing critical race theory
State Representative Chris Brown has introduced two measures that would have the Mississippi Legislature condemn the use of “divisive concepts and theories” that promote race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating. HCR 62 and HR 87 oppose critical race theory, saying “critical race theory and related ideologies propagate divisive and untrue concepts that teach one race…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2021
Mississippi House and Senate on cusp of an agreement for criminal justice reform
Senator Brice Wiggins (R) said negotiations on the criminal justice reform bills are close to being settled between the Mississippi House and Senate. The two major bills in the criminal justice reform effort are HB 796 and SB 2795, both of which are in the conference process. HB 796 is the habitual offender bill. It…
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Frank Corder
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March 29, 2021
Mississippi Home Corporation announces Rental Assistance for Mississippians Program
The State of Mississippi received $200 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program to aid individuals who have been monetarily impacted by COVID-19. Governor Tate Reeves directed $186 million of the funding to be administered by Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC). The application portal is now open for those…
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Frank Corder
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March 29, 2021
Conferees remove House income tax phase out proposal from bond bill
The Mississippi House’s plan to phase out the state income tax appears to be dead, dead, dead for the 2021 session. Speaker Philip Gunn filed HB 1439, titled the “Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2021,” in late February. The bill would have phased out the state income tax and reduced the grocery tax while raising…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 29, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 3/29/21
YP – Conference weekend brings up division over Medicaid tech bills With only a few days left in the 2021 Mississippi Legislative Session, the House and Senate still cannot seem to come to an agreement on the Medicaid Technical Amendments bills. The sticking point seems to be on a prior proposal to remove the Division…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 27, 2021
Conference weekend brings up division over Medicaid tech bills
With only a few days left in the 2021 Mississippi Legislative Session, the House and Senate still cannot seem to come to an agreement on the Medicaid Technical Amendments bills. The sticking point seems to be on a prior proposal to remove the Division of Medicaid from the Governor’s office and place it under a…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 27, 2021
MS Legislative Black Caucus discuss their budget proposals for the year
The Mississippi Legislature met today as lawmakers work through the weekend to file conference reports to discuss their budget proposals for the year. <iframe src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmlbcofficial%2Fvideos%2F900497874118865%2F&show_text=false&width=267″ width=”267″ height=”476″ style=”border:none;overflow:hidden” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”true” allow=”autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowFullScreen=”true”></iframe>
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 27, 2021
Guest Introduces Legislation to Reduce Waste in Federal Real Estate
Friday, Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS), joined by Congressmen Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Greg Pence (R-IN), introduced legislation that would allow the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into bargain price purchasing agreements in situations when the buying of federal property is the cheaper alternative to a long-term lease. Designed as a measure to bring free market…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 27, 2021
Hyde-Smith Assesses Border Crisis Following Senate Delegation Tour
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today addressed the media following a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border at McAllen, Texas. The @CBP was just beginning to get some relief before @POTUS immigration policy changes… Now they are overwhelmed and overcapacity. We must work together to find a solution because current policies have brought on a #BorderCrisis.…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 26, 2021
Hyde-Smith headed to southern border to evaluate growing crisis
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a Senate delegation headed to the southern border today to evaluate the surging crisis arising from the Biden administration policy changes to immigration and border security. Hyde-Smith is among 19 Republicans, led by Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, who will travel to the McAllen, Texas,…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 17, 2026
New digital platform for classroom supplies frustrates teachers across Mississippi
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 17, 2026
Athletes in Mississippi more likely to go pro than rest of U.S.
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Frank Corder
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July 17, 2026
Mississippi hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1982. Scott Colom believes he will change that in November
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 8, 2026
Mississippi-based UniTek Global Services acquires Concurrent Utility Services
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Frank Corder
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July 7, 2026
Hood Industries closing Wiggins mill after 56 years
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Associated Press
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July 17, 2026
SWAC media deal keeps conference football, basketball games on ESPN networks through 2030-31
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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July 17, 2026
Peace to the nations
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Marilyn Tinnin
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July 16, 2026
Black Jack Ranch provides top-quality beef to steak lovers
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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July 15, 2026
Sen. Graham’s sudden death will impact seniority, congressional majority prospects
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Kelley Williams
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July 13, 2026
Black Swans and Mudberg
Opinion
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Robert St. John
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July 13, 2026
The least valuable customer in Nevada
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